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Terrorism and the constitution : sacrificing civil liberties in the name of national security
- Title
- Terrorism and the constitution : sacrificing civil liberties in the name of national security / David Cole, James X. Dempsey ; foreword by Nancy Talanian and Kit Gage.
- Author
- Cole, David, 1958-
- Publication
- New York : New Press, 2006.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Dempsey, James X.
- Description
- xviii, 302 p.; 21 cm.
- Subject
- Note
- Dempsey's name appears first on the original 2nd edition.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-290) and index.
- Contents
- Preface to the third edition -- Foreword to the third edition / Nancy Talanian and Kit Gage -- Introduction -- Part I : Investigating First Amendment activities : the FBI before September 2001-- The FBI's investigation of Central American activists, 1981-1985 ; The investigation and attempted deportation of the Los Angeles 8 ; Intelligence investigations from Amnesty International to Earth First! -- Part II : Control vs. discretion : the limits of legal restrictions on the FBI's authority -- Mechanisms for control of the FBI ; Reform and retrenchment ; Constitutional limits-the role of the judiciary -- Part III : The 1996 Antiterrorism Acts : curtailing civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism -- Prologue to the 1996 Antiterrorism Act ; The 1996 Antiterrorism Act's central provisions ; The impact of the 1996 act -- Part IV: After 9/11 : fighting a war on terror, at home and abroad ; New challenges, old dilemmas ; Detention and interrogation ; The Patriot Act - unleashing government spying, reducing oversight ; Casting a broad net, catching few big fish ; Conclusion.
- Call Number
- IM 08-612
- ISBN
- 1565849396 (pbk.)
- 9781565849396 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2006273542
- OCLC
- 63680721
- Author
- Cole, David, 1958-
- Title
- Terrorism and the constitution : sacrificing civil liberties in the name of national security / David Cole, James X. Dempsey ; foreword by Nancy Talanian and Kit Gage.
- Imprint
- New York : New Press, 2006.
- Edition
- [3rd ed.].
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-290) and index.
- Added Author
- Dempsey, James X.
- Research Call Number
- IM 08-612