Terrorism and the constitution: sacrificing civil liberties in the name of national security

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.

Pt. 1: Investigating First Amendment activities: the FBI's recent history.

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!

Pt. 2: Control vs. discretion: the limits of legal restrictions on the FBI's authority.

Mechanisms for control of the FBI

Seventy-five years of reform and retrenchment

Constitutional limits - the role of the judiciary

Pt. 3: The 1996 and 2001 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

Fighting a war against terrorism, at home and abroad.