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June 25, 2009
Blog

Victory for Decency at the Supreme Court
… a strip search will uncover. Today’s decision should not come as a surprise. School officials were not granted unlimited police power in the seminal student search case, New Jersey v. T.L.O. Justice Stevens explored the limits of …
By David Rittgers
May 3, 2006
Cato.org

Two Restrained Cheers for Mexico’s New Drug Law
… drug‐related corruption and violence in that country. Both problems have reached epidemic proportions. There have been numerous cases of police personnel moonlighting as security forces for trafficking organizations. Prominent officials tasked with implementing anti‐drug laws have been caught …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
August 17, 1994
Newsday

The Crime Bill’s Defeat Helped the Constitution
… the federal government cannot outlaw guns that (1) are used in only about 1 percent of gun crimes, according to police statistics and (2) differ from other guns only cosmetically. The federal gun ban would have outlawed firearms on the …
By David B. Kopel
Fall/Winter 1987
Regulation

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By Prescription Only … or Occasionally?
… available over the counter. But I think it is fair to say that the basic system, which erects a well-policed border be- tween the front and the back of the store, is pretty much taken for granted by manufacturers …
By Sam Peltzman
June 15, 2021
Antiwar.com

Killing with Kindness: Somalia Sets a Precedent for US ‘Humanitarian’ Interventions
… were invoked at all, were deemed secondary or even tertiary in nature. That clearly was the pattern in the Korean “police action,” the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. Citations of supposed American security interests were the driving force even …
By Ted Galen Carpenter
March 20, 2015
Blog

DEA ‘Cold Consent’ Encounters Constitute Federal Stop-and-Frisk
… the need for a warrant. While many people who believe they have nothing to hide may—inadvisably—consent to a police search, they may not be familiar with federal civil asset forfeiture laws, which give federal agents wide latitude to …
By Adam Bates
August 27, 2010
TownHall.com

Miranda Doesn’t Need Fixing
… case New York v. Quarles, is broad enough to cover emergencies created by terrorism plots. The Quarles precedent comes from police officers responding to a rape call in Queens. The victim gave a description of her assailant, and told the …
By David Rittgers
December 30, 2008
Blog

Brady Campaign Suing to Block Concealed Carry in National Parks
By David Rittgers
May/June 2019
Policy Report

War is the Health of the State
Libertarianism.org guide to U.S. foreign policy
May/June 2019
Policy Report

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Cato News Notes
October 27, 2014
TownHall.com

The Government Is Denying Due Process to Thousands of Detained Asylum Seekers
Due process is a vital component of the rule of law and one that is being systematically denied to women and children fleeing violence.
By Alex Nowrasteh
February 13, 2012
Blog

Guatemalan President Proposes Drug Legalization for Central America
By Juan Carlos Hidalgo
August 30, 2010
Blog

The Laffer Curve Strikes Again
By Daniel J. Mitchell
September 28, 2009
Blog

Another “Victory” in the War on Drugs
By Daniel J. Mitchell
April 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Dems Betray Our Ally Colombia
By Daniel Griswold

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Victory for Decency at the Supreme Court

Two Restrained Cheers for Mexico’s New Drug Law

The Crime Bill’s Defeat Helped the Constitution

By Prescription Only … or Occasionally?

Killing with Kindness: Somalia Sets a Precedent for US ‘Humanitarian’ Interventions

DEA ‘Cold Consent’ Encounters Constitute Federal Stop-and-Frisk

Miranda Doesn’t Need Fixing

Brady Campaign Suing to Block Concealed Carry in National Parks

War is the Health of the State

Cato News Notes

The Government Is Denying Due Process to Thousands of Detained Asylum Seekers

Guatemalan President Proposes Drug Legalization for Central America

The Laffer Curve Strikes Again

Another “Victory” in the War on Drugs

Dems Betray Our Ally Colombia