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  • November 28, 2012
    Huffington Post
    A Fourth Amendment for the 21st Century
    … no judicial supervision. On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider legislation that would modestly improve the outdated law governing police access to our emails and other electronic records — yet even this first step toward meaningful online privacy reform is …
    By Julian Sanchez
  • October 12, 2012
    Forbes.com
    Arizona-Style Immigration Laws Hurt the Economy
    … complaints. Lydia Guzman, president of Respect Respeto, a civil rights group in Arizona that records abuses at the hands of police, said, “Our hotline has been receiving hundreds of calls a day since the law was implemented.” Forcibly removing peaceful …
    By Alex Nowrasteh
  • June 11, 2010
    Blog
    DWI Convictions Due to Faulty Breathalyzer Calibration
    … particularly in a town built on tourism, prompted the D.C. Council to temporarily amend the law. The D.C. Police website still says that police can charge DUI (Driving Under the Influence, not Driving While Intoxicated) for a BAC …
    By David Rittgers
  • April 20, 2004
    The Red and Black
    “Empire” — A Losing Political Issue
    … to run away from the label,” wrote Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations, “America’s destiny is to police the world.” Harvard’s Michael Ignatieff agreed. “Imperialism doesn’t stop being necessary,” he said, “just because it is …
    By Christopher A. Preble
  • September/October 2021
    Policy Report
    The Muslim Case for Liberty
    The Muslim Case for Liberty
    … and previous books that have been banned by several authoritarian governments. Once, he was even detained by Malaysia’s religious police on charges of violating that nation’s religious censorship. In a new book for Lib​er​tar​i​an …
  • September 26, 2013
    Media Highlights TV
    The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
    The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
    … s records, little has been known about the early years of the communist rule. Drawing on previously classified documents, secret police reports, and eyewitness accounts, Dikötter bears witness to a shocking, largely untold history. People of all walks of life …
    Featuring Frank Dikötter, Harry Wu, and Marian L. Tupy
  • March 9, 2020
    Business Insider
    Facial Recognition Technology Is Getting out of Control
    … state and local police departments including the Miami Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department, Chicago Police Department, and New York State Police. Clearview’s credentialed users include FBI agents and Customs and Border Patrol officers. In the hands of a police …
    By Matthew Feeney
  • April 20, 2015
    Blog
    NYT on the Child Support-Jail Cycle
    … dads don’t have the money? Following the shooting death of Walter Scott in South Carolina, whose reasons for fleeing police at a traffic stop may have included an outstanding warrant for $18,000 in child support, interest and penalties …
    By Walter Olson
  • May 16, 2011
    Blog
    Kentucky v. King
    … There are a few common sense exceptions to the general rule. For example, if someone is screaming for help, the police can enter. Also if the police are in hot pursuit, they can follow the suspect on to private property …
    By Tim Lynch
  • March 3, 2011
    Blog
    Cops on Camera: LAPD Edition
    … now work in a YouTube world in which cellphones double as cameras, news helicopters transmit close‐​up footage of unfolding police pursuits, and surveillance cameras capture arrests or shootings. Police officials are increasingly recording their officers. Compared to the cops …
    By David Rittgers
  • October 19, 2009
    Blog
    Drug War Insanity Goes Up in Smoke
    … federal drug policy. It is bizarre that it takes a major policy announcement to spell out what a waste of police and court time it is to investigate the ill people who use medical marijuana. Historians will surely look back …
    By Tim Lynch
  • July 30, 2009
    Blog
    Cult Watch: Obama’s “Chat” About Cambridge Arrest
    … a false arrest. I wasn’t there, but it is not a crime for someone to be obnoxious to the police (and that is basically the cop’s version of the incident). For additional background, I recommend the columns by …
    By Tim Lynch
  • July 31, 2008
    Blog
    Steve Chapman on Consent Searches
    … mind my rummaging through your car, the chances are at least 90 percent that you’d decline. But if a police officer stops you with the same request, the chances are higher than 90 percent that you’d agree. Something …
    By Tim Lynch
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