FBI dropped its demand for library records.The FBI dropped its demand for library records after Federal Appeals Court Judge Richard Cardamone upheld a lower court lower court n. 1) any court of lesser rank, such as municipal or justice court below a superior or county court, a superior or county court below an appeals court, or a federal District Court of Appeals below the U. S. Supreme Court. 2) a reference in an appeal to the trial court which originally heard the case. Typical language in an appeals decision: "In the lower court, the judge ruled Defendant had no basis for...." ruling that such demands by the Patriot Act's National Security Letter provision are unconstitutional. The controversial provision authorizes the FBI to demand citizens' personal records--including library records, Internet activity, and e-mail addresses--without prior court approval. Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist. |
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