James Otis: The Founding Father of the Fourth Amendment
by Gary M. Galles February 5 marks the birth of the American who had the greatest hand in what became the 4th Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures – James ...
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Tennessee Bills Would Effectively End Federal Asset Forfeiture Program in the State
By: Mike Maharrey NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2019) – Bills introduced in the Tennessee legislature would create a process to determine whether there is probable cause before proceeding with asset ...
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Shut Down the TSA!
by Ron Paul Hard as it is to believe, airline travel recently became even more unpleasant. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees being required to work without pay for the duration ...
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The USMCA “Trade Agreement” violates our Constitution and sets up Global Government
By Publius Huldah On November 30, 2018, President Trump, along with the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of Mexico, signed the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) “Trade Agreement”. “Trade” is ...
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Details of Fusion Center Surveillance Revealed
By: Joe Wolverton, II The federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is silently and gradually converting local police agencies into regional subdivisions of the surveillance state. Typically, we get only ...
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Marshall, the Dartmouth College Case, and Originalism
by Carson Holloway Two hundred years ago this week, the Supreme Court issued its now famous ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward. Writing for the Court, John Marshall defended the ...
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Appeals Court: Police Don’t Need Reason to Put You on a Suspicious Person List
By: jprivate Day by day, year by year, our justice system proves the Constitution has essentially become worthless. Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled that police do not need ...
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What Is Originalism?
By: Rob Natelson When President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, it was widely claimed he was appointing “originalists.” What is an originalist? Although originalists ...
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Government Exceptions to the 4th Amendment; Where are they?
by KrisAnne Hall, JD Judges these days seem just fine with allowing the government exceptions to the 4th Amendment. That doesn’t surprise me, I went to law school. So its ...
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A look at Washington Gun Control Laws & Those Who Will Defend Your Rights
by KrisAnne Hall, JD In 2018 the people of the State of Washington voted to infringe upon the rights of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. We know ...
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