In Taking Liberties, Susan Herman spells out in vivid detail why all Americans should be worried about the governmental dragnet that has slowly and at times imperceptibly expanded its coverage over the American public. This book is a wake-up call for all Americans, who remain largely unaware of the post-9/11 surveillance regime's insidious and continuing growth.
In Taking Liberties, Susan Herman spells out in vivid detail why all Americans should be worried about the governmental dragnet that has slowly and at times imperceptibly expanded its coverage over the American public. This book is a wake-up call for all Americans, who remain largely unaware of the post-9/11 surveillance regime's insidious and continuing growth.
Susan N. Herman became president of the American Civil Liberties Union in 2008 after serving on its national board for twenty years. A constitutional scholar and chaired professor at Brooklyn Law School, she is the co-editor (with Paul Finkelman) of Terrorism, Government, and Law and the author of The Right to a Speedy and Public Trial.
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Introduction PART I: DRAGNETS AND WATCHLISTS Chapter 1 The Webmaster and the Football Player The Material Support Dragnet The Football Player The Material Support and Material Witness Dragnets Chapter 2. "Foreign Terrorist Organizations, " Humanitarians, and the First Amendment The Iranian Democrat Peacemakers and Humanitarians Chapter 3. Charity at Home The Campaign against Charities Collateral Damage to Freedom of Religion and Association Chapter 4 Traveling with Terror Watching the Watchlists Security Theater? The Rights of Others Chapter 5 Banks and Databanks Financial Institutions as TIPSters Watchlists and the Private Sector Does It Work? Collecting the Dots Why Should I Care? - Privacy and Democracy PART II - SURVEILLANCE AND SECRECY Chapter 6 Gutting the Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment and Terrorism "Foreign " Intelligence Surveillance, Americans, and the Patriot Act Mayfield v. United States Part II The Secret Court and the One-Sided Litigation A Job for Congress and the Courts Chapter 7 The Patriot Act and Library/Business Records American Librarians Judicial Fumbling Third Party Records and the Fourth Amendment Reconsidering the "Library Provision " Chapter 8 Gagging the Librarians The Library Connection Other Librarian Tales Chapter 9 John Doe and the National Security Letter Why National Security Letters? John Doe and Victor Marrero Loosening the Gag Fourth Amendment Rights for NSL Recipients First Amendment Rights for Internet Users The Inspector General Exposés 2007-2010 National Security Letters, the Fourth Amendment, and Congress Chapter 10 The President's Surveillance Program In the Halls of the Department of Justice The Rubber Stamp Congress Closing the Courthouse Doors Post-FAA Litigation The Secret Court Strikes Again "What Else Is It That We Don't Know? " PART III: RESTORING CHECKS AND BALANCES Chapter 11 American Democracy - The President, the Congress, and the Courts The View from the Oval Office - From Bush to Obama and Beyond The Sleeping Watchdog Secrecy and the Courts The Eclipse of the Courts Conclusion Ordinary Americans Restoring Balance
Introduction PART I: DRAGNETS AND WATCHLISTS Chapter 1 The Webmaster and the Football Player The Material Support Dragnet The Football Player The Material Support and Material Witness Dragnets Chapter 2. "Foreign Terrorist Organizations, " Humanitarians, and the First Amendment The Iranian Democrat Peacemakers and Humanitarians Chapter 3. Charity at Home The Campaign against Charities Collateral Damage to Freedom of Religion and Association Chapter 4 Traveling with Terror Watching the Watchlists Security Theater? The Rights of Others Chapter 5 Banks and Databanks Financial Institutions as TIPSters Watchlists and the Private Sector Does It Work? Collecting the Dots Why Should I Care? - Privacy and Democracy PART II - SURVEILLANCE AND SECRECY Chapter 6 Gutting the Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment and Terrorism "Foreign " Intelligence Surveillance, Americans, and the Patriot Act Mayfield v. United States Part II The Secret Court and the One-Sided Litigation A Job for Congress and the Courts Chapter 7 The Patriot Act and Library/Business Records American Librarians Judicial Fumbling Third Party Records and the Fourth Amendment Reconsidering the "Library Provision " Chapter 8 Gagging the Librarians The Library Connection Other Librarian Tales Chapter 9 John Doe and the National Security Letter Why National Security Letters? John Doe and Victor Marrero Loosening the Gag Fourth Amendment Rights for NSL Recipients First Amendment Rights for Internet Users The Inspector General Exposés 2007-2010 National Security Letters, the Fourth Amendment, and Congress Chapter 10 The President's Surveillance Program In the Halls of the Department of Justice The Rubber Stamp Congress Closing the Courthouse Doors Post-FAA Litigation The Secret Court Strikes Again "What Else Is It That We Don't Know? " PART III: RESTORING CHECKS AND BALANCES Chapter 11 American Democracy - The President, the Congress, and the Courts The View from the Oval Office - From Bush to Obama and Beyond The Sleeping Watchdog Secrecy and the Courts The Eclipse of the Courts Conclusion Ordinary Americans Restoring Balance
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