Civil Rights
Oct. 13, 2001
Accountability Will Ensure Protection of Civil Liberties
Immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. Senate and Attorney General John Ashcroft proposed measures that would expand federal law-enforcement surveillance authority. Civil libertarians have voiced concerns about incursions on privacy. Ashcroft has expressed frustration that final legislation has not yet been passed.
Rory K. Little
Joseph W. Cotchett Jr. Professor of Law
UC Hastings College of the Law
Email: littler@uchastings.edu
Rory clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court and also served as an associate deputy attorney general in 1996-97
Immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. Senate and Attorney General John Ashcroft proposed measures that would expand federal law-enforcement surveillance authority. Civil libertarians have voiced concerns about incursions on privacy. Ashcroft has expressed frustration that final legislation...
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