sacrificing civil liberties in the name of national security Cole, David 1958- creator Dempsey, James X. text bibliography nyu New York New Press 2006 [3rd ed.]. monographic eng Eng

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xviii, 302 p. ; 21 cm. "In this vivid and important critique of the government's response to terrorism, a prominent constitutional scholar and one of the nation's leading experts on privacy warn that civil liberties are being needlessly sacrificed without effectively protecting national security."--BOOK JACKET. 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. David Cole, James X. Dempsey ; foreword by Nancy Talanian and Kit Gage. Dempsey's name appears first on the original 2nd edition. Fully revised and updated edition. Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-290) and index. n-us--- National security Law and legislation United States Seguridad nacional Legislación Estados Unidos Terrorism United States Prevention Terrorismo Estados Unidos Prevención Civil rights United States Derechos civiles Estados Unidos Derechos civiles Estados Unidos United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Estados Unidos. Oficina Federal de Investigaciones. United States. 1st Amendment. United States. 20151200 KF 4850 C689t 2006 9781565849396 (pbk.) 1565849396 (pbk.) 2006273542 DLC 060316 20230410123447.0 117730