The USA PATRIOT Act expanded wiretap and indefinite detention powers without prior cause.

Evidence

The act expanded the government’s power to conduct surveillance programs and to detain immigrants suspected of supporting terrorism.Passed overwhelmingly by Congress in October 2001 and renewed or extended several times since then, the act expanded the US government’s power to wiretap and conduct surveillance without prior cause, to access private records without oversight, and to detain indefinitely immigrants suspected of supporting terrorism, among other provisions. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 564

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The PATRIOT Act extends terrorism liability beyond actual offenders — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 604; The Patriot Act spatially policed the domestic public sphere; The USA PATRIOT Act produced the surveillance society that made Muslim bodies constantly monitored (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The PATRIOT Act extends terrorism liability beyond actual offenders #expands (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 604
• The USA PATRIOT Act produced the surveillance society that made Muslim bodies constantly monitored #expands (0.65)
• The Patriot Act spatially policed the domestic public sphere #expands (0.60)