Rogue justice : the making of the security state / Karen J. Greenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenberg, Karen J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

National security--Law and legislation--United States.

National security.

National security--Law and legislation.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects.

United States.

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Political aspects--United States.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Human rights--Government policy--United States.

Human rights.

Human rights--Government policy.

Detention of persons--United States.

Detention of persons.

Internal security--United States.

Internal security.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--2009-.

Buddhism and politics.

Physical Description:

viii, 310 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"The definitive account of how America's War on Terror sparked a decade-long assault on the rule of law, weakening our courts and our Constitution in the name of national security. The day after September 11, President Bush tasked the Attorney General with preventing another terrorist attack on the United States. From that day forward, the Bush administration turned to the Department of Justice to give its imprimatur to activities that had previously been unthinkable--from the NSA's spying on US citizens to indefinite detention to torture. Many of these activities were secretly authorized, others done in the light of day. When President Obama took office, many observers expected a reversal of these encroachments upon civil liberties and justice, but the new administration found the rogue policies to be deeply entrenched, and, at times, worth preserving. Obama ramped up targeted killings, held fast to aggressive surveillance policies, and fell short on bringing reform to detention and interrogation. How did America veer so far from its founding principles of justice? Rogue Justice connects the dots for the first time--from the Patriot Act to today's military commissions, from terrorism prosecutions to intelligence priorities, from the ACLU's activism to Edward Snowden's revelations. And it poses a stark question: will the American justice system ever recover from the compromises it made for the war on terror? Riveting and deeply reported, Rogue Justice could only have been written by Karen Greenberg, one of this country's top experts on Guantanamo, torture, and terrorism, with a deep knowledge of both the Bush and Obama administrations. Now she brings to life the full story of law and policy after 9/11, introducing us to the key players and events, showing that time and again, when liberty and security have clashed, justice has been the victim"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Justice at war

The problem

A pawn in their game

Tearing down the wall

The twilight zone

Defanging the courts

The justices weigh in

Legal cover : uncovered

Glimmers of light

Everything is broken

The crown jewels

That dog will no hunt

A new beginning

Winning for losing

Losing ground

Further consequences

The Snowden effect

The ever-elusive pendulum swing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-297) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Greenberg, Karen J., author. Rogue justice

ISBN:

9780804138215

0804138214

9780804138239

0804138230

OCLC:

908517313

Online:

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