25 years since
USA PATRIOT Act

October 26th, 2001 · United States

25 years ago today, in United States, uSA PATRIOT Act.

Sweeping post-9/11 counterterrorism statute expanding federal surveillance, intelligence-sharing, financial-tracking, and law-enforcement authorities; principal early legislative response to the September 11 attacks and a foundational pillar of the modern homeland security architecture.

Source: USA PATRIOT Act · Wikipedia.

What it caused

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10 — Biodefense for the 21st Centuryinfluenced

What led to it

• September 11 Attacks on WTC and Pentagoncaused
• Anthrax Incidentinfluenced
• USA v. Zacarias Moussaoui (9/11 Conspiracy)influenced
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeldinfluenced
• ACLU v. Clapperinfluenced
• Clapper v. Amnesty International USAinfluenced
• USA v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (Guantanamo Military Commission)influenced
• Jewel v. NSA / In re NSA Telecom Records Litigationinfluenced
• USA v. Edward Snowden (Espionage Act Charges)influenced
• Presidential Decision Directive 62 — Combating Terrorisminfluenced