Librarian Stands Up to the Feds

A librarian at Brandeis University forced the FBI to obtain a warrant to seize computers used to send threats. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents tried to seize 30 of the library’s computers without a warrant, saying someone had used the library’s Internet connection to send the threat to Brandeis. But the library director, Kathy Glick-Weil, told the agents they could not take the machines unless they got a warrant first. Newton’s mayor, David Cohen, backed Ms Glick-Weil up. After a brief standoff, FBI officials relented and sought a warrant from a judge