Civil Liberties
Support College Censorship or Become Its Target, Prominent Gay Activist Discovers
Peter Tatchell snubbed for signing onto letter opposing elimination of platforms for debate.
Antonin Scalia Was a Great Jurist for Criminal Defendants
The Supreme Court Justice's opinions often favored the accused-because their rights were in the Constitution.
Scalia's Liberal Tendencies
The late Supreme Court justice was inaccurately described as "authoritarian."
How Antonin Scalia Shaped—and Misshaped—American Law
The late Supreme Court justice's mixed legacy on liberty and the Constitution
Indonesia Worried These Same-Sex Emojis Will Make You Gay
The planet's largest Muslim country working to ban LGBT expression to protect the children.
Los Angeles Sheriff Will Serve Jail Time for Lying to Investigators
Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca plead guilty for his roll in corruption scandal.
NYPD Officer Peter Liang Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Stairwell Shooting of Akai Gurley
Not even police could claim there was a justification for the shooting, and tried to write it off as an "accident."
"Cuba: the untaught lesson on the perils of socialism"
If millennials really do dig socialism, there's a museum of it just 90 miles south of Miami.
Watch a Campus Police Officer Say Offending Students 'Is Against the Law'
Free speech under siege at the University of Texas at Austin.
Exxxotica Porn Expo Will Sue Over Banishment From Dallas Convention Center
Mayor says he doesn't care if the ban is unconstitutional and triggers a lawsuit because he is protecting the city's "brand."
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Solitary Confinement
Life inside the Supermax archipelago
Justice Sotomayor Says 'There Is a Place, I Think, for Jury Nullification'
The former 2nd Circuit judge suggests that court was wrong to categorically reject a jury's right to acquit a guilty defendant.
ACLU Identifies 'Critical Civil Liberties Challenges Facing Our Country.' Does Not Include First Amendment
Is the ACLU going soft on the First Amendment?
End, Don't Extend, the Draft
The only fair measure would be to abolish registration and never draft anyone again.
Self-Help for Soft Targets
Unlike Obama's gun control proposals, armed citizens can stop mass shooters who are invisible until they strike.
Justice Dept. Wastes No Time Filing Civil Rights Suit Against Ferguson
City Council wanted some changes to agreement to reform police and courts.
Tasers Are Bad For Your Brain, Especially When Being Interrogated By Police
Are Miranda warnings valid if a person is experiencing dementia?
Lawsuit Says 'Scarlet Letter' Passports for Sex Offenders Are Unconstitutional
A new law imposes an international stigma on people who pose no threat to public safety.
What Rand Paul Brought to the Presidential Race
The Kentucky senator encouraged his fellow Republicans to be more consistently skeptical of big government.
Hillary Clinton: Citizens United Is Tragic for America Because It Allowed People to Criticize Me
Americans dared criticize me via means I can convince you are "bad," says Clinton, and I want it to be against the law for that criticism of me to exist. And you should cheer me.
Good News! The Establishment Is Gaining on Donald Trump. Bad News! The Establishment Is Gaining
The Rubio-Jeb!-Christie-Kasich wing, after languishing for a half-year, is peaking in New Hampshire
New 'Trust and Safety Council' Is Twitter Version of 1984's Ministry of Truth
Twitter says it wants to strike a balance between free speech and harassment. It didn't.
Fusion Center Issues New Statement on Its Warning That Police Should Watch Out for Don't-Tread-on-Me Flags
Many unanswered questions remain about both the bulletin and the DHS-funded intelligence-sharing operation that produced it.
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Poops on Campus Political Correctness
Borscht Belt puppet hilariously microaggresses New Hampshire college students.
Tech/Gaming Journalist: 'I think' Hillary Clinton's 'war on video games' was 'well-intentioned'
Case study in how the Democratic frontrunner gets away with a quarter century of attempted censorship
Ted Nugent Claims Wildly Anti-Semitic Array of Gun-Hating Jews Was Misconstrued
"NEVER AGAIN mthrfkrs!" says the Motor City Madman.
Report: Encryption Is No Hurdle to Targeting Bad Guys
But it does make it harder to conduct blanket surveillance-which may be what officials are really after.
Are Flower Arrangements Protected Free Speech? Cato Argues Yes.
Institute files brief in support of florist fined for refusing gay wedding.
Another Reason Not to Vote Jeb Bush—He Wants to Overturn Citizens United
Candidate who burned through $100 million would torch the First Amendment next
The Coldplay/Beyonce Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Surprisingly Political
Black Lives Matter and LBGT imagery ran throughout America's most-watched 12-minute concert.
How Maryland 'Neomasculinity' Blogger Roosh V Became an International 'Pro-Rape' Villain
A case study of collective catharsis through call-out culture and moral panic as meme.
Should Women Be Required to Sign Up for the Military Draft?
Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Chris Christie say OK. Ted Cruz calls it "nuts."
Justice, Not Amnesty, for 'Illegal' Immigrants
Granting "amnesty" supposes that a wrong was committed. But an immigrant without papers has done nothing wrong.
GOP Debate Demonstrators Confined to "Free Speech Zone" A Mile Away
Most shared their preferred candidate's temperament.
There Was Only One Super Bowl Halftime Show That Lived Up to the Hype
Spoiler: It didn't have a "wardrobe malfunction."
Reds and Feds
What the FBI's war on the Maoist fringe tells us about the surveillance state
Hillary and Bernie Supporters in Their Own Words
Bernie Sanders' supporters outnumbered Hillary Clinton's by a wide margin.
Utah Fusion Center Warns Cops: Watch Out for Don't-Tread-on-Me Flags
With LaVoy Finicum's funeral being held today, Utah police are on the lookout for "armed extremists." What sort of advice are they getting?
4th Circuit Says 'Assault Weapon' Ban Must Pass Strict Scrutiny
The ruling suggests Maryland's law will be overturned on Second Amendment grounds.
We Went to the Democratic Debate in New Hampshire and Talked to Bernie Sanders Supporters
UNH students are Feeling the Bern, hating the fossil fuels, and bearish on Hillary Clinton.
Fourth Amendment Protections for Emails Inch Forward in Congress
Legislation would require warrants for old communications.
