rights during wartime

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Tue Jun 18 09:13:22 PDT 2002


At 10:59 AM 6/18/2002 -0400, Doug wrote:
>[via Sam Smith's Progressive Review]
>
>REHNQUIST: LOSS OF LIBERTY PAR FOR COURSE IN WAR TIME
>
>LA TIMES - Chief Justice William Rehnquist, reviewing the history of civil
>liberties during wartime, said the courts are inclined to bend the law in
>the government's favor during a time of hostilities. "One is reminded of the

But that would require a formal declaration of war by Congress. Currently, we are not at war, are we?

Wojtek



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