Bush's law : the remaking of American justice / Eric Lichtblau.
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TextPublisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 349 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 037542492X
- 9780375424922
- Remaking of American justice
- 973.931 22
- KF4850 .L53 2008
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Summary: Describes how the Bush Administration used the War on Terror to reshape the American justice system, bypassing the Constitution in order to authorize illegal wiretapping, questionable interrogation tactics, and the Patriot Act.
Prologue -- 1. "This thing called the constitution" -- 2. Collateral damage -- 3. Don't embarrass the bureau -- 4. Threats, pronouncements, and the media wars -- 5. Sworn to secrecy -- 6. Blood on our hands -- 7. High-level confirmation -- 8. Swift-boated (round two) -- 9. A loyal Bushie -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Notes -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-334) and index.
Prologue -- 1. "This thing called the constitution" -- 2. Collateral damage -- 3. Don't embarrass the bureau -- 4. Threats, pronouncements, and the media wars -- 5. Sworn to secrecy -- 6. Blood on our hands -- 7. High-level confirmation -- 8. Swift-boated (round two) -- 9. A loyal Bushie -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Notes -- Index.
Describes how the Bush Administration used the War on Terror to reshape the American justice system, bypassing the Constitution in order to authorize illegal wiretapping, questionable interrogation tactics, and the Patriot Act.
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