Constitution

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'The Rule of Law' = Indefinite Detention Powers

Jacob Sullum | 12.15.2011 11:23 AM

Politics

Not Newt

If you're looking for a profligate authoritarian, Gingrich is your man.

Jacob Sullum | 12.14.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Why Wouldn't You Trust the [REDACTED] Word of the [REDACTED] Pakistani Intelligence Service?

Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2011 6:39 PM

Politics

When Did Gingrich Stop Supporting a Health Insurance Mandate? Did He Ever?

Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2011 3:17 PM

Politics

Predator Drones in Domestic Law Enforcement

Brian Doherty | 12.12.2011 8:42 AM

Politics

India Shows That the Road to Serfdom is a Two-Way Street

Shikha Dalmia | 12.12.2011 5:18 AM

Politics

Bloggers: You Can Still Get $$$ Out of Newspapers

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.9.2011 8:51 PM

Politics

A Tale of Two Conservatives

Andrew C. McCarthy wants to give the government more power; Sen. Rand Paul doesn't.

Lucy Steigerwald | 12.9.2011 1:30 PM

Politics

Justin Amash, Come on Down!

Matt Welch | 12.9.2011 11:12 AM

Politics

Congressional Democrats Propose Amending the Constitution to Censor Newspapers

Damon Root | 12.9.2011 9:52 AM

Politics

NRA Joins ACLU in Urging SCOTUS to Let Victims of an Unconstitutional Gun Search Sue the Cops

Jacob Sullum | 12.7.2011 1:53 PM

Politics

SCOTUS Declines to Review Appeals Court Decision Upholding California's Medical Marijuana Law*

Jacob Sullum | 12.7.2011 11:42 AM

Politics

Obama's Indefinite Detention Powers

Does the president have the authority to imprison anyone he says is a terrorist?

Jacob Sullum | 12.7.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Conservatives Drop Their Love for the Constitution

Terrorists, conservatives say, hate us for our freedom, so they must be stopped-even if that means sacrificing our freedom in the process.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.6.2011 12:00 PM

Politics

The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy (Against the Constitution)

Brian Doherty | 12.2.2011 5:18 PM

Politics

Appalling Moments in Newtspeak

Jacob Sullum | 12.1.2011 4:04 PM

Politics

'The Bill of Rights Is Not a Trick'

Jacob Sullum | 12.1.2011 10:44 AM

Politics

Gun Rights at the Gun Show: The Ongoing Saga of Nordyke v. King

Damon Root | 11.29.2011 1:02 PM

Politics

L.A. Times: "Criminal defendants find an unlikely friend in Justice Scalia"

Damon Root | 11.28.2011 1:21 PM

Politics

California's Assault Weapon Ban Challenged in Federal Court

Brian Doherty | 11.21.2011 4:49 PM

Politics

Why Must Prosecutors Be Told to Follow the Law?

Jacob Sullum | 11.21.2011 2:02 PM

Politics

Campaign Finance and the Problem of Big Government

A response to Jacob Sullum

Lawrence Lessig | 11.18.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

The Guy Who Proposed Amending the Constitution to Overturn Citizens United Faults Senators for Trying to Do That

Jacob Sullum | 11.17.2011 7:24 PM

Politics

Don't Worry: Congress Can Make You Buy Broccoli, but You Don't Have to Eat It (Maybe)

Jacob Sullum | 11.17.2011 3:12 PM

Politics

Gay Marriage Moves One Step Closer to the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 11.17.2011 2:49 PM

Politics

Why Bother Attaching Tracking Devices to Cars When People Voluntarily Carry Them Wherever They Go?

Jacob Sullum | 11.16.2011 6:14 PM

Politics

Buyers Beware

Upholding the health insurance mandate would encourage endless meddling in our spending decisions.

Jacob Sullum | 11.16.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

New York Times Logic: Someone in a Class Did Something Bad with a Gun. No One in that Class Should Have a Gun.

Brian Doherty | 11.15.2011 8:43 PM

Politics

Is Partisanship Responsible for the Success of Constitutional Challenges to ObamaCare?

Peter Suderman | 11.15.2011 5:19 PM

Politics

What If the Supreme Court Decided ObamaCare in Favor of the Insurance Industry?

Peter Suderman | 11.15.2011 10:32 AM

Politics

John Paul Stevens: Kelo Was No Big Deal

Damon Root | 11.14.2011 1:28 PM

Politics

It's Official: The Supreme Court Will Hear Challenges to ObamaCare

Peter Suderman | 11.14.2011 10:33 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Mulls Warrantless GPS Tracking

Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2011 1:33 PM

Politics

How Many Brady Violations Does It Take to Make a Pattern?

Jacob Sullum | 11.8.2011 5:52 PM

Politics

DC Circuit Judge Acknowledges "Discomfort" With ObamaCare's Individual Mandate, Rules in its Favor Anyway

Peter Suderman | 11.8.2011 2:35 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Blocks New Cigarette Warning Labels

Jacob Sullum | 11.7.2011 3:48 PM

Politics

John Paul Stevens' Faint-Hearted Liberalism

The retired justice's new memoir reveals an uneasy relationship with the Bill of Rights.

Damon Root | 10.26.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Can ObamaCare Survive Without a Mandate?

Peter Suderman | 10.26.2011 3:45 PM

Politics

Sacking the Courts

Perry and Gingrich recklessly disregard the importance of judicial review.

Jacob Sullum | 10.26.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

"Strictly obeying the original meaning of the Constitution can lead Justice Thomas to liberal results"

Damon Root | 10.24.2011 5:39 PM

Politics

Should Occupy Wall Street Occupy the Constitution?

Damon Root | 10.20.2011 12:14 PM

Politics

Did I Ever Tell You About My Medal of Honor?

Jacob Sullum | 10.19.2011 5:40 PM

Politics

Play Spot the Constitutional Functions!

Jacob Sullum | 10.19.2011 11:16 AM

Politics

The Inalienable Right to a Loud Car Stereo?

Damon Root | 10.18.2011 11:56 AM

Politics

Even the Ignored Amendments Can Be Violated in a Horrible Fashion

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.18.2011 11:28 AM

Politics

"The 14th Amendment…was a promise to the people of this country of limited government and respect for individual rights."

Damon Root | 10.13.2011 4:13 PM

Politics

Jerry Brown Lets Police Rummage Suspects' Mobile Phones Without a Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.11.2011 5:29 PM

Politics

Wait—There's a Problem With Strip-Searching Students?

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2011 5:28 PM