USA PATRIOT Act Section 215: Tangible Things Collection [S1279–S1284]

Theme: Foundations · 22 sentences.

PAT-001 · USA PATRIOT Act Section 215: Tangible Things Collection [S1279–S1284]

S1279 Authorized inquiry with widened object class

S1280 The object-class boundary is unresolved

S1281 Relevance as relation to an authorized inquiry

S1282 Relevance is not constitutive grounding

S1283 The statute is categorization machinery, not structural truth

S1284 Structural verdict

S1285 Target-ring presumption

S1286 Activity-ring presumption

S1287 Associate-ring presumption

S1288 Probable-cause targeting propagates through relation

S1289 Structural verdict

S1290 The application must state minimization procedures

S1291 The order binds the minimization procedures

S1292 Without consent, the procedure bounds retention and forbids dissemination

S1293 Fault-signaling information may still be retained and routed onward

S1294 Structural verdict

S1295 The existence of the order becomes protected secret

S1296 Necessary-compliance and director-permitted disclosure remain allowed

S1297 Attorney consultation is a distinct carveout

S1298 Secondary recipients inherit the gag and must be notified

S1299 Non-attorney disclosure channels may be reportable back upward

S1300 Structural verdict