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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

"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

"Deployed in the U.S.A.: The Creeping Militarization of the Home Front," by Gene Healy, Policy Analysis no. 503, December 17, 2003

"Back Door to Prohibition: The New War on Social Drinking," by Radley Balko, Policy Analysis no. 501, December 5, 2003

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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

"Unfree to Worship," by Doug Bandow, National Interest (Online), November 30, 2009

"Obama's Extra-Judicial Killers Subvert American Values," by Nat Hentoff, Milford Daily News, November 24, 2009

"Letter to the Editor: Equal rights? Not quite...," by Nat Hentoff, Washington Post, October 30, 2009

"Obama Moves to Protect, Rather Than Fix, Patriot Act," by Nat Hentoff, Metro West Daily News, October 27, 2009

"The Patriot Act: Looking Back to 2001," by Julian Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2009

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Legal Briefs

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

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

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, July 31, 2009 (PDF, 155 KB)

Safford Unified School District No.1 v. Redding, April 2, 2009 (PDF, 2 MB)

Al-Marri v. Spagone, January 29, 2009 (PDF, 175 KB)

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Events

"The USA Patriot Act: Renew, Revise, or Repeal?," December 3, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice," December 1, 2009 [Book Forum]

"The Criminalization of (Almost) Everything," October 1, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Assessing the Options: REAL ID, PASS ID, or No National ID at All," July 24, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Fusion Centers: Domestic Spying or Sensible Surveillance?," June 11, 2009 [Policy Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"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.

"A Victims' Rights Amendment," by Roger Pilon, Testimony, April 16, 1997.

Multimedia

"Obama's Patriot Act Duplicity" featuring Julian Sanchez, December 8, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:14]

Julian Sanchez discusses the anniversary of the Patriot Act on WTIC's Mornings with Ray Dunaway October 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:01]

Tim Lynch discusses hosts the Cato book event "Three Felonies a Day" on C-SPAN October 1, 2009 [Flash Video, 11:49]

"Obama Wants to Keep Patriot Act Powers" featuring Julian Sanchez, September 18, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:36]

"Watching the Detectives (on Screen)" featuring Radley Balko, September 15, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:13]

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