Selected Outside Surveys/Reports
2002
- Shane Ham and Robert D. Atkinson, "Using Technology to Detect and Prevent Terrorism," Progressive Policy Institute, Policy Brief, January 2002,
- Charles Doyle, "The USA PATRIOT Act: A Legal Analysis," Congressional Research Service, April 15, 2002
- Timothy Lynch, "Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism," CATO Institute, Policy Analysis, June 26, 2002,
- "Civil Liberties After 9-11: The ACLU Defends Freedom," American Civil Liberties Union, September 20, 2002,
- Nathan C. Henderson, "The Patriot Act's Impact on the Government's Ability to Conduct Electronic Surveillance of Ongoing Domestic Communications," Duke Law Journal, October 2002
- "Protecting America's Freedom in the Information Age," A Report of the Markle Foundation Task Force, October 7, 2002
- "Insatiable Appetite: The Government's Demand for New and Unnecessary Powers After September 11," American Civil Liberties Union, October 15, 2002
2003
- "Comments of the Center for Democracy and Technology on Aviation Security Screening Records System," Center for Democracy and Technology, January 15, 2003
- Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt, "Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society," American Civil Liberties Union, January 15, 2003
- Gina Marie Stevens, "Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, and Protection Laws," Congressional Research Service, February 14, 2003
- "Total Information Compliance: The TIA's Burden Under the Wyden Amendment," American Civil Liberties Union, May 16, 2003
- Jennifer Elsea, "Proposed Change to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) under S. 113," Congressional Research Service, May 19, 2003
- "Privacy's Gap: The Largely Non-Existent Legal Framework for Government Mining of Commercial Data," Center for Democracy and Technology, May 28, 2003
- "Independence Day 2003: Main Street America Fights the Federal Government's Insatiable Appetite for New Powers in the Post 9/11 Era," American Civil Liberties Union, July 3, 2003
- Anne Beeson and Jameel Jaffer, "Unpatriotic Acts: The FBI's Power to Rifle Through Your Records and Personal Belongings Without Telling You," American Civil Liberties Union, July 30, 2003
- Paul Rosenzweig, "Proposals for Implementing the Terrorism Information Awareness System," The Heritage Foundation, Legal Memorandum #8, August 7, 2003
- "Strengthening America by Defending Our Liberties: An Agenda for Reform," Joint Report by the Center for Democracy and Technology, Center for American Progress, and Center for National Security Studies, October 31, 2003
- "Creating a Trusted Network for Homeland Security," Second Report of the Markle Foundation Task Force, December 2, 2003
- "Freedom Under Fire: Dissent in Post-9/11 America," American Civil Liberties Union, December 8, 2003
2004
- Mary DeRosa, "Data Mining and Data Analysis for Counterterrorism," Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 2004
- James X. Dempsey and Paul Rosenzweig, "Technologies That Can Protect Privacy as Information Is Shared to Combat Terrorism," Center for Democracy and Technology, May 26, 2004
- Shannon R. Anderson, "Total Information Awareness and Beyond: The Dangers of Using Data Mining Technology to Prevent Terrorism," Bill of Rights Defense Committee, July 2004
- Jay Stanley, "The Surveillance-Industrial Complex," American Civil Liberties Union, August 9, 2004
- Elizabeth B. Bazan, "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of the Statutory Framework," Congressional Research Service, September 22, 2004
- Jeffrey W. Seifert, "Data Mining: An Overview," Congressional Research Service, December 16, 2004
2005
- "The Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Record of Attorney General Nominee Alberto Gonzales," American Civil Liberties Union, January 3, 2005
- "Patriot Debates: Experts Debate the USA PATRIOT Act," Stewart A. Baker and John Kavanagh, editors, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, June 2005
2006
- Elizabeth B. Bazan and Jennifer K. Elsea, "Presidential Authority to Conduct Warrantless Electronic Surveillance to Gather Foreign Intelligence Information," Congressional Research Service, January 5, 2006
- "Domestic Spying, NSA Surveillance, and the Rule of Law," Panel Discussion on the NSA Program, The Constitution Project, January 5, 2006
- Letter from Former Government Officials and Constitutional Law Scholars to Members of U.S. Congress on National Security Agency's Domestic Spying Program, January 9, 2006
- Alfred Cumming, "Statutory Procedures under Which Congress Is to Be Informed of U.S. Intelligence Activities, Including Covert Actions," Congressional Research Service, January 18, 2006
- "Mobilizing Information to Prevent Terrorism; Accelerating Development of a Trusted Information Sharing Environment," Third Report of the Markle Foundation Task Force, July 13, 2006
- Elizabeth B. Bazan, "Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006: S. 3931 and Title II of S. 3929, the Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006," Congressional Research Service, September 25, 2006
- Brian T. Yeh and Charles Doyle, "USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005: A Legal Analysis," Congressional Research Service, December 21, 2006
2007
- Elizabeth B. Bazan, Gina Marie Stevens, and Brian T. Yeh, "Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities," Congressional Research Service, January 25, 2007
- "History Repeated: The Dangers of Domestic Spying by Federal Law Enforcement," American Civil Liberties Union, May 29, 2007
