Advocacy Groups’ Patriot Act FOIA Fight Continues in Federal Court

“Four advocacy groups’ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the government over how it is using the widespread surveillance powers it has been granted under the USA Patriot Act continues.”

“On Friday, April 4, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE), Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) filed a reply brief in Federal Court in Washington, D.C. that disputes the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) claim that it adequately responded to the groups’ FOIA request.” (from Bookselling This Week)