National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations : Legal Background.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Criminal procedure.

Governmental investigations.

Intelligence service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (39 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines statutory authority of intelligence officials to issue national security letters (NSLs) to compel certain types of service providers to produce records of their customers and other items relevant to terrorism investigations. Provides background on NSLs, reviews 109th Congress amendments to NSL statutes, presents post-amendment NSL attributes, and reviews Department of Justice Inspector General reports on FBI use of NSLs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations

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