September 11/Cleveland+Web: Resistance and Rights: Civil Society and the Surprising Resilience of the Rule of Law after 9/11

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States launched a number of aggressive counter-terrorism tactics, including rendition, disappearances, indefinite detention, warrantless wiretapping, and torture. The Bush administration was ultimately compelled to retreat from the most lawless measures. Yet for the most part, these changes were not ordered by a court or demanded by Congress. Prof. Cole will explore the role of civil society in restoring the rule of law in post-9/11 America.
Title:
Resistance and Rights: Civil Society and the Surprising Resilience of the Rule of Law after 9/11
When/Where:
September 11
4:30 - 5:30 PM (Eastern)
Moot Courtroom (A59)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11075 East Blvd
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Also Available As Webinar
CLE Credit:
1 hr. of CLE credit available
By:
Institute for Global Security Law and Policy
Speaker:

David Cole

David Cole is a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, a volunteer attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, the legal affairs correspondent for The Nation, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books, and a commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is the author of six books, including No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System (1999 Best Non-Fiction Book, Boston Book Review; 1999 best book on an issue of national policy, American Political Science Association); Enemy Aliens: Double Standards And Constitutional Freedoms In The War On Terrorism (2004 American Book Award); and Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror (2007, with Jules Lobel, Palmer Civil Liberties Prize for best book on national security and civil liberties). His most recent book is Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable (2009). He has litigated numerous significant constitutional cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and been involved in many of the nation’s most important civil liberties and national security cases. Prof. Cole has received numerous awards for his human rights work.
More:
http://law.case.edu/Lectures.aspx?lec_id=310