September 11th (9/11) Archives - Page 5 of 14

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Saying there’s a serious threat that local Muslim youth will become radicalized, the NYPD dispatched informers to root out those who’ve turned against us—and perhaps to help foment the very…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

For Justice System, 9/11 Aftershocks

Secret evidence, new anti-terrorism laws, and special restrictions on lawyers who handle terrorism cases are among the ways today’s criminal justice system differs from pre-9/11 days.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

Immigrants Felt Brunt of U.S. Reaction

The FBI generated a list of 7,600 people whose profiles shared similarities with the hijackers, and conducted some 3,200 interviews had taken place. Fewer than 20 people were arrested as…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

Subway Searches Raise Questions Of Efficacy, Legality

There’s no way of knowing if the subway bag searches are working; it’s supposed to be a deterrent, and a deterrent’s value is only evident when it fails.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

Amid the Surge: Security On Display

Police are strikingly visible in post 9-11 New York City—in long lines of police cars, in body armor with machine guns in hand. Does all that firepower deliver more safety,…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

On Camera: Surveillance In Transit, Schools

A 1998 New York Civil Liberties Union survey identified 2,397 surveillance cameras at street level in Manhattan. In 2005, another NYCLU survey of Lower Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Chinatown and central…

ByAli Winston 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

How Free? Liberties In Post-9/11 New York

Around the five boroughs, New Yorkers are divided over the freedom they have, what they are willing to give up and what they already may have lost.

ByKaren Loew 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

About Handschu: 80s Case Still (Sort Of) Governs Surveillance

The NYPD moved in 2002 to loosen the rules on police spying, saying that they tied the department’s hands in the fight against terrorism.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2008

Government

Sometimes, Even Cops Don't Like Cops Taping Protests

In September 2004, the NYPD issued Interim Order 47, which created a system for police commanders to approve videotaping of protests, requiring merely that the taping have a “permissible operational…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2008

Government

Wiretapping Shrouded In Secrecy

The federal judge had made a decision in an important wiretapping case. At least everybody thought so. But no one could be sure, because the ruling itself was secret.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Muslim Communities See Informers In Their Midst

For Justice System, 9/11 Aftershocks

Immigrants Felt Brunt of U.S. Reaction

Subway Searches Raise Questions Of Efficacy, Legality

Amid the Surge: Security On Display

On Camera: Surveillance In Transit, Schools

How Free? Liberties In Post-9/11 New York

About Handschu: 80s Case Still (Sort Of) Governs Surveillance

Sometimes, Even Cops Don't Like Cops Taping Protests

Wiretapping Shrouded In Secrecy

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