Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: American national security and civil liberties in an era of terrorism / John W. Wells, David B. Cohen -- At odds with one another: the tension between civil liberties and national security in twentieth-century America / Jerel A. Rosati -- Protecting (or destroying) freedom through law: The USA PATRIOT Act's constitutional implications / Christopher P. Banks -- Presidential power, judicial deference, and the status of detainees in an age of terrorism / Otis H. Stephens, Jr. -- Activist judges, responsive legislators, frustrating presidents: international human rights, national security, and civil litigation against terrorist states / John C. Blakeman -- The needs of the many: biological terrorism, disease-containment, and civil liberties / David B. Cohen, Alethia H. Cook, David J. Louscher -- Terrorism, security, and civil liberties: the states respond / Edward R. Sharkey, Jr., Kendra B. Stewart -- Air transportation policy in the wake of September 11th: public management and civil liberties in an authority centralization context / Brian J. Gerber, Chris J. Dolan -- Terrorism, war, and freedom of the press: suppression and manipulation in times of crisis / Kendra B. Stewart, L. Christian Marlin -- At what price?: security, civil liberties, and public opinion in the age of terrorism / Susan J. Tabrizi -- The possibility of dissent in the age of terrorism: a First Amendment problem and a proposal for reform / Daniel P. Tokaji -- The way forward: Hobbes or Locke? / John W. Wells.