Howard Ball, professor of law at Vermont Law School and University Scholar and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Vermont, is the author of two dozen other books, including most recently Justice in Mississippi: The Murder Trial of Edgar Ray Killen and Murder in Mississippi.

President Bush's treatment of enemy combatants in the 'war on terror' is the most important constitutional story of our time, and Howard Ball tells it with a deft sense for detail, an impressive field of vision, and a sharply critical eye. David Cole, author of Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism ""Ball's detailed and Lucid brief on the dangers of executive unilateralism touches upon the most difficult legal questions of the new century. A sobering and important read."" Aziz Huq, author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror ""A sweeping and essential guide."" Karen J. Greenberg, editor of The Torture Debate in America

Howard Ball, professor of law at Vermont Law School and University Scholar and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Vermont, is the author of two dozen other books, including most recently Justice in Mississippi: The Murder Trial of Edgar Ray Killen and Murder in Mississippi.

President Bush's treatment of enemy combatants in the 'war on terror' is the most important constitutional story of our time, and Howard Ball tells it with a deft sense for detail, an impressive field of vision, and a sharply critical eye. David Cole, author of Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism ""Ball's detailed and Lucid brief on the dangers of executive unilateralism touches upon the most difficult legal questions of the new century. A sobering and important read."" Aziz Huq, author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror ""A sweeping and essential guide."" Karen J. Greenberg, editor of The Torture Debate in America

Howard Ball, professor of law at Vermont Law School and University Scholar and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Vermont, is the author of two dozen other books, including most recently Justice in Mississippi: The Murder Trial of Edgar Ray Killen and Murder in Mississippi.

President Bush's treatment of enemy combatants in the 'war on terror' is the most important constitutional story of our time, and Howard Ball tells it with a deft sense for detail, an impressive field of vision, and a sharply critical eye. David Cole, author of Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism ""Ball's detailed and Lucid brief on the dangers of executive unilateralism touches upon the most difficult legal questions of the new century. A sobering and important read."" Aziz Huq, author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror ""A sweeping and essential guide."" Karen J. Greenberg, editor of The Torture Debate in America