Antiterrorism

It "was initially called the Antiterrorism Act," but "Congress got clever and renamed it."

Congress Finds, in Passing Bills, That Names Can Never Hurt You Jess Bravin 2011

Given that Clinton had a version of his own following the Oklahoma City bombing called the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, there is little reason to believe the Democrats would not have moved forward with a more egregious version following 9-11, with their mass support for John Ashcroft's version, as our conspicuous souvenir.

Dissident Voice 2009

Given that Clinton had a version of his own following the Oklahoma City bombing called the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, there is little reason to believe the Democrats would not have moved forward with a more egregious version following 9-11, with their mass support for John Ashcroft's version, as our conspicuous souvenir.

CounterPunch 2009

This seems timely once again: Someone will propose new 'Antiterrorism' legislation.

In which I say who won last night's debate and almost abandon my cruel neutrality pose. Ann Althouse 2008

"law and order" policies (like Clinton's so-called Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act) to try to prove they're not "soft on crime."

CounterPunch 2008

"law and order" policies (like Clinton's so-called Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act) to try to prove they're not "soft on crime."

CounterPunch 2008

But the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, or AEDPA, went much further in limiting the availability of habeas corpus.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, discussed in Chapter 4, creates major new obstacles to those convicted of crimes being able to have their constitutional claims heard in federal court.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

The problem of finding ineffective assistance of counsel was made even more difficult by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

In addition to being a rainy Tuesday in Spring, it was also the day before President Clinton signed the the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. Thus, questions of law and mixed questions of law and fact are reviewed de novo rather than under the deferential standard applied by AEDPA, i.e., whether the state court unreasonably applied clearly established federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Summary Reversal Watch in Jefferson v. Upton 2010