ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 14, Number 86
August 30, 2005

In This Issue: ALA submits declaration in open hearing on library 
provision of PATRIOT Act 

(WASHINGTON) Today the American Library Association (ALA) 
submitted a declaration in the case of ACLU v. Gonzales, now 
pending in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Federal District Court, in 
response to the government's brief protesting the removal of the 
case's non-disclosure order. ALA filed the statement to explain 
the importance of allowing the anonymous Connecticut plaintiff to 
contribute to the current public debate about the USA PATRIOT Act. 
You can find a link to the declaration at: 
http://www.ala.org/espy.

The hearing is open to the public and will be held tomorrow, 
August 31st, in Bridgeport, Connecticut's Federal District Court 
beginning at 10:00 am. Librarians are encouraged to attend the 
hearing!

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