Episode 225 • • 1:21:59 - 1:26:37
225: Checkpoint Nation
National Security Letters and FBI Gag Orders
Nicholas Merrill, a former ISP owner, speaks out after a six-year gag order regarding a National Security Letter (NSL) he received from the FBI. The hosts discuss how the Patriot Act allowed the issuance of nearly 200,000 such letters, which bypass court orders and prevent recipients from speaking to lawyers or partners.