A01=Christopher Peter Latimer
Author_Christopher Peter Latimer
Category=JP
Constitution
Domestic Surveillance
Due Process
Enemy Combatant
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Equal Protection
First Amendment
Founding Fathers
Founding Period
Fourteenth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Habeas Corpus
Internment
National Security
Patriot Act
President George W. Bush
Right to Privacy
Supreme Court Cases
War on Terror
Product details
- ISBN 9780313379345
- Weight: 1361g
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book covers documents and related information pertaining to civil liberties in America, including the debates over arbitrary state action, due process, equal protection, freedom of speech, and privacy issues.
The USA PATRIOT Act, the actions and free speech of the Ku Klux Klan, and the use of privately owned devices with GPS by law enforcement are all highly controversial topics that fall under the blanket of civil liberties and federal or state authority—subjects that are important to most Americans.
This book provides a comprehensive examination of arbitrary state action post-September 11, 2001, combining detailed examinations of specific legislation with watershed coverage of issues such as freedom of speech, press, and religion as well as various aspects of criminal law and procedure. This text presents documents from Britain, the American colonial period, the Founding period, and the modern era, including recent Supreme Court cases. The author provides an accompanying analysis of each document, providing insightful historical context and ramifications of the decisions and the laws passed.
Christopher Peter Latimer, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at the State University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, NY.
