The ideal model of national security decision-making, whereby the Legislative branch authorizes action to protect national security and the Executive branch takes it, has broken down due to the speed and unpredictability of foreign crises and the President's monopoly on foreign intelligence. In response, Congress has ceded the initiative to the President, and then utilized the power of the purse to ratify or restrict what the President has done. This power, by necessity and preference, has become the central congressional tool for participating in national security policy. Inevitably attacks on policy are transformed into attacks on the making and effects of appropriations. This study addresses the constitutional and statutory questions raised by these attacks. It thoroughly explores the history, mechanics, and scope of the power of the purse in national security, using Vietnam War appropriations and the Boland Amendments as case studies. William Banks and Peter Raven-Hansen provide a unique and provocative primer on the power of the purse in national security law.

National Security Law and the Power of the Purse

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Banks, William C.

Raven-Hansen, Peter

Psychology & Counseling

Oxford University Press

National Security Law

Dycus, Stephen

Berney, Arthur L.

Aspen Law & Business

When crisis requires American troops to deploy on American soil, the country depends on a rich and evolving body of law to establish clear lines of authority, safeguard civil liberties, and protect its democratic institutions and traditions. Since the attacks of 9/11, the governing law has changed rapidly even as domestic threats―from terror attacks, extreme weather, and pandemics―mount. Soldiers on the Home Front is the first book to systematically analyze the domestic role of the military as it is shaped by law, surveying America’s history of judicial decisions, constitutional provisions, statutes, regulations, military orders, and martial law to ask what we must learn and do before the next crisis.
America’s military is uniquely able to save lives and restore order in situations that overwhelm civilian institutions. Yet the U.S. military has also been called in for more coercive duties at home: breaking strikes, quelling riots, and enforcing federal laws in the face of state resistance. It has spied on and overseen the imprisonment of American citizens during wars, Red scares, and other emergencies. And while the fears of the Republic’s founders that a strong army could undermine democracy have not been realized, history is replete with reasons for concern.
At a time when the military’s domestic footprint is expanding, Banks and Dycus offer a thorough analysis of the relevant law and history to challenge all the stakeholders―within and outside the military―to critically assess the past in order to establish best practices for the crises to come.

Soldiers on the Home Front: The Domestic Role of the American Military

Business & Money

Finance

Harvard University Press

Hansen, Peter Raven

Specialties

ASPEN PUB.

This supplement to the National Security Law casebook provides current material on U.S. military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Homeland Security, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FBI investigative guidelines, measures to combat terrorism, and criminal trials for accused terrorists. The 2004 edition reprints Supreme Court decisions and internal government documents regarding the U.S. government's use of coercive interrogation and the detention of individuals without charges. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

National Security Law, 2004-2005 Case Supplement

Please Visit the Companion website: www.aspenlawschool.com/dycus_nationalsecurity4 For the broadest exploration of both constitutional and domestic law issues in national security, as well as thoughtful treatment of related international law topics, join your many colleagues who have made National Security Law the top-selling casebook in its field. This thorough revision preserves the features that earned the book such widespread use: <ul>
<li> a cohesive thematic framework for an examination of law and process for using American force abroad, intelligence gathering, counterterrorism, homeland security and related civil liberties concerns, and access to sensitive government information in a democracy </li> <li> a rich, well-balanced selection of primary materials, including judicial opinions, executive orders, executive branch legal memoranda, statutes, and legislative history </li> <li> descriptive text that provides context and informative historical and background information </li> <li> current and comprehensive coverage of the very latest developments in the war on terrorism, torture, the Iraq War, the USA PATRIOT Act, and related issues </li> <li> an extensive Teacher's Manual -- more than 400 pages, with detailed explanations and analysis -- completely revised to correspond to the Fourth Edition </li> <li> the expertise of a highly respected author team </li> </ul>
 Changes for the Fourth Edition update content and simplify teaching: <ul>
<li> full treatment of all important issues and developments in the aftermath of September 11, including the USA PATRIOT Act and its amendments, the Iraq War, detention without process, torture, extraordinary rendition, the Department of Homeland Security, border and transportation security, military commissions, intelligence reform legislation, and more </li> <li> significant new cases, such as Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Padilla v. Rumsfeld, U.S. v. Al-Arian, Detroit Free Press v. Ashcroft, U.S. v. Moussaoui, Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran v. Department of State, Rasul v. Bush, Doe v. Ashcroft, and Tenet v. Doe </li> <li> the middle chapters of the book are reorganized to facilitate the treatment of intelligence gathering and detention, break larger chapters into smaller ones that allow professors greater ease in assignments, and reflect important developments since the previous edition </li> </ul>

