Non-sensitive information surpressed by Justice Dept. in ACLU case
ACLU Was Forced to Revise Release on Patriot Act Suit. By Dan Eggen, Washington Post,
Thursday, May 13, 2004; Page A27.
When a federal judge ruled two weeks ago that the American Civil Liberties Union could finally reveal the existence of a lawsuit challenging the USA Patriot Act, the group issued a news release.
But the next day, according to new documents released yesterday, the ACLU was forced to remove two paragraphs from the release posted on its Web site, after the Justice Department complained that the group had violated court secrecy rules.