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Created: January 2, 2005
Latest Update: January 2, 2005
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Adapting the Law to TerrorismTruthout alerted me today to an article in the Washington Post: Long-Term Plan Sought For Terror Suspects By Dana Priest. Backup. I don't think we're offering Sociology of Law in the near future, but we need to follow this very real issue in all our lives. What happens with prisoners of "terrorism" taken in this unlikely pre-emptive war is going to have an effect on all of us, and our dealings with the law in the future. The right to a public trial is an essential right:"The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed." Every state constitution carries a similar guarantee to the right to jury trial in criminal cases."From Right of the Accused to Trial by Jury. Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. National Endowment for the Humanities.
Resources:
- A whiff of fascism by Andrew M. Greeley. November 25, 2001. From the Website of Refuse and Resist. "Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, author and sociologist. He teaches at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona. His column on political, church and social issues appears each Sunday in the Daily Southtown. Father Greeley's e-mail address is Agreel@aol.com and his home page, which includes homilies for every Sunday, is www.agreeley.com. [posted 1/14/02] "
