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H. Jack Geiger, MD, MSciHyg, Arthur C. Logan Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine, City University of New York Medical School, City College of New York, Harris 401, 138th Street at Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031, 212-650-6860, jgeiger@igc.org

Rarely if ever in U.S. history, even in wartime, have civil liberties and their constitutional mandates been under such sustained and systematic attack. Citizens and non-citizens alike may now arbitrarily labelled “enemy combatants” and imprisoned indefinitely without due process or habeas corpus rights. They are subject to wiretapping and other illegal searches without judicial warrants or review; the use of torture in interrogations; the illegal revocation of Congressional laws by presidential “signing statements,” and other violations of constitutional checks and balances. These and other violations will be reviewed.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will

• Recognize the impacts of the U.S. "war on terror" on civil liberties; and
• Describe the public health impacts of the erosion of civil liberties.

Keywords: Social Justice, War

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No