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National Security and Military Law In A Nutshell, Shanor, Hogue, West Publishing, 2003. (This is an excellent textbook for this topic and is hereinafter cited to in the module as Textbook)
The United States Constitution
Homeland Security published by The Department of Homeland Security, Washington D.C. 20528 (2004)
Official website of the U.S. Secretary of State
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, 50 U.S.C.A. § 1541
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654 (1981)
The War Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1541 - 1548
The National Security Act of 1947
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 Public Law No. 107-296
“Homeland Insecurity: What are the feds doing about domestic terrorism? Not enough” by Fred Kaplan
Uniting and Strengthening America Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act)
Public Law 109-177 (Enacting the Reauthorized Patriot Act)
Presidential Signing Statements: A Research Guide, Library of Congress
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
The Center for National Security Studies FISA documents collection
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Rules
ACLU Amicus Brief In Re Appeal from July 19, 2002 Opinion of the United State Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Mora v. McNamara, 387 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1967)
Nation Magazine v. Dept. of Defense, 762 F. Supp. 1558 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 316 F.3d 450 (4th Cir. 2003)
Padilla v. Bush, 233 F. Supp. 564 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)
Padilla v. Hanft, 126 S.Ct. 1649 (Supreme Court 2006)
Padilla v. Rumsfeld, 352 F. 3d 695, 709 (CA2 2003)
“The Truman Show: Bush's Department of Homeland Security Plan Is Modeled on Truman's 1947 National Security Reorganization. Here's What Harry Got Wrong” by David Greenberg located at http://www.slate.com/id/2066942/.
U.S. v Bin Laden, 92 F. Supp. 2d 225 (S.D.N.Y.2000)
The USA Patriot Act: A Legal Analysis, Congressional Research Service' Report to Congress
U.S. Supreme Court Media: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Oral Arguments (audio files and documents)
U.S. Supreme Court Media: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Oral Arguments (audio files and documents)
U.S. Supreme Court Media: Rumsfeld v. Padilla Oral Arguments (audio files and documents)

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