In defense of our America
Subtitle: the fight for civil liberties in the age of terror
By: Anthony D. Romero and Dina Temple-Raston
Contributors: Temple-Raston, Dina
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780061142567
Subjects: National security; Innere Sicherheit; Civil rights; Bürgerrecht; Terrorismus; Terrorism; Prevention
Other titles: Fight for civil liberties in the age of terror
Description: The executive director of the ACLU takes a critical look at civil liberties in this country at a time when constitutional freedoms are in peril. Using the stories of real Americans on the frontlines of the fight for civil liberties, this book examines the dangerous erosion of the Bill of Rights in the age of the War on Terror. Readers are taken behind the scenes of some important civil liberties cases, including: the National Security Agency's warrantless spying program; legal battles over the rights of individuals suspected of terrorism, such as John Walker Lindh (the "American Taliban"); South Dakota's attempts to place an outright ban on abortions in the face of an attempt to open an abortion clinic on an Indian reservation; a modern-day Scopes trial over "intelligent design" in Dover, Pennsylvania; and a gay teenager sentenced to 17 years for having consensual sex with a younger teenage boy.--From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: Finding John; title: Two wraths from God; title: Outside forces; title: The search for credible threats; title: Taking the gloves off; title: Ethical lapses; title: A world of pipe carriers; title: A breakdown in communication; title: The beginning of something much bigger; title: Storm chasing; title: Taking initiative.