Not a Stage!, Vagle Mark D.

Автор: Vagle Jeffrey L.
Название: Being Watched: Legal Challenges to Government Surveillance
ISBN: 1479809276 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781479809271
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: A riveting history of the Supreme Court decision that set the legal precedent for citizen challenges to government surveillance    The tension between national security and civil rights is nowhere more evident than in the fight over government domestic surveillance. Governments must be able to collect information at some level, but surveillance has become increasingly controversial due to its more egregious uses and abuses, which tips the balance toward increased—and sometimes total—government control.This struggle came to forefront in the early 1970s, after decades of abuses by U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies were revealed to the public, prompting both legislation and lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of these programs. As the plaintiffs in these lawsuits discovered, however, bringing legal challenges to secret government surveillance programs in federal courts faces a formidable obstacle in the principle that limits court access only to those who have standing, meaning they can show actual or imminent injury—a significant problem when evidence of the challenged program is secret.  In Being Watched, Jeffrey L. Vagle draws on the legacy of the 1972 Supreme Court decision in Laird v. Tatum to tell the fascinating and disturbing story of jurisprudence related to the issue of standing in citizen challenges to government surveillance in the United States. It examines the facts of surveillance cases and the reasoning of the courts who heard them, and considers whether the obstacle of standing to surveillance challenges in U.S. courts can ever be overcome.     Vagle journeys through a history of military domestic surveillance, tensions between the three branches of government, the powers of the presidency in times of war, and the power of individual citizens in the ongoing quest for the elusive freedom-organization balance. The history brings to light the remarkable number of similarities among the contexts in which government surveillance thrives, including overzealous military and intelligent agencies and an ideologically fractured Supreme Court. More broadly, Being Watched looks at our democratic system of government and its ability to remain healthy and intact during times of national crisis. A compelling history of a Supreme Court decision and its far-reaching consequences, Being Watched is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the legal justifications for—and objections to—surveillance.   

Автор: Vagle Rob
Название: The Unjust, Dust, and Hope
ISBN: 0615825338 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615825335
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Описание: To understand what happened out in the desert-in what had been the town of Dobson in the Arizona territory-on February 5th, 1877, you need to know what had come before.And Cleve Biddle begins not only his story, but also one of injustice. A story intertwined with the racial history of America, the nation's future, and the murder of Leroy Roosevelt, the young man Cleve raised as his own son. Cleve sees a dark future for America already filled with lynchings and Black Laws. Otis, the clairvoyant, believes mankind will come to their better natures. These two men with memories of enslavement face the impossible in the desert and an uncertain future. A fantasy story set in post-civil war America, with an unflinching look at history, and ultimately filled with hope.