Fallout from 9-1-1 (9/11/2001): Barbara Bailey, Peter Chase, George Christian and Jan Nocek, librarians with the Plainville, connecticut municipal Library refuse to comply with a Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Letter ordering them to deliver to the FBI all of their computerized lending records. The letter places the four under a gag order not to discuss this matter with anyone, or even talk to each other over the telephone.
NOTE: NSLs do not require the endorsement of a Federal judge.
Postscript: Bailey, Chase, Christian Nocek went to the American Civil Liberties Union with the matter and beat the FBI in Federal court.
[restored 1/20/2024]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Librarians Describe Life under an FBI Gag Order | Threat Level | Wired.com.mh
www.wired.com/threatlevel/2015/06/librarians-desc
Connecticut Four Reunite Against FBI Overreach | American Libraries Magazine
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/connecticut-four-librarians-fbi-overreach/
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