An anonymous reader writes: Recently, my father and I were debating certain aspects of the government. I'm fairly libertarian, he is extremely republican. During the conversation, we were debating the PATRIOT act and how it has been misused. He challenged me to do some research and provide him with one documented instance of the act being misused; for every one I can find, he will donate $5 to the political charity of my choice. I'm thinking EFF or ACLU, leaning towards EFF. I would like to maximize the charity donation, so I thought I would ask the /. community for help locating as many misuses as possible.
To qualify as misuse, the case must have no legitimate connection to terrorism, and the victim of the abuse must be an American citizen. The case of the attorney in Portland, OR being imprisoned without trial does not count; my father believes that while they arrested the wrong man they did it on evidence that would have held up in a court regardless.
So, help me make money for the EFF!