Gag-Happy Government Wants ACLU to Shut Up

Gag-Happy Government Wants ACLU to Shut Up - EFF: Mini Links

The USA PATRIOT Act allows the government to issue "National Security Letters," which carry a gag-order for the recipient that prevents the disclosure that one has been received. But the DoJ has interpreted this to mean that the ACLU, in its work to examine how the letters are being (ab)used, can't publicly quote from published Supreme Court opinions or refer even vaguely to the circumstances of its case.

Speacking of draconian search laws...here is the government (henceforth refered to as "Da Man") trying to supress the ACLU's ability to publish findings on possible abuses of the patriot act.