Civil Liberties and the State: A Documentary and Reference Guide (Documentary and Reference Guides)

✍ Scribed by Christopher Peter Latimer

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 388
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The USA PATRIOT Act, the actions and free speech of the Ku Klux Klan, and the use of privately owned devices with GPS by law enforcement are all highly controversial topics that fall under the blanket of civil liberties and federal or state authority—subjects that are important to most Americans.This book provides a comprehensive examination of arbitrary state action post-September 11, 2001, combining detailed examinations of specific legislation with watershed coverage of issues such as freedom of speech, press, and religion as well as various aspects of criminal law and procedure. This text presents documents from Britain, the American colonial period, the Founding period, and the modern era, including recent Supreme Court cases. The author provides an accompanying analysis of each document, providing insightful historical context and ramifications of the decisions and the laws passed.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Reader’s Guide to Related Documents and Sidebars......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
1. Colonial and Founding Documents......Page 22
2. Early Court Rulings on Due Process, Equal Protection, First Amendment, and Privacy......Page 92
3. 20th-Century Statements and Enactments......Page 122
4. 20th-Century Court Rulings......Page 206
5. 21st-Century Enactments Concerning the War on Terror......Page 276
6. 21st-Century Court Rulings......Page 312
7. Arbitrary State Action and Politics......Page 356
Civil Liberties Resources......Page 372
D......Page 384
H......Page 385
W......Page 386