Equal justice in the balance
Subtitle: America's legal responses to the emerging terrorist threat
By: Raneta Lawson Mack & Michael J. Kelly ; with a foreword by Michael Ratner.
Contributors: Kelly, Michael J., 1968-
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Dues process of law -- United States; Privacy, Right of -- United States; Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention; Law enforcement -- United States
Description: "With its sweeping critique of the USA Patriot Act and the Bush administration's maneuvers in pursuit of terrorists, Equal Justice in the Balance is a look at American legal responses to terrorism, both before and after 9/11." "The authors detail wide-ranging and persuasive evidence that American antiterrorism legislation has led to serious infringements of our civil rights. They show us how deviations from our fundamental principles of fairness and justice in times of heightened national anxiety - whether the Red Scare, World War II, or the War on Terrorism - have resulted in overreaction and excess, later requiring apologies and reparations to those victimized by a paranoia-driven justice system."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : defining the challenge; title: American responses to terrorism : a historical perspective; title: Assessing the terrorist threat; title: The USA Patriot Act : a challenge to equal justice?; title: Other post-9/11 legal responses; title: Judicial reaction to the post-9/11 legal responses; title: Conclusion : striking the balance between civil liberties and security.