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Books and Book Chapters

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

"Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution," Chapter 3, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Tort and Class-Action Reform," Chapter 11, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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

"The War on Drugs," Chapter 33, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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Cato Studies

"Drug Decriminalization in Portugal:
Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies," by Glenn Greenwald, White Paper, April 2, 2009

"Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America," by Radley Balko, White Paper, July 17, 2006

"Don't Resurrect the Law of the Sea Treaty," by Doug Bandow, Policy Analysis no. 552, October 13, 2005

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

"A Grand Façade: How the Grand Jury Was Captured by Government," by W. Thomas Dillard, Stephen R. Johnson and Tim Lynch, Policy Analysis no. 476, May 13, 2003

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Articles and Newsletters

"Politics and Corporate Crime Legislation,", by Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Regulation, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring 2004.

"Overextending the Criminal Law," by Erik Luna, Cato Policy Report, November/December 2003.

"Make the Terrorists Do the Profiling," by Penn Jillette, Regulation vol. 25, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1.

"The Problem of Lemons and Why We Must Retain Juvenile Crime Records," by T. Markus Funk and Daniel D. Polsby, Cato Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring/Summer 1998.

Opinion and Commentary

"Be a Good Victim," by David Rittgers, National Review (Online), October 22, 2009

"Expanding Double Jeopardy," by David Rittgers, National Review (Online), August 7, 2009

"Hate Crime Bill Goes against Constitution," by Nat Hentoff, Pasadena Star News, July 30, 2009

"Hate Crime Legislation Would Backfire," by David Rittgers, Christian Science Monitor, July 10, 2009

"The Consequences of the Culture of Death," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator (Online), June 29, 2009

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Legal Briefs

United States v. Comstock, November 4, 2009 (PDF, 155 KB)

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

Graham v. Florida; Sullivan v. Florida, September 18, 2009 (PDF, 209 KB)

Alvarez v. Smith, August 4, 2009 (PDF, 182 KB)

Baylor v. United States, June 11, 2008 (PDF, 114 KB)

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Events

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

"4th Annual Constitution Day Conference," September 21, 2005 [Conference]

"Is American Liberty Imperiled?," December 14, 2004 [Book Forum]

"Blakely’s Wake: Should the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Be Saved or Scrapped?," August 26, 2004 [Policy Forum]

"The Law and Politics of Medical Marijuana ," March 27, 2001 [Policy Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Concerning The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (H.R. 1966); The Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act (H.R. 3630)," by Harvey Silvergate, Congressional Testimony, September 30, 2009.

"Over-Criminalization of Conduct/Over-Federalization of Criminal Law," by Timothy Lynch, Congressional Testimony, July 22, 2009.

" The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999," Timothy Lynch, Congressional Testimony, May 11, 1999.

"A Constitutional Amendment to Protect the Rights of Crime Victims," Roger Pilon, Congressional Testimony, April 28, 1998.

"Proposed Hate Crime Legislation," Timothy Lynch, Testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, May 10, 1997.

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Multimedia

Harvey Silverglate discusses problems of modern criminal law. November 13, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:30]

"Three Felonies a Day" featuring Harvey Silverglate, October 2, 2009 [Flash Audio, 13:11]

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

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

Tad DeHaven discusses privatizing prisons CNBC's Street Signs August 20, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:28]

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