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11 J.L. & Pol'y 745 (2002-2003)
Reversing Reform: The Handschu Settlement in Post-September 11 New York City

handle is hein.journals/jlawp11 and id is 751 raw text is: REVERSING REFORM: THE HANDSCHU SETTLEMENT IN POST-SEPTEMBER 11 NEW YORK CITY Jerrold L. Steigman* Tappin' my phone, they never leave me alone I'm even lethal when I'm unarmed 'Cause I'm louder than a bomb -Public Enemy1 INTRODUCTION Since September 11, 2001, messages from the government and mainstream press have been full of reminders that the world has changed.2 Mass hysteria has affected markets, government and society. The United States government rushed through legislation aimed at deterring further terrorist attacks and protecting the country, and rounded up suspects based on ethnicity. The words September 11 became synonymous with somber reflection and demanded an etiquette that instantly developed. A satirical newspaper wondered if irony was dead.3 * Brooklyn Law School Class of 2004; B.S., B.A., Binghamton University, 1996. Public Enemy, Louder Than a Bomb, on IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK (Deflam Recordings 1988). 2 David Cole, National Security State, THE NATION, Dec. 17, 2001, at 4 (It is already a cliche that the attacks of September 11 'changed everything.'). ' Report: Gen X Irony, Cynicism May be Permanently Obsolete, THE ONION, Sept. 26, 2001, at 2.

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