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Interested Persons Memo: Analysis of Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (06/06/2002)
On May 30, 2002, Attorney General Ashcroft released new Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations. Sweeping away protections that have been in place since the 1970s, the new Guidelines allow the government to spy on domestic groups even when there is no suspicion of wrongdoing.

Letter to the Organization of American States on Military Detentions and Tribunals (06/06/2002)

Statement for the Record Concerning Public-Private Information Sharing and Critical Infrastructure Security (06/05/2002)

Interested Persons Memo: Brief Analysis of Proposed Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (05/30/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Timothy Edgar on Applying the War Powers Resolution to the War on Terrorism Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (04/17/2002)

Letter to President George W. Bush Regarding the Defense Department's 3/21/02 Issuance of the "Military Commission Order No. 1" (04/16/2002)

Interested Persons Memorandum Regarding the "Military Commission Order No. 1" (04/16/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Tim Edgar on S. 1749, The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration (04/12/2002)

Myths and Realities on Fairness of Military Commission Trials (04/04/2002)

Letter to Senators Lieberman and Thompson on Critical Infrastructure Information Security Act of 2001, S. 1456 (04/03/2002)