Julian Assange and Personal Freedom
By Andrew P. Napolitano “I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) It wasn’t until 1969 that the Supreme Court’s modern…
Constitution
Victory! Court Rules That DMCA Does Not Override First Amendment’s Anonymous Speech Protections
By Aaron Mackey Copyright law cannot be used as a shortcut around the First Amendment’s strong protections for anonymous internet users, a federal trial court…
The 2nd Amendment: 3 Main Reasons It Exists
By Michael Boldin 1. Individual, natural right of self defense. 2. In defense of liberty, the union, and the states. 3. To prevent the “greatest…
University Pays $30K in Free Speech Lawsuit
By Alex Schwerha The University of Houston settled in a free speech case that accused its harrassment policy of being ‘overbroad’ and used to stifle…
Signed as Law: Arizona Prohibits Warrantless Access to Prescription Databases
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that will require state and federal law enforcement officers to get…
Supreme Court Makes It Even Harder to Sue Abusive Federal Agents
By Michael Maharrey In another fail for liberty, a recent Supreme Court decision effectively expanded qualified immunity and makes it virtually impossible for people to…
Red Flagged Nation: Gun Confiscation Laws Put a Target on the Back of Every American
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to…
Signed as Law: Colorado Limits Government Use of Facial Recognition
By Mike Maharrey Last week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that places some limits on the use of facial recognition technology. The new…
How the Federal Government Buys Our Cell Phone Location Data
By Bennett Cyphers Over the past few years, data brokers and federal military, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies have formed a vast, secretive partnership to…
The Federal Government’s Own Study Concluded Its Ban on “Assault Weapons” Didn’t Reduce Gun Violence
By Jon Miltimore Do something. This is a response—and perhaps a natural one—to a human tragedy or crisis. We saw this response in the wake…
Biden Considers Following Trudeau’s Lead on Gun Grab
By Thomas Lambert Following Trudeau’s shocking ban on all new handgun purchases in Canada, the Biden administration announced they were considering “other executive actions” regarding…
Community Activists Reach Settlement With Marin County Sheriff for Unlawfully Sharing Drivers’ Locations with Out-Of-State and Federal Agencies
By EFF SAN FRANCISCO — Community activists in Northern California today announced a settlement in their lawsuit against the County of Marin and Marin County…
America, Meet Your New Dictator-in-Chief: The President’s Secret, Unchecked Powers
By John W. Whitehead “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have given way to permanent crisis management: to policing the planet and fighting preventative…
Playing “Hide the Hot Dog” with the Terrorist Watchlist
By Janet Phelan Trying to get off the Terrorist Watchlist — or even getting to the right person to ask how to do so —…