This page contains PDF files of each chapter of Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress.
Full Document- Liberty and Security: Recommendations for the Next Administration and Congress (about 1 minute to download) Introduction- Foreword- Executive Action List- Congressional Action List- Contributors
Charities and Foundations- Chapter 1: Eliminate Unnecessary Barriers to Legitimate Charitable Work (and appendix)
Detention, Interrogation, and Trials- Chapter 2: Closing Guantanamo (and appendix)- Chapter 3: End Illegal Detention, Torture, and Rendition (and appendix)- Chapter 4: Prosecute Terrorist Suspects in Accordance with the Law (and appendix)
Immigration and National Security - Chapter 5: Failing to Protect Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Overly Broad Definition of Material Support for Terrorism (and appendix)- Chapter 6: Ending Immigration Enforcement Based on National Origin, Ethnicity, and Religion (and appendix)- Chapter 7: Misuse of Immigration Detention Laws in Counterterrorism Efforts (and appendix)
Secrecy, Surveillance, and Privacy- Chapter 8: Revising Attorney General Guidelines on FBI Investigations (and appendix)- Chapter 9: Updating the Law Governing the Privacy of Electronic Communications (and appendix)- Chapter 10: Fusion Centers and the Expansion of Domestic Intelligence (and appendix)- Chapter 11: Promoting Government Transparency - Chapter 12: National Security Letters and Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act (and appendix)- Chapter 13: Reform of the National Security Surveillance Laws and Procedures (and appendix)- Chapter 14: Preventing Over-Classification and Retroactive Classification and Promoting Declassification of Government Documents- Chapter 15: Reforming the State Secrets Privilege (and appendix)- Chapter 16: Reforming Watch Lists (and appendix)
Separation of Powers- Chapter 17: Assertion of Executive Authority in National Security Matters (and appendix)- Chapter 18: Executive Privilege and Congressional Oversight (and appendix)- Chapter 19: Signing Statements (and appendix)- Chapter 20: War Powers Authority (and appendix)
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