Justice Department decries 'terrorist tipoff' amendment

[Judi Lynn]

Justice Department decries 'terrorist tipoff' amendment
House, however, calls secret searches the 'sneak-and-peek' law
From Terry Frieden
CNN Producer
Saturday, July 26, 2003 Posted: 12:44 PM EDT (1644 GMT)



The Justice Department sent a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, saying it plans to fight the congressional effort to dismiss the law that allows delayed notification of search warrants in certain cases.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Justice Department blasted the House of Representatives for voting to end what many lawmakers call the "sneak-and-peek" law, which allows law enforcement to secretly search homes of suspected terrorists.

Justice, in turn, has labeled the measure passed by the House to end the practice the "terrorist tipoff" amendment.

The department sent a four-page unsigned letter on Friday to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, which signaled it intends to fight the congressional effort to dismiss the law that allows delayed notification of search warrants in certain cases.

Section 213 of the Patriot Act, rooted in a 1978 foreign intelligence surveillance law, grants federal agents the right to search the homes of suspected terrorists and spies with secret court approval but without prior notice to the suspect. (snip/...)

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/26/tipoff.amendment/index.html

[realFedUp]

1. The House must have done something right...

anything Ashcroft is unhappy about is fine with me.

[umcwb]

2. Locking - not LBN

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