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Informationen zum Autor The Center for Constitutional Rights is an organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Michael Ratner was an attorney and president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights. He was well known for his human rights activism and the author of numerous books, including The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld and Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First-Century America (co-authored with Margaret Ratner Kunstler), both published by The New Press. Margaret Ratner Kunstler is an attorney in private practice. As education director at the Center for Constitutional Rights, she originated the Movement Support Network and authored "If an Agent Knocks." Kunstler is the President of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, a foundation established in 1995 in the memory of her late husband to combat racism in the criminal justice system. She lives in New York City. Klappentext Includes chapters on what today's activists must know about the threats posed by federal law enforcement agents and their tactics, as well as the actual text of the recently released FBI "Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide" in which the FBI spells out its approach to policing dissent. "Hell, No" also includes information on several key security practices that offer the best protection from government surveillance and interference. With an introduction on "What's Happened to Dissent Today," looking at the protests at the Republican National Convention by CCR board chair Michael Ratner and constitutional rights expert Margaret Ratner Kunstler, "Hell No" is an indispensable tool in the effort to give free speech true meaning in a post-9/11 world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. An introduction discussing the current state of dissent2. If An Agent Knocks. Sections Include: Can An Agent Search My Trash? "Sneak and Peek" searches What is Entrapment? When Can the Government Tap My Phone Calls? Can the Government Monitor My Text Messages? National Security Letters What Threats Do Grand Juries Pose to Activists? Special Considerations for Non-Citizens3. Restore. Protect. Expand: The Right to Dissent (CCR white paper)4. FBI manual for infiltrating activist groups 5. A history of the right to dissent in the United States ...
