Equal justice in the balance [electronic resource] : America's legal responses to the emerging terrorist threat / Raneta Lawson Mack & Michael J. Kelly ; with a foreword by Michael Ratner.
By: Mack, Raneta Lawson.
Contributor(s): Kelly, Michael J | ebrary, Inc.
Material type: BookPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004Description: xx, 296 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Due process of law -- United States | Privacy, Right of -- United States | Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention | Law enforcement -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 342.7308/5 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to viewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index.
Introduction : defining the challenge -- American responses to terrorism : a historical perspective -- Assessing the terrorist threat -- The USA Patriot Act : a challenge to equal justice? -- Other post-9/11 legal responses -- Judicial reaction to the post-9/11 legal responses -- Conclusion : striking the balance between civil liberties and security.
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