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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

"Surveillance Can't Make Us Secure," by Julian Sanchez, Nation, January 29, 2010

"Do You Care Newly Elected Senator Is for Waterboarding?," by Nat Hentoff, Zanesville Times Recorder, January 28, 2010

"Is the U.S. Getting Rid of Laws of War?," by Nat Hentoff, Zanesville Times Recorder, January 21, 2010

"George W. Obama," by Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, January 12, 2010

"Ali Hussein Sibat Must Not Be Executed," by Raja M. Kamal and Tom G. Palmer, Daily Star (Lebanon), December 30, 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

Julian Sanchez evaluates the Patriot Act. January 12, 2010 [Flash Video, 08:26]

"Shoes, Undies and Airplane Security" featuring Jim Harper, January 7, 2010 [Flash Audio, 06:49]

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

Tom G. Palmer on the rule of law. December 8, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:33]

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

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