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Civil Liberties

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Books and Book Chapters

In the Name of Justice, edited by Timothy Lynch (February 2009).

"Civil Liberties and Terrorism," Chapter 27, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Electronic Surveillance," Chapter 28, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"National ID Systems," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Countering Terrorism," Chapter 46, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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Cato Studies

"Abolish the Department of Homeland Security," by David Rittgers, Policy Analysis no. 683, September 8, 2011

"Leashing the Surveillance State: How to Reform Patriot Act Surveillance Authorities," by Julian Sanchez, Policy Analysis no. 675, May 16, 2011

"Attack of the Utility Monsters: The New Threats to Free Speech," by Jason Kuznicki, Policy Analysis no. 652, November 16, 2009

"Fairness 2.0: Media Content Regulation in the 21st Century," by Robert Corn-Revere, Policy Analysis no. 651, November 10, 2009

"Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism," by Tim Lynch, Briefing Paper no. 98, September 6, 2006

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Articles and Newsletters

"An Endangered Native Species: The First Amendment," by Nat Hentoff, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2009.

"HIPAA and the Criminalization of American Medicine," by Grace-Marie Turner, Cato Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring/Summer 2002.

"The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice," by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton, book review by Harvey A. Silverglate, Cato Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, Fall 2000.

"Political Influence and the Internal Revenue Service," by Jim F. Couch, Keith Atkinson, Tommie Singleton, and Pete M. Williams, Cato Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, Fall 1999.

"An Institutional Explanation for Corruption of Criminal Justice Officials," Bruce L. Benson, Cato Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring/Summer 1998.

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Opinion and Commentary

"This Is Happening in America?," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, May 2, 2012

"Citizens Resist King Obama," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, April 25, 2012

"The Main Issue in the 2012 Election," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, April 18, 2012

"We Can't Hide from the National Security Agency," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, April 11, 2012

"Hunger Games Doesn't Fit TSA's Dystopian Vision," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, April 10, 2012

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Legal Briefs

United States v. Jones, October 3, 2011 (PDF, 191 KB)

Barnes v. Zaccari, April 11, 2011 (PDF, 259 KB)

Sorrell v. IMS Health, March 25, 2011 (PDF, 198 KB)

Palmer v. Waxahachie Independent School District, November 5, 2009 (PDF, 131 KB)

Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, September 18, 2009 (PDF, 4 MB)

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Events

"FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America," January 17, 2012 [Book Forum]

"Ending the Global War on Drugs," November 15, 2011 [Conference]

"Is Liberty Losing Ground in America?," October 27, 2011 [Book Forum]

"The New Assault on Free Speech," June 15, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State," March 10, 2010 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act," Julian Sanchez, Congressional Testimony, March 9, 2011.

"Florida's Implementation of the Federal Real ID Act of 2005," by Jim Harper, Testimony, February 24, 2011.

"Performance of the DC One Card Program," by Jim Harper, Testimony, October 9, 2009.

"Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority II," by Robert A. Levy, Testimony, United States Senate, February 28, 2006

"Executive Branch Arrests and Trials (Military Tribunals)," by Timothy Lynch, Testimony, December 4, 2001.

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Multimedia

Media Highlights - Radio Julian Sanchez discusses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on FNR's The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp (May 8, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 07:46]

Daily Podcast Securing Liberty in China featuring Mao Yushi (May 3, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 05:22]

Events Barack Obama: Civil Liberties Nightmare featuring Gene Healy (March 28, 2012) [Events, 01:00:23]

Daily Podcast The Story of Lawrence v. Texas featuring Dale Carpenter (March 22, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 11:46]

Daily Podcast The Secret Law of the Patriot Act featuring Julian Sanchez (March 19, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 12:19]

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