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November 22, 2021
Reason.com

The First Amendment Protects Everyone, Even Facebook and Twitter
The last few years have seen a flurry of efforts from both right and left to regulate how social media platforms police their users. These laws and proposed laws have raised a key constitutional question: Is a platform’s power …
By Thomas A. Berry and Nicole Saad Bembridge
March 10, 2020
Cato Daily Podcast

Clearview and the Cops
A tech company promises to link up photos of unknown people with their presence on the web for private clients and police. What does that mean for privacy, and for how police do their jobs? Matthew Feeney comments. RELATED VIDEO …
Featuring Matthew Feeney and Caleb O. Brown
February 24, 2020
Cato Daily Podcast

Seeking Accountability for Cops in Brownback v. King
James King was cornered and beaten by members of a joint task force after he was falsely identified as a fugitive. Police are seeking to avoid accountability for the officers involved. Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice is representing …
Featuring Patrick Jaicomo and Caleb O. Brown
August 12, 2015
Forbes

DC Mayor’s Body Cam Proposal Is Better than Some, but It Could be Improved
… though it is not without problems. The release of footage is on of the most discussed topics in debates on police body cameras. Those interested in holding police officers accountable for their behavior understandably want access to police body camera …
By Matthew Feeney
July 24, 2015
Forbes

Can Economic Dynamism and Political Stability Survive China’s Battle against Freedom?
Beijing—China’s capital looks like an American big city. Tall office buildings. Large shopping malls. Squat government offices. Student‐filled universities. Police and security barriers. Political monuments. Luxury retailers. Lots of cars. Horrid traffic jams. The casual summer uniform …
By Doug Bandow
May 6, 2015
Blog

Montana Reins in Civil Asset Forfeiture
It’s been a nice few weeks for civil liberties in Montana. On the heels of the nation’s most comprehensive restrictions on police militarization, Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) has signed a bill reforming civil asset forfeiture in the …
By Adam Bates
April 17, 2013
Blog

SCOTUS Gets It Right in Kiobel
My reaction to today’s Supreme Court decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Just as the United States should not play policeman to the world, so our courts should not play tort‐suit venue to the world. Today the …
By Walter Olson
December 30, 2010
Legal Briefs

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Fox v. Vice
By Ilya Shapiro
January 24, 2010
Huffington Post

DynCorp in Iraq
By David Isenberg
September 23, 2009
Blog

Liberals in Power
By David Boaz
January 28, 2008
Blog

Wiretapping Laws Violated
By Tim Lynch
June 23, 2006
Blog

It’s Not Just About No-Knocks
By Radley Balko
February 26, 2022
The UnPopulist

The Fitting Outcome in the George Floyd Trial Shouldn’t Detract from Fundamental Criminal Justice Reforms
Qualified immunity and scant criminal prosecutions still shield cops whose brutality violates the constitutional rights of suspects.
By James Craven
May 3, 2021
Cato Video

Employer Liability Is Not an Adequate Solution to Qualified Immunity
Qualified immunity denies Americans justice by unlawfully shielding government officials from being held liable for violating people’s constitutional rights.
Featuring Cato Institute
June 1, 2017
Blog

The Angel and Jennifer Mendez Case
The County of Los Angeles can still do right by Angel and Jennifer Mendez.
By Tim Lynch