Defending the Indefensible
Here is a letter to the St. Petersburg Times: Sue Carlton is absolutely right to point out the importance of why those who commit the most unforgivable and horrendous acts deserve to be defended like...
View ArticleThe Due Process Free Killing of American Citizen Anwar al-Awlaki
Earlier today US officials announced that, after many failed attempts, American born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a drone strike in Yemen. Despite the fact that he was never indicted for a...
View ArticleGovernment Secrecy and a Real Death Panel
In light of the recent drone strike that killed alleged terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, Reuters is reporting that a secret panel of senior government officials has the power to place individuals on a kill...
View ArticleACLU Seeks Answers Regarding the Due Process Free Killings of American Citizens
In the wake of targeted drone strikes that killed three American citizens in Yemen a few weeks back, the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking to compel the federal government to turn...
View ArticleRand Paul, Best Senator by a Long Shot, Defends Bill of Rights
Watch Sen. Paul (R-KY) vigilantly defend the ‘quaint notion’ of due process rights under the Constitution against those who continue to erode what’s left of our civil liberties: (h/t Lucy Steigerwald)
View ArticleKilling U.S. Citizens With Care
George Washington Law Professor Jonathan Turley pulls no punches in reacting to Attorney General Eric Holder’s speech on Monday that sought to justify the due process free targeted assassination...
View ArticleJudge Andrew Napolitano on What Constitutes a Fair Trial
The Napster has a great piece up at Reason. Here is the opening paragraph, but I strongly suggest you read the entire article. The trial of the alleged masterminds of 9/11, which began last week at the...
View ArticleJudge Napolitano on Freedom Dying
Here’s a snippet from the Napster’s latest Reason piece, but the entire article is well worth reading: What if Memorial Day reminds us of times when we had more freedom? What if freedom is dying right...
View ArticleJudge Napolitano on Obama’s Secret Kill List
The Napster’s new Reason column maintains, “The essence of our values is the rule of law, not the rule of presidents.” The leader of the government regularly sits down with his senior generals and...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of State’s Controversial Drug...
Dating back about 400 years is the bedrock common law principle of criminal law that a crime essentially consists of two elements — the guilty act itself (actus reus) and the guilty mind of the...
View ArticleMore Asset Forfeiture Abuse in Florida
I previously covered an instance of civil asset forfeiture abuse in Bal Harbour, FL. Recently, there’s been allegations of abuse of state forfeiture funds by the South Miami Chief of Police. The Miami...
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