The longtime libertarian activist Vince Miller, father of the International Society for Individual Liberty, has died. I only met him a couple of times, so I don't have much to say—just that ISIL does good work, he seemed like a nice guy, and I'm sad to hear he's dead. Rest in peace.
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The case is an encouraging sign that the SCOTUS contender is not the sort of judge who bends over backward to shield cops from liability for outrageous misconduct.
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The opinion was written by prominent conservative Judge David Sentelle.