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Timothy Lynch
Director, Project on Criminal Justice
Under the direction of Tim Lynch, Cato's Project on Criminal Justice has become a leading voice in support of the Bill of Rights and civil liberties. His research interests include the war on terrorism, drug policy, the federalization of crime, the militarization of police tactics, and gun control. In 2000, he served on the National Committee to Prevent Wrongful Executions. Since joining Cato in 1991, Lynch has published articles in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, ABA Journal, and the National Law Journal. He has been seen on such television programs as the Lehrer Newshour, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, and C-SPAN's Washington Journal. Lynch has also filed several amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in pending cases involving constitutional rights. He is the editor of the book After Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century. Lynch is a 1990 graduate of the Marquette University School of Law and is a member of the Wisconsin and District of Columbia bars.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: tlynch@cato.org
Speaking Topics
- Constitutional Issues
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforecment
- Drug Prohibition
- Environmental Law and Regulation
- Federalism
- Federalization of Crime
- Police Tactics and Misconduct
- Prosecutorial Abuses
- 4th Amendment (search and seizure)
Selected Media Appearances
Tim Lynch discusses the PATRIOT Act in a Cato Capitol Hill Forum. [Real Media]
Timothy Lynch discusses National ID cards on CNN Moneyline. [Real Media or Windows Media]
Timothy Lynch discusses the Robert Mueller nomination for FBI director on PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. [Real Media]
Published Works by Timothy Lynch
Books
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2003-2004 Timothy Lynch, co-editor and contributor (2004)
Cato Supreme Court Review: 2001-2002 Timothy Lynch, co-editor and contributor (2002)
After Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century (2000).
Studies
"Power and Liberty in Wartime," Chapter by Timothy Lynch from Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003.
"A Grand Façade: How the Grand Jury Was Captured by Government," by W. Thomas Dillard, Stephen R. Johnson, and Timothy Lynch, Cato Policy Analysis No. 476, May 15, 2003.
"Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism," Cato Policy Analysis No. 443, June 26, 2002.
"An Eerie Efficiency," Cato Supreme Court Review: 2001-2002, pp. 171-186
"No Confidence: An Unofficial Account of the Waco Incident," Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 395, April 9, 2001.
"We Own the Night": Amadou Diallo's Deadly Encounter With New York City's Street Crimes Unit," Cato Institute Briefing Paper No. 56, March 31, 2000.
"In Defense of the Exclusionary Rule," Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 319, October 1, 1998.
"Dereliction of Duty: The Constitutional Record of President Clinton," Cato Institute Policy Analysis no. 271, March 31, 1997.
"Polluting Our Principles: Environmental Prosecutions and the Bill of Rights," Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 223, April 20, 1995.
Congressional Testimony and Speeches
"Executive Branch Arrests and Trials (Military Tribunals)," Congressional Testimony (December 4, 2001).
"The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999," Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, May 11, 1999.
Opinion and Commentary
"Here Comes the Judge From Fox," a book review from the American Spectator, February 17, 2005.
"The Patriot Act," Chapter 19 of the Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th edition.
"The War on Drugs," Chapter 24 of the Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th edition..
"National ID Cards," Chapter 27 of the Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th edition.
"Changing of the Gavel: Supreme Court Decision Gives Bush Historic Chance to Reshape Federal Sentencing System," the Legal Times, January 24, 2005.
"Cooperate, Or Else!" Reason.com, June 25, 2004.
"Hamdi and Habeas Corpus," A Cato Commentary, the Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2004.
"Is It a Crime to Keep Quiet?" A Cato Daily Commentary, March 24, 2004.
"Is it Becoming a Crime to Keep Quiet? Court Will Decide," A Cato Commentary, The Chicago Sun-Times, March 22, 2004.
"Cooperate -- Or Else!" A Cato Daily Commentary, March 22, 2004.
"The Case Against Plea Bargaining," Regulation Magazine 26:3, Fall 2003, pp. 4.
"The O.J. Simpson Case and the War on Terrorism," A Cato Daily Commentary, October 10, 2003. This article was published in Reason, October 6, 2003.
