Freedom And Security? : How A Hayekian Fights Terror The free world can remain so only if governments separate terrorism from crime and limit as well as empower their police forces, says KONRAD HUMMLER.
Judge Rules "Unconstitutional" Key Provisions A judge has ruled that key aspects of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional.
Camps for Citizens: Ashcroft's Hellish Vision
- JONATHAN TURLEY L.A. Times
A professor of constitutional law at George Washington University discusses Ashcroft's plan for U.S. citizens' constitutional rights
Civil Liberties and National Security
A conversation with Harold Koh, Norman Dorsen, and John Deutch, >American Academy of Arts and Sciences
No Due Process For Enemy Combatants
"Chief Justice Rehnquist held that...'the Government may detain individuals whom the government believes to be dangerous.'" FreeRepublic.com "A Conservative News Forum"
Paying for security with liberty
- Michael Ignatieff
"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Lawyer's Committee on Civil Rights - After September 11th
Organizational statements and letters regarding the USA Patriot Act, the detention of non-citizens, military tribunals, and the FBI's new powers.
Observer Liberty Watch campaign Documents the negative impact of 9-11 on British civil liberties
Anti-Terror Legislation So Far by About.com. Reviews the USA Patriot Act and other anti-terrorist legislation.
Turning your back on Leader Bush is now illegal
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Ohio State's graduating class told they would be expelled if they turned their back on Bush in protest...'thundering ovation' expected instead
U.S. citizen in military prison indefinitely - without benefit of lawyer or trial
-- ...despite fact that Deputy of Defense says: "I don't think there was actually a plot beyond some fairly loose talk."
U.S. introduces laws that 'mirror the worst excesses of some dictatorships'
The might of corporations undermines democracy
Do Americans want to struggle to create a rich democracy, or are we going to roll over and accept a democracy for the rich?