Preventing a Reign of Terror: Civil Liberties Implications of Terrorism Legislation

Kopel, David; Olson, Joseph

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Preventing a Reign of Terror: Civil Liberties Implications of Terrorism Legislation

David B. Kopel

Independence Institute; Denver University - Sturm College of Law

Hamline University - School of Law

Oklahoma City Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1996

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Domestic terrorism is not a reason to abrogate constitutional rights, argues this 101-page paper, which discusses the 1996 omnibus federal terrorism bill, and other terror proposals. Topics include: scope of the terrorism problem; Britain's mistaken response to terror; use of the military in law enforcement; the Internet; militias; wiretapping; the FBI; and federalizing local crime.

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Date posted: June 16, 1997 ; Last revised: December 8, 2008

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Kopel, David B. and Olson, Joseph Edward, Preventing a Reign of Terror: Civil Liberties Implications of Terrorism Legislation. Oklahoma City Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1996. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=10476

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David B. Kopel (Contact Author) Independence Institute ( email ) 727 East 16th Ave Denver, CO 80203 United States 303-279-6536 (Phone) 303-279-4176 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.davekopel.org
Denver University - Sturm College of Law 2255 E. Evans Avenue Denver, CO 80208 United States HOME PAGE: http://www.davekopel.org
Joseph Edward Olson Hamline University - School of Law ( email ) 1536 Hewitt Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104-1237 United States

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Preventing a Reign of Terror: Civil Liberties Implications of Terrorism Legislation

David B. Kopel

Joseph Olson

Date posted: June 16, 1997 ; Last revised: December 8, 2008

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David B. Kopel (Contact Author)

Joseph Edward Olson