Equal Justice in the Balance: America's Legal Responses to the Emerging Terrorist ThreatUniversity of Michigan Press, 11.11.2009 - 320 Seiten "We are in difficult times for the protection of our liberties. Nonetheless, citizens are showing an increased willingness to resist the erosion of the U.S. Constitution. . . . Lawson Mack and Kelly stress the importance of not giving up these fundamental rights and conclude with a message of optimism, noting an increased backlash against the administration's more draconian measures. Although the landscape is still quite bleak, change is in the air." -Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights, from the foreword "A compelling and sophisticated critique of the U.S. government's post-9/11 actions. Mack and Kelly set the stage with the historical perspective on America's response to terrorism and the assessment of terrorist threats, before launching into a comprehensive analysis of the USA Patriot Act. Their hard-hitting approach and easy-to-read style makes for a fascinating treatment of the government's legislative and executive response to the attacks." -Michael P. Scharf, Case Western Reserve University School of Law With its sweeping critique of the USA Patriot Act and the Bush administration's maneuvers in pursuit of terrorists, Equal Justice in the Balance is a sobering and exacting look at American legal responses to terrorism, both before and after 9/11. The authors detail wide-ranging and persuasive evidence that American antiterrorism legislation has led to serious infringements of our civil rights. They show us how deviations from our fundamental principles of fairness and justice in times of heightened national anxiety-whether the Red Scare, World War II, or the War on Terrorism-have resulted in overreaction and excess, later requiring apologies and reparations to those victimized by a paranoia-driven justice system. While terrorist attacks-especially on a large scale and on American soil-damage our national pride and sense of security, the authors offer powerful arguments for why we must allow our judicial infrastructure, imperfect as it is, to respond without undue interference from the politics of anger and vengeance. |
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... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mack, Raneta Lawson, 1963- Equal justice in the balance: America's legal responses to the emerging terrorist threat / Raneta Lawson Mack and Michael J. Kelly ; with a foreword by Michael Ratner. p ...
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... Congress, and the judiciary have employed different methods to limit fundamental constitutional rights since September 11, 2001. The authors stress the importance of not giving up these fundamental rights and conclude with a message of ...
... Congress, and the judiciary have employed different methods to limit fundamental constitutional rights since September 11, 2001. The authors stress the importance of not giving up these fundamental rights and conclude with a message of ...
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... Congress and a nation still reeling in horror and disbelief from the unimaginable acts of cruelty that the world witnessed on September 11, 2001. In his speech to a devastated nation, President Bush articulated the collective sentiment ...
... Congress and a nation still reeling in horror and disbelief from the unimaginable acts of cruelty that the world witnessed on September 11, 2001. In his speech to a devastated nation, President Bush articulated the collective sentiment ...
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... Congress has enacted far-reaching legislation in record time with little or no debate. • President Bush has issued a controversial military order without consulting Congress. • A cabinet-level Office of Homeland Security has been ...
... Congress has enacted far-reaching legislation in record time with little or no debate. • President Bush has issued a controversial military order without consulting Congress. • A cabinet-level Office of Homeland Security has been ...
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... Congress approved a $15 billion emergency assistance package to help the ailing airline industry recover from the 9/11 attacks. The bailout package included immediate cash payments to compensate for the shutdown of the airlines after ...
... Congress approved a $15 billion emergency assistance package to help the ailing airline industry recover from the 9/11 attacks. The bailout package included immediate cash payments to compensate for the shutdown of the airlines after ...
Inhalt
2 AMERICAN RESPONSES TO TERRORISM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
3 ASSESSING THE TERRORIST THREAT | |
4 THE USA PATRIOT ACT A CHALLENGE TO EQUAL JUSTICE? | |
5 OTHER POST911 LEGAL RESPONSES | |
6 JUDICIAL REACTION TO THE POST911 LEGAL RESPONSES | |
CONCLUSION | |
Appendixes | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
index | |
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