Constitutional chaos : what happens when the government breaks its own laws / Andrew P. Napolitano.

Includes index.

Introduction: Breaking the Law. PART 1: RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES : 1. Breaking the Law to Enforce It -- 2. Attacking the Innocent -- 3. Creating Crime -- 4. Grabbing Guns, Endangering Citizens -- 5. Filching Property -- 6. Gagging Free Speech -- 7. Bribing Witnesses, Buying Convictions -- 8. Assaulting the People. PART 2: WAKE UP CALL : 9. Personal Odyssey. PART 3: THE HARD TEST-WAR ON TERROR : 10. The Justice Department's Terror Tactics -- 11. Throwing Away the Jail House Key -- 12. Don't Go to Guantanamo. PART 4: PROSPECTS FOR LIBERTY : 13. What Can We Do? Appendix: Introduction to the U.S. Constitution.

Publisher description : In this alarming book, Fox News commentator Judge Napolitano makes the solid case that there is a pernicious and ever-expanding pattern of government abuse in America's criminal justice system, leading him to establish his general creed: "The government is not your friend." As an attorney, a law professor, a commentator, a judge, and now a successful television personality, Judge Napolitano has studied the system inside and out, and his unique voice has resonance and relevance. In this sensational book, Napolitano sets the record straight, speaking frankly from his own experiences and investigation about how government agencies will often arrest without warrant, spy without legal authority, imprison without charge, and kill without cause.