{"product_id":"equal-justice-in-the-balance-raneta-lawson-mack-9780472113941","title":"Equal Justice in the Balance: America's Legal Responses to the Emerging Terrorist Threat","description":"\"We are in difficult times for the protection of our liberties. Nonetheless, citizens are showing an increased willingness to resist the erosion of the U.S. Constitution. . . . Lawson Mack and Kelly stress the importance of not giving up these fundamental rights and conclude with a message of optimism, noting an increased backlash against the administration's more draconian measures. Although the landscape is still quite bleak, change is in the air.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights, \u003ci\u003efrom the foreword\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling and sophisticated critique of the U.S. government's post-9\/11 actions. Mack and Kelly set the stage with the historical perspective on America's response to terrorism and the assessment of terrorist threats, before launching into a comprehensive analysis of the USA Patriot Act. Their hard-hitting approach and easy-to-read style makes for a fascinating treatment of the government's legislative and executive response to the attacks.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Michael P. Scharf, Case Western Reserve University School of Law \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its sweeping critique of the USA Patriot Act and the Bush administration's maneuvers in pursuit of terrorists, Equal Justice in the Balance is a sobering and exacting look at American legal responses to terrorism, both before and after 9\/11. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors detail wide-ranging and persuasive evidence that American antiterrorism legislation has led to serious infringements of our civil rights. They show us how deviations from our fundamental principles of fairness and justice in times of heightened national anxiety-whether the Red Scare, World War II, or the War on Terrorism-have resulted in overreaction and excess, later requiring apologies and reparations to those victimized by a paranoia-driven justice system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile terrorist attacks-especially on a large scale and on American soil-damage our national pride and sense of security, the authors offer powerful arguments for why we must allow our judicial infrastructure, imperfect as it is, to respond without undue interference from the politics of anger and vengeance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raneta Lawson Mack,Michael J. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472113941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472113941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.24w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2004 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 935","brand":"Raneta Lawson Mack","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064992116991,"sku":"9780472113941","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b56c7812-e062-40fa-905c-df8ffd7117c9.jpg?v=1768672415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/equal-justice-in-the-balance-raneta-lawson-mack-9780472113941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}