Reuters is reporting that a part of the USA PATRIOT Act that addressed accessing the records of financial institutions has been found unconstitutional by a federal judge earlier today.
The ACLU argued that the anti-terrorism laws give the FBI unconstitutional power to demand sensitive information without adequate safeguards.
The judge agreed, saying the provision “effectively bars or substantially deters any judicial challenge.”
“Such a challenge is necessary to vindicate important rights guaranteed by the Constitution,” Marreo [sic] said.
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