Remind me again how Obama and the hyper-liberal Congress were going to usher in a new civil libertarian paradise where basic constitutional rights are actually acknowledged and respected?
Entries Tagged as 'Law Enforcement Abuses'
On No-Fly and Emanuel & Lautenberg's "New Due Process"
July 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Law Enforcement Abuses · Libertarianism · Politics · Terror v. Civil Liberties
More Global Interfaith Unity Through Hatred of Gays
July 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments
This is clearly an "end of the beginning" situation rather than "beginning of the end."
Tags: Foreign Affairs · Gay Rights and Issues · Law Enforcement Abuses · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
Two SCOTUS Victories, But With Missed Opportunities
June 30th, 2009 · Comments Off
What the Court got right — and missed altogether — in Safford and Ricci.
Tags: Equal Protection · Law Enforcement Abuses · Student Rights
We Must Be Winning the War on Terror…
March 9th, 2009 · Comments Off
…because the government is crafting a new excuse to shred our online privacy rights.
Tags: First Amendment - Speech · Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Privacy Issues · Terror v. Civil Liberties
On the "Abort Obama" Incident
March 1st, 2009 · Comments Off
There was a bit of blogospheric buzz over whether "abort" is synonymous with "assassinate" (it's not), but that debate misses the point.
Tags: First Amendment - Speech · Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Privacy Issues
The Difference Between Judges and Politicians, Revisited
February 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Stories about corrupt judges are so rare that when one actually arises, it's huge news.
Tags: Law Enforcement Abuses · Politics
Kids in Cuffs: 14-Year Old Girl Arrested for Texting in Class
February 20th, 2009 · Comments Off
Are teachers these days really such weaselly wimps that they must call the cops to subdue every smart-aleck (but utterly harmless) brat?
Tags: Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Student Rights
From "Kids in Cuffs" to "Kids in Padded Cells"
February 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I was not aware that rank-and-file police officers receive advanced training in child psychiatry.
Tags: Law Enforcement Abuses
When "Reasonable Suspicion" Becomes "Any Suspicion"
February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I'm of course not defending sniff dogs — not even close.
Tags: Fourth Amendment · Law Enforcement Abuses · Privacy Issues · Property Rights
On the California Prison-Crowding Conundrum
February 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
There are distinct pre- and post-Bayesian lessons from the overcrowding fiasco.
Tags: Constitutional Issues · Law Enforcement Abuses · Public Goods v. Private Goods




