print email comment close FOIA Litigation: Abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) URL: http://www.eff.org/issues/foia/07656JDB Description: Material about an April 2007 EFF Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking information about the FBI's use of National Security Letters (NSLs) under the USA PATRIOT Act. Under the PATRIOT Act the FBI can use NSLs to get personal consumer records about anybody as long as they are relevant to a terrorism investigation. Includes background about NSLs, press releases, FBI documents on NSL misuse, and case documents. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Publisher: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) LII Database Information: Record 24180 created by Maria Brandt on 07/23/2007 Last modification on 11/01/2007 Published: 07/25/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24180