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Bush, the detainees, and the Constitution : the battle over presidential power in the War on Terror by Howard Ball
"Howard Ball, one of our nation's leading constitutional authorities, takes a close look at the White House's defense of its detainee program, the court actions used to challenge that enormous expansion of unchecked presidential power, and the potential threats to American democracy should those actions ultimately fail. Focusing on the Enemy Combatants Cases of 2004 and 2006--including Rasul v. Bush, Hamdi v. Bush, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld--Ball examines competing legal arguments pitting the detainees' fundamental human rights against Bush's proclamation that he alone has the authority to decide their fate, as well as efforts by the Court and Congress to reclaim their own authority in such matters." - Editorial Reviews
"Howard Ball, one of our nation's leading constitutional authorities, takes a close look at the White House's defense of its detainee program, the court actions used to challenge that enormous expansion of unchecked presidential power, and the potential threats to American democracy should those actions ultimately fail. Focusing on the Enemy Combatants Cases of 2004 and 2006--including Rasul v. Bush, Hamdi v. Bush, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld--Ball examines competing legal arguments pitting the detainees' fundamental human rights against Bush's proclamation that he alone has the authority to decide their fate, as well as efforts by the Court and Congress to reclaim their own authority in such matters." - Editorial Reviews