The USA Patriot Act was passed shortly after the $9/11$ attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The Patriot Act is hundreds of pages long. Look for articles that discuss high$-$level summaries initially; then look for resources that focus on several issues that are highly relevant to legal and ethical issues in IS$.$

In $1$ paragraph:

$$ Summarize the main points of the Act, providing a very high$-$level perspective.

$$ Summarize at least $2$ key points of the Act that are relevant to IT$.$ Be certain to cite your sources