At war with civil rights and liberties.0742535991 At war with civil rights and liberties. Ed. by Thomas E. Baker
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2006 246 pages $27.00 Paperback KF4749 In this collection of nine articles, contributors ranging from the Attorney General to judges to leading scholars in history and political science describe their views about what they believe is happening in civil rights in the US; while some believe the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism is also an intention war on civil liberties, others believe such legislation as the Patriot Act Patriot Act: see USA PATRIOT Act. preserve life and liberty. The articles cover the context of the debate, including an article on the Roosevelt record on civil rights and civil liberties, the aftermath of 9/11, including commentary on the state of the Fourth Amendment, and the search for perspective, including an examination of civil rights in wartime, the relationship between emergencies and the Constitution, and a closing article on the terrorism detention The act of keeping back, restraining, or withholding, either accidentally or by design, a person or thing. Detention occurs whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his or her freedom to walk away, or approaches and questions an individual, or stops an cases of 2004. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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