Constitution

Politics

Rebels Without a Clause

The hazards of legalizing gay marriage through the courts

Jacob Sullum | 4.15.2009 7:00 AM

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The Government Looks So Big When the Other Guy's in Charge!

Matt Welch | 4.14.2009 9:04 AM

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Separate and Unequal

The real problem with the Iowa gay marriage decision

Damon Root | 4.13.2009 3:00 PM

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Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2009 3:19 PM

Politics

Felonious Advocacy

Thanks to campaign finance reform, activists can go to jail if their movie makes a politician look bad.

Jacob Sullum | 4.1.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Is the Bailout Constitutional?

Matt Welch | 3.30.2009 9:22 AM

Politics

The Fifth Element

Does Justice Anthony Kennedy practice a "modestly libertarian" jurisprudence?

Damon Root | 3.27.2009 4:30 PM

Politics

The New State Sovereignty Movement

Brian Doherty | 3.26.2009 8:28 PM

Politics

The Obama Administration Explains When Advil Strip Searches Are OK

Jacob Sullum | 3.26.2009 3:41 PM

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The Bonus Bills Suck, but Are They Unconstitutional?

Jacob Sullum | 3.26.2009 12:26 PM

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An Enemy Combatant by Any Other Name…

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2009 12:38 PM

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The Gunman and the Gun Ban

Does Michael McLendon's rampage demonstrate the need to prohibit "assault weapons"?

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Sen. Ensign on the D.C. Gun Law Amendment

Brian Doherty | 3.13.2009 5:20 PM

Politics

Drunk as a Sovereign Lord

Brian Doherty | 3.11.2009 11:58 AM

Politics

John Yoo's Evasive Military Maneuvers

Will President Obama use the Pentagon to avoid constitutional limits?

Jacob Sullum | 3.11.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Gay Marriages in California Are Safe, Gay Marriage Not So Much

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2009 4:26 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Vacates Decision Upholding Indefinite Detention

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2009 2:47 PM

Politics

D.C. Voting Rights: Gunned Down?

Brian Doherty | 3.5.2009 6:14 PM

Politics

As Unreasonable As They Wanna Be

Jacob Sullum | 3.3.2009 5:25 PM

Politics

Why Is Obama Desperate to Hide the Truth About Bush's Lawbreaking?

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2009 1:06 PM

Politics

Obama Pulls a Padilla

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2009 12:05 PM

Politics

You Can Have Your Medical Marijuana If You Give Me Your Gun

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2009 11:14 AM

Politics

Supreme Court's First Post-Heller Gun Case Decided, In Favor of Gun Possession Prohibitions

Brian Doherty | 2.25.2009 9:37 PM

Politics

Take Two Tablets, Take 2

Jacob Sullum | 2.25.2009 2:31 PM

Politics

Restoring the Privileges or Immunities Clause

Why the 14th Amendment matters in the fight for a free society

Damon Root | 2.23.2009 3:15 PM

Politics

The Post-Heller Fight for Second Amendment Rights in Illinois Proceeds

Brian Doherty | 2.20.2009 5:01 PM

Politics

We'll Let You Go As Long As You Settle Somewhere Other Than Earth

Jacob Sullum | 2.20.2009 3:02 PM

Politics

Obama Plans Indefinite Military Detention of Terrorism Suspects

Jacob Sullum | 2.19.2009 12:52 PM

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Unbelievers Unwelcome

Jacob Sullum | 2.17.2009 6:31 PM

Politics

Second Circuit to Second Amendment: Drop Dead…

Brian Doherty | 2.10.2009 1:33 PM

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Eroding the Exclusionary Rule

Why the Supreme Court got it wrong in Herring v. United States

Radley Balko | 1.28.2009 3:00 PM

Politics

How Many Volokhs Does it Take to Screw in a Constitution?

Matt Welch | 1.28.2009 1:31 PM

Politics

Obama Re-Examines the President's Power to Disappear Enemies

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2009 5:28 PM

Politics

Coping Without COPA

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2009 10:59 AM

Politics

Obama Suspends Military Tribunals

Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2009 12:57 PM

Politics

A New National Security Exception to the Fourth Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2009 11:55 AM

Politics

Will the Supreme Court Endorse Advil Strip Searches?

Jacob Sullum | 1.21.2009 10:51 AM

Politics

The Bill of Suggestions

Why the Supreme Court endorsed unreasonable searches and seizures

Steve Chapman | 1.19.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Holder Makes Lindsey Graham Smile and Civil Libertarians Cringe

Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2009 1:05 PM

Politics

When Cops "Forget"

Nick Gillespie | 1.15.2009 6:54 PM

Politics

Lawyers Who Can Say No

Will Obama's choice to head the Office of Legal Counsel help constrain executive power?

Jacob Sullum | 1.14.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

One More Chance for Religious Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2009 7:00 PM

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No Search, No Service

Jacob Sullum | 1.9.2009 3:51 PM

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Kitten Crush? Is That Like Puppy Love?

Jacob Sullum | 1.9.2009 12:03 PM

Politics

Washington Metro Area Transit Authority Goes After Flex Your Rights

Mike Riggs | 1.8.2009 12:38 PM

Politics

John Yoo Worries About Presidential Presumption

Jacob Sullum | 1.5.2009 12:13 PM

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Expanding Liberty's Reach

Justice Stephen Field and the libertarian legacy of the 14th Amendment

Damon Root | 12.30.2008 12:00 PM

Politics

Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding

What's so funny about Christmas as a secular holiday

Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2008 7:00 AM