Twelve Steps—Related Publications
RELATED PUBLICATIONS FROM THE BRENNAN CENTER
- Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror by Frederick A. O. Schwarz and Aziz Huq • An exploration of the expansion of executive power in the wake of 9/11, and provides a comprehensive analysis rooted in legal and political history of the current Administration's theory of unlimited presidential license. Frederick A. O. Schwarz, who served as chief counsel on the Church Committee that investigated intelligence abuses and executive overeaching during the Watergate era, and Aziz Huq, who directs the Liberty and National Security Project at the Brennan Center, argue that the recent usurpation of executive power is in fact part of general, dangerous trend towards monarchical presidential power.
- Ten Things You Should Know About Habeas Corpus by Jonathan Hafetz • In 2005 and again in 2006, Congress passed the Detainee Treatment Act and the Military Commissions Act respectively, which both restrict habeas corpus rights for "enemy combatants." As the struggle against terrorism presses on, Americans have a simple choice to make: During wartime, does the President of the United States have to abide by the Constitution and be subject to oversight by Congress and the judicial branch? Or, is the President above the law, answering to no one? Jonathan Hafetz's white paper, Ten Things You Should Know About Habeas Corpus, seeks to help answer these questions by explaining the facts and correcting the misperceptions surrounding habeas corpus.
