Perseus Academic: Terrorism and the Constitution by David Cole

Preface to the Third Edition ix
Foreword to the Third Edition
by Nancy Talanian and Kit Gage xiii
1. Introduction 1
Part I: Investigating First Amendment Activities:
The FBI Before September 2001
2. The FBI's Investigation of Central American Activists,
1981–1985 25
3. The Investigation and Attempted Deportation
of the Los Angeles 8 41
4. Intelligence Investigations from Amnesty International
to Earth First! 57
Part II: Control vs. Discretion:
The Limits of Legal Restrictions on the FBI's Authority
5. Mechanisms for Control of the FBI 73
6. Reform and Retrenchment 79
7. Constitutional Limits—The Role of the Judiciary 107 Part III: The 1996 Antiterrorism Act:
Curtailing Civil Liberties in the Name of Fighting Terrorism
8. Prologue to the 1996 Antiterrorism Act 125
9. The 1996 Antiterrorism Act's Central Provisions 135
10. The Impact of the 1996 Act 147
Part IV: After 9/11:
Fighting a War on Terror, at Home and Abroad
11. New Challenges, Old Dilemmas 173
12. Detention and Interrogation 177
13. The Patriot Act—Unleashing Government Spying,
Reducing Oversight 195
14. Casting a Broad Net, Catching Few Big Fish 219
15. Conclusion 239
Notes 251
Index 291