Business

National Security Law 2005-2006 Case Supplement

To ensure that you have the most up-to-date and complete materials for your National Security Law or Counterterrorism Law class, be sure to use National Security Law and Counterterrorism Law, 2009-2010 Supplement. New to this edition: <ul>
<li> Attorney General's Guidelines for Domestic FBI Investigations (Oct. 2008) </li> <li> Ashcroft v. Iqbal (S. Ct. May 18, 2009) </li> <li> Al Maqaleh v. Gates (D.D.C. Apr. 2, 2009) </li> <li> Office of the Attorney General, The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Mar. 19, 2009) </li> <li> Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic (D.D.C. Sept. 26, 2008 Boim v. Holy Land Found. for Relief and Dev. (Boim III) </li> <li> (7th Cir. en banc Dec. 3, 2008) </li> <li> Republic of Iraq v. Beaty (S. Ct. June 8, 2009) </li> <li> In re Directives (Redacted Text] Pursuant to Section 105B of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA Ct. Rev., Aug. 22, 2008). </li> <li> John Doe v. Mukasey (Doe V)(2d Cir. Dec. 15, 2008). </li> <li> In re Terrorist Bombings of U.S. Embassies in East Africa (Fourth Amendment Challenges) (2d Cir. Nov. 24, 2008). </li> <li> Boumediene v. Bush (D.D.C. Nov. 20, 2008). </li> <li> The Obama Executive Orders of Jan. 22, 2009. </li> <li> Al-Marri v. Spagone (S. Ct. Mar. 6, 2009). </li> <li> DOJ Memo re Detention Authority (Mar. 19, 2009) </li> <li> Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody (Executive Summary) (Dec. 11, 2008) </li> <li> OLC memo, Authority for the Use of Force Within the United States (Oct. 6, 2008) </li> </ul>

National Security Law and Counterterrorism Law, 2009-2010 Supplement

Foreign & International Law

Wolters Kluwer/Law & Business

National Security Law, Fifth Edition, provides the broadest exploration of both constitutional and domestic law issues in National Security of any book in the field. This highly respected team of authors uses expressive and descriptive text to provide context and informative historical and background information as well as thoughtful treatment of related international law topics. The Fifth edition features the most recent and important cases as well as excerpts from significant reports and other materials. This book has been adopted for classroom use at a majority of American law schools, as well as military academies and schools, and non-law graduate programs. Among the features that have made this text the preeminent casebook in the field: <ul>
<li> Cohesive thematic framework--examines law and process for using U.S. force abroad, intelligence gathering, counterterrorism, homeland security and related civil liberties concerns, and access to sensitive government information in a democracy. </li> <li> Rich, well-balanced primary materials--including judicial opinions, executive orders, executive branch legal memoranda, statutes, and legislative history. </li> <li> Currency and comprehensive coverage--addresses the very latest developments in the detention and trial of terrorist suspects, interrogation, targeted killings, domestic intelligence collection, protection of government secrets, and related issues. </li> <li> Topics are organized into numerous shorter chapters, to reflect the way professors actually use the materials in the classroom. </li> <li> Annual Supplements--containing the latest developments in this very dynamic field. </li> </ul>
 New to the Fifth Edition: <ul>
<li> Important recent cases, such as Doe v. Holder, Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, Al-Bihani v. Obama, Arar v. Ashcroft, El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Co. v. United States, Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., In re Directives [Redacted Text], and Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project </li> <li> Excerpts from significant reports and materials <ul>
<li> National Security Strategy, May 2010 </li> <li> Letter from the President Regarding the War Powers Report, December 16, 2009 </li> <li> The Obama Administration and International Law, by Harold Hongju Koh (Remarks on targeted killings) </li> <li> Final Report: Guantanamo Review Task Force, January 22, 2010 </li> <li> Military Commissions Act of 2009 </li> <li> New Obama executive order on classification </li> <li> Attorney General Memo re Policies and Procedures Governing Invocation of the State Secrets Privilege, September 23, 2009 </li> </ul>
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National Security Law (Aspen Casebook)

Legal Education

Counterterrorism Law is a detailed survey of United States law governing the definition, detection, detention, interrogation, and prosecution of terrorists. Also covered is the availability and legal use of armed force, civil liability, and economic sanctions against terrorism and its state sponsors. A solid fit for an advanced course in National Security Law, Constitutional Law, or Civil Rights, this comprehensive text organizes the rapidly growing body of Counterterrorism Law into discrete, coherent, and pedagogically efficient segments.This outstanding text offers an abundance of great features. Specifically, it:
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<li>organizes Counterterrorism law into separate, coherent, and pedagogically efficient parts</li>
<li>adapts to multiple learning environments, including seminars and courses with limited class hours</li>
<li>covers not only core issues of detention, interrogation and law enforcement, but also related issues such as data-mining, screening, civil liability, targeted killing, and sanctions</li>
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Counterterrorism Law (Aspen Casebook)

Criminal Law

Aspen Opco Llc

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