In Times of Crisis Can We Trust the Courts?

This report and collection of policy briefs emerged from a workshop held in conjunction with the Aspen Institute, which asked the question: 'In Times of Crisis, Can We Trust the Courts?'.

Covering court involvement in key national security and political crises such as the War on Terror and the 2000 presidential election, they assess the security and civil liberties issues at stake and make recommendations for how the judiciary can act most effectively and appropriately in conjunction with legislative and executive bodies.

Contributors: Daniel Butt, Steven Shapiro, Matthew Waxman, Lisa Miller, Fionnuala Ni Aolain