The USA PATRIOT Act

The USA PATRIOT Act

Definition

, 50 U.S.C. § 1806(k), An amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that authorized the executive branch to act without a warrant when a significant purpose of the surveillance conducted was a foreign intelligence purpose.

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