American National Security and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terrorism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

   • John W. Wells, David B. Cohen

   Pages 1-8

3. At Odds with One Another: The Tension between Civil Liberties and National Security in Twentieth-Century America

   • Jerel A. Rosati

   Pages 9-28

4. Protecting (or Destroying) Freedom through Law: The USA PATRIOT Act’s Constitutional Implications

   • Christopher P. Banks

   Pages 29-70

5. Presidential Power, Judicial Deference, and the Status of Detainees in an Age of Terrorism

   • Otis H. Stephens Jr.

   Pages 71-87

6. Activist Judges, Responsive Legislators, Frustrating Presidents: International Human Rights, National Security, and Civil Litigation against Terrorist States

   • John C. Blakeman

   Pages 89-104

7. The Needs of the Many: Biological Terrorism, Disease Containment, and Civil Liberties

   • David B. Cohen, Alethia H. Cook, David J. Louscher

   Pages 105-124

8. Terrorism, Security, and Civil Liberties: The States Respond

   • Edward R. Sharkey Jr., Kendra B. Stewart

   Pages 125-145

9. Air Transportation Policy in the Wake of September 11: Public Management and Civil Liberties in an Authority Centralization Context

   • Brian J. Gerber, Chris J. Dolan

   Pages 147-166

10. Terrorism, War, and Freedom of the Press: Suppression and Manipulation in Times of Crisis

    • Kendra B. Stewart, L. Christian Marlin

    Pages 167-183

11. At What Price? Security, Civil Liberties, and Public Opinion in the Age of Terrorism

    • Susan J. Tabrizi

    Pages 185-201

12. The Possibility of Dissent in the Age of Terrorism: A First Amendment Problem and a Proposal for Reform

    • Daniel P. Tokaji

    Pages 203-226

13. The Way Forward: Locke or Hobbes?

    • John W. Wells

    Pages 227-239

14. Back Matter

    Pages 241-248

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In light of the ongoing war against terrorism, can the United States maintain its dedication to protecting civil liberties without compromising security? At stake is nothing less than the survival of ideas associated with the modern period of political philosophy: the freedom of conscience, the inviolable rights of the individual to privacy, the constitutionally limited state, as well as the more recent refinement of late modern liberalism, multiculturalism. Contributors evaluate the need to reassess the nation's public policies, institutions, as well as its very identity. The struggle to persist as an open society in the age of terrorism will be the defining test of democracy in the Twenty-first-century.

• constitution
• democracy
• Institution
• Policy
• terrorism
• war

'This volume provides a wide-ranging, critical, and provocative survey of the challenges the US government and society face in the wake of September 11, 2001 and our initial responses. A grasp of the issues raised by these authors is of critical importance for any informed citizen.' - Charles E. Wacott, Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech

'This [collection] is an important contribution to our understanding of the balance between civil liberties crucial to our democracy and the demands of national security in an era of increased terrorist threats.' James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University

CHRISTOPHER P. BANKS, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA DAVID B. COHEN, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA ALETHIA H. COOK, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA BRIAN J. GERBER, Texas Tech University, USA CHRISTIAN MARLIN, University of Central Florida, USA JEREL A. ROSATI, University of South Carolina, USA EDWARD R. SHARKEY, Jr., Columbia College, Illinois, USA OTIS H. STEPHENS, JR., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA KENDRA B. STEWART, Eastern Kentucky University, USA SUSAN J. TABRIZI, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, USA DANIEL P. TOKAJI, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, USA JOHN W. WELLS, Carson Newman College, Tennessee, USA

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