Chasing Criminals vs. Chasing Terrorists - Reflections on the Patriot Act

For many Americans, September 11, 2011 marked a great divide — a moment in both personal and national history that separated everything that came before from everything that came after. Perhaps nowhere was this divide more deeply felt than in law enforcement, where investigators' and prosecutors' perceptions and the rules governing their actions were dramatically altered. This forum featured key officials and experts in military and government security, who said today's approach to countering terrorism is more proactive and aimed at prevention than it was a decade ago. An attorney who defended an Albany man against terrorist charges cautioned against potential violation of civil rights under the new rules. Paul Clyne, who was Albany County's district attorney on 9/11, moderated. Panelists included: Richard S. Hartunian, U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York; Boris Lederer, senior advisor, National Center for Security & Preparedness; James Horton, assistant director, New York State Police Office of Counter Terrorism; and Kevin Luibrand, defense counsel in United States of America v. Mohammed Mosharref Hossain. This program was presented with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy and NCSP. It concluded a Rockefeller College series on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

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