Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.
Contents
The Library Awareness Program : precursor to the USA PATRIOT Act -- The legislative response to 9/11 : conceived under siege, passed in haste -- The USA PATRIOT Act : the bill that defined America's domestic war on terrorism -- Domestic surveillance under the Patriot Act -- Detention, deportation, exclusion, and expropriation -- Congressional oversight of the Patriot Act -- Amendments and legal challenges to the Patriot Act -- Reauthorization and beyond : the new and improved patriot act.
