Explain the various approaches to gathering and disseminating terrorism-related intelligence to law enforcement agencies.
The federal government has sought and received expanded powers to combat terrorism. Both the enemy combatant executive order and the USA PATRIOT Act have served to expand the power of federal officials in investigating suspected terrorists. The Bush administration provided that accused terrorists would be tried by special military tribunals. A major legal controversy has been whether or not to grant civilian criminal trials to an accused international terrorist.
1. Name the constitutional rights taken away by the enemy combatant law?
2. What takes place in a habeas corpus proceeding?
3. What has been the most expanded power for federal law enforcement with the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act?
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