Cole, David,  1958- <br/><br/>
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. 
 - [3rd ed.]. 
 - New York :  New Press,  2006. 
 - xviii, 302 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Dempsey's name appears first on the original 2nd edition.  Fully revised and updated edition. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-290) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781565849396 (pbk.) 1565849396 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006273542 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. <br/>Estados Unidos. Oficina Federal de Investigaciones. <br/>United States. 1st Amendment.  Constitution. <br/>United States. Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National security--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Seguridad nacional--Legislación--Estados Unidos.<br/>Terrorism--Prevention.--United States<br/>Terrorismo--Prevención.--Estados Unidos<br/>Civil rights--United States.<br/>Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos.<br/>Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos.<br/>20151200
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 4850  / C689t 2006