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Paweł Laidler

Paweł Laidler is Professor of political science at the Jagiellonian
University in Krakow, Poland, and an expert in American studies and
law. He has written books and articles on U.S. constitutionalism, the
judicialization of politics, federal election campaigns, and surveillance.
Laidler has also been a visiting scholar and researcher at American and
European universities, including the Catholic University of America,
SDSU, and Freie Universität Berlin.
The U.S. Supreme Court and the Legitimization of Surveillance

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Legitimization of Surveillance

The book analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in cases concerningsurveillance, both domestic and foreign intelligence, focusing onhow judicial activism or judicial restraint has legitimized the almostuncontrolled surveillance of American citizens by government agencies.