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Preface to the Third Edition ix
Foreward 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

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