States Make Good Progress on Rape-Kit Testing, But Other Efforts To Secure Justice for Victims May Go Too Far
Momentum around the collection, testing, and tracking of DNA evidence from sexual assaults is growing.
Civil Liberties
Confiscating Guns, More Costly and Difficult than Legislators Think
California's door-to-door gun confiscation program on the "prohibited" runs into funding problems.
When the Feds Leaned on Secure Email Company Lavabit, It Was Edward Snowden They Were After
Truth revealed in public due to government incompetence in unredacted court documents.
U of California May Ban "Anti-Zionism" on Campus, Blurring Line Between Political Speech and Hate Speech
In the name of fighting intolerance, legitimate political debate is threatened.
Sen. Tom Cotton's 'Brand' Depends on Americans Remaining Ignorant, Fearful of Apple's Encryption
Accusing Apple of "hyperbole" is pretty ballsy...and utterly wrongheaded.
Donald Trump and the Heckler's Veto
How the arrest of an anti-communist Catholic priest in the 1940s explains Donald Trump's right to free speech.
Left-wing Protesters Brought Mob Violence to UC-Berkeley Event Featuring Metallica Drummer
Lars Ulrich and Marc Benioff battled angry-and violent-protesters.
At the University of Arizona, the Oppressors Are 'Marginalized' Students
Tyranny of the downtrodden.
U.S. Marshals Spent Millions on Mass Cellphone Tracking Devices
Also contend some of their work is 'classified'
Rep. Thomas Massie: I Stand with Apple in Protecting Encryption
Americans have the right to privacy and security of their digital data.
Ross Ulbricht's Sentencing Indecent, Based on Procedural and Substantive Errors, New Amicus Brief Argues
Drug Policy Alliance and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, others, speak out against Silk Road founder's absurd life sentence without parole.
Uber Seems to Be More Efficient Than Taxis in Time Spent Ferrying Passengers
Economists find more social benefits from ridehailing apps.
ACLU of Rhode Island Slams 'Sex Trafficking' Cops for Focusing on Consenting Adults
The chief result of the stings-which involved Homeland Security and the FBI-was the arrest of 14 sex workers and 14 men seeking sex from undercover cops.
Merrick Garland on Citizens United, the First Amendment, and Campaign Finance Regulation
Examining SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland's vote in SpeechNow.org v. FEC
Donald Trump's Violent Rhetoric is Protected Speech, For Now
He's come close, but Trump hasn't quite crossed the threshold of unlawful incitement to violence.
Professor Kicked Off Campus, Deemed Security Threat for Posting Miranda Lambert Music Video
"Time to Get Your Gun" is not a threat.
Cruz's Constitutionalism Trumps Trump's Trumpism
Why the Texas senator is the least scary of the remaining major-party candidates
Despite Constant Death Threats, Flemming Rose is Still a "Free Speech Fundamentalist"
The former Jyllands-Posten editor who published "Mohammed cartoons" in 2005 remains unbowed by terror.
Meet Paul Watford, One of Obama's Potential Nominees to Replace Scalia on the Supreme Court
What do we know about possible SCOTUS nominee Paul Watford?
New Poll: Left-Wing Protesters Drive People into Arms of Donald Trump
Trump canceling Chicago event made Republicans more likely to vote for him.
Obama and the Justice Dept. May Be Losing the P.R. Battle over Encryption, but Watch the Larger War
Nobody believes it's 'just one phone.'
Was the 'Libertarian Moment' Wishful Thinking? Cato Debates This Wednesday
Come see Matt Welch, David Boaz, Conor Friedersdorf, and Ramesh Ponnuru March 16 at 6 p.m. ET
Where Should Pro-Speech Sympathies Lie When Protesters Shut Down Trump?
Listen to Matt Welch, Michael Moynihan, Greg Lukianoff and Jeffrey Blehar on Sirius XM Insight channel 121 at Noon ET
High School Censors Swastikas, Missing Entire Point of Satirical Anti-Nazi Play, The Producers
"It's satire, not supposed to be taken seriously."
The Chicago Trump Rally and 'Safe Spaces' for Democracy
Within the left's own framework of speech and language and violence, protesters have been invading Trumpkins' safe spaces for months.
Encryption Makes Us Safe, Says Sen. Mark Warner at SXSW
He wants a commission to figure out how to protect our privacy and still allow us to go after the bad guys.
The Main Casualty of Canceled Trump Rally Is The *Idea* of Free Speech
The GOP frontrunner needs to change his tune and so do "#shutitdown" protesters.
President Obama Wants a Back Door on Your Phone. But Not on His.
Secure communications for me, but not for thee.
Slut-Shaming 'Johns' Shouldn't Be Sanctioned by Police
Public shaming in the Internet era can have lasting and wide-reaching effects.
Friday A/V Club: The First Presidential Debate of the Broadcast Era
The central topic: Should the U.S. ban the Communist Party?
Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot, Ai Weiwei Create Messages for World Day Against Cyber Censorship
"Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one."
Obama Administration to Expand Unconstitutional Warrantless NSA Spying on Americans
The new surveillance rules have nothing to do with stopping terrorism.
Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto on 'Dismemberment Abortion' Ban
The ban makes it illegal for West Virginia doctors to perform "dilation & extraction" surgery, the most common and safest method for second-trimester abortions.
U. of Arizona Marginalized Students Demand Trigger Warnings, Censorship, Half a Million Dollars
Mandatory diversity training, cultural sensitivity, identity-specific safe spaces.
(UPDATED) Trump Supporter Sucker-Punches Protester, Police Respond by Handcuffing Protester
Multiple videos depict violent incident at last night's Trump rally.
Department of Pre-Crime Is Becoming a Reality
Civil liberties and the pitfalls of predictive policing
Dems Urge Debate Moderators to Ask Clinton and Sanders About Abortion
Both are broadly pro-choice, but Democrats want more specifics about their views and policy proposals.
You Can't Say That on Chinese Television
China's Communist authorities have put out a laundry list of material they don't want to see on TV, from homosexuality to unpatriotic sound effects.
New Video Shows Agents Began Shooting at LaVoy Finicum Before Alleged Reach for a Gun Said to Justify the Kill
FBI agents now under criminal investigation for possible misconduct regarding killing Finicum after the Oregon wildlife standoff.
Jury Acquits Woman Arrested for Protecting Her Dog From a Cop
Tiffanie Hupp was charged with obstructing an officer after standing between a state trooper and the dog he wanted to kill.
Florida Legislators Unanimously Approve Major Forfeiture Reforms
The bill, which now goes to the governor, requires an arrest and proof beyond a reasonable doubt in most cases.
French Students Encouraged to Smoke At School Because of Terrorism
Civil liberties increasingly threatened under state of emergency that's been extended for 6 months.
West Virginia Becomes 8th State to Let People Carry Concealed Guns Without a Permit
It already allowed open carry without a permit, as do 25 other states.
Here's How Apple Plans to Beat the FBI
Among other things, Apple alleges that the FBI violates its First Amendment rights by compelling company engineers to write code.