"More Surveillance Equals Less Liberty," A Cato Commentary, The Hill, October 3, 2003.
"Letting Guard Down Would Allow Bush to Take Away Rights and Liberties for Good," A Cato Commentary, The Detroit News, September 15, 2003.
"Cato vs. DOJ, Round 2," A Cato Daily Commentary, September 10, 2003.
"Patriotic Questions," A Cato Commentary, NRO, August 21, 2003.
"In '48 Crash, the U.S. Hid Behind National Security," A Cato Daily Commentary, June 30, 2003. This article was published in the Washington Post, June 22, 2003.
"The Paper Chase," A Cato Daily Commentary, January 10, 2003. This article was published in Forbes Magazine, January 20, 2003.
"The War on Drugs," Chapter 17 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.
"National ID Cards and Military Tribunals," Chapter 13 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.
"Remember Ruby Ridge," A Cato Daily Commentary, National Review Online, August 21, 2002.
"Hanging on to Liberty," A Cato Commentary, Scripps-Howard, August 2002. This article also appeared in The Argus on September 10, 2002.
"Blocking the Medi-Pot Defense," A Cato Commentary, LA Daily Journal, July 26, 2002.
"Military Tribunals No Answer," A Cato Commentary, USAToday.com, December 11, 2001.
"She's Baaaaack! Florida Beware," by Timothy Lynch, A Cato Commentary, National Review Online, September 5, 2001.
"The End of Liberty," National Review Online, April 25, 2001.
"Back to Waco," by Kathryn Jean Lopez, An interview with Timothy Lynch, National Review Online, April 18, 2001.
"Unwilling Conscripts in the Drug War," A Cato Daily Commentary, March 22, 2001.
"Traffic," A Cato Daily Commentary, February 15, 2001.
"War No More: The Folly and Futility of Drug Prohibition," National Review, February 5, 2001.
"Databases Ripe for Abuse: Opposing View," USA Today , August 21, 2000
"Rogue Cops in Philly?" A Cato Commentary, July 14, 2000. This article originally appeared in National Review Online.
"All Locked Up," Washington Post, February 20, 2000
"We All Lose When Judges Overreach," Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2000.
"Big Issue in Diallo: Accountability of Cops," Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2000.
"Judge vs. Jury," California Lawyer, January, 2000.
"Practice Pointer," Champion, January, 2000.
"A Clear Head on Drugs," Washington Times, October 24, 1999.
"Handling 'Hate Crimes,'" Denver Rocky Mountain News, August 29, 1999.
"The Ominous Powers of Federal Law Enforcement," in Cato Handbook for Congress (1999)
"No More Wacos," book review essay, Champion, January, 1999.
"Another Drug War Casualty," Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 30, 1998
" Beware of the "Public Nuisance" Lawsuit," Regulation Magazine 21:3, 1998, pp. 1.
"Beware: Your Rights Could Be Crimes (Part I)," Regulation Magazine 20:3, 1997.
"Beware: Your Rights Could Be Crimes (Part II)," Regulation Magazine 20:4, 1997.
"The Gloves Are Off: States v. Feds," Regulation Magazine 20:1, 1997.
"Prosecutors Must Not Act as Legislators," ABA Journal, December, 1997.
"Crime," in Cato Handbook for Congress (1997).
"A Businessman Stands Up For His Rights," Wall Street Journal, September 6, 1994.
"Rethinking the Petty Offense Doctrine," Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Fall, 1994.
"Ignorance of the Law: Sometimes a Valid Defense," Legal Times, April 6, 1994.
"Trial By Jury Isn't a Luxury," Washington Post, October 17, 1993.
"'Playing by the Rules': Not That Easy," New York Times, March 28, 1993.
"Weinberger's Right to Be Tried by a Judge Instead of a Jury," Wall Street Journal, December 9, 1992.
"The Enterprise of Law," Bruce L. Benson, book review by Timothy Lynch, Cato Journal Vol. 12 No. 1 (Spring/Summer 1992)
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