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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2001

September 11's terrorist attacks have changed the way Americans feel about security but lawyers must be prepared to fight encroachments of basic civil liberties, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said on Thursday.

At a gathering of lawyers at the Nebraska State Bar Association in Lincoln, she said laws are already being developed to expand police powers. But they must be kept within Constitutional limits, she said.

Congress is finalizing a bill that makes it easier for law enforcement authorities to conduct electronic and other surveillance on suspected terrorists.

Get the Story:
Lawyers must protect liberties, justice tells bar association crowd (The Lincoln Journal Star 10/19)

Get the Bills:
A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world (S.1510)
To combat terrorism, and for other purposes (H.R.2975)

Related Stories:
House approves anti-terrorism bill (10/15)
Senate passes anti-terror bill (10/12)
Senate acting on anti-terror bill (10/11)
Anti-terrorism bill expands police powers (10/4)
Bill to expand federal police powers (10/2)