Resources

From the ABA Division for Public Education
Conversations on National Security and the Constitution – A companion guide to Richard Posner’s Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency (Oxford UP, 2006), offering conversation topics and discussion questions on rights against detention; interrogation, searches and seizures; rights of free speech; and rights of privacy.

Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties – The Spring 2007 issue of Focus on Law Studies features six legal, humanities, and social science scholars debating the balance between national security and civil liberties within the U.S. and internationally.

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From the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security
Standing Committee on Law and National Security Home Page – Features include audio downloads and transcripts of recent national security programs sponsored by the Standing Committee.

Patriot Debates: Experts Debate the USA PATRIOT Act – A series of point / counterpoint essay exchanges, devoted to informed and civil debate over key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

National Security Law Report (May 2007) – Includes a four-part dialogue on the authority of Congress with respect to the continuation of U.S. military involvement in Iraq.

National Security Law Resources on the Internet – An extensive offering of links to recommended online national security resources.