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Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights at Home

First Amendment freedoms "were tested right away in the days and weeks after 9/11," says Jameel Jaffer, legal expert and director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. "All of the surveillance authorities that were put in place after 9/11," says Jaffer, "their use was initially justified by reference to foreign threats.

Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights at Home

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First Amendment freedoms "were tested right away in the days and weeks after 9/11," says Jameel Jaffer, legal expert and director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

"All of the surveillance authorities that were put in place after 9/11," says Jaffer, "their use was initially justified by reference to foreign threats.

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First Amendment freedoms "were tested right away in the days and weeks after 9/11," says Jameel Jaffer, legal expert and director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. "All of the surveillance authorities that were put in place after 9/11," says Jaffer, "their use was initially justified by reference to foreign threats.

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