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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, overcriminalization, the drug war, the militarization of police tactics, and gun control. In 2000, he served on the National Committee to Prevent Wrongful Executions. Lynch has also filed several amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving constitutional rights. He is the editor of In the Name of Justice: Leading Experts Reexamine the Classic Article "The Aims of the Criminal Law" and After Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century. 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 appeared on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, Fox's The O'Reilly Factor, and C-SPAN's Washington Journal. Lynch is a member of the Wisconsin, District of Columbia, and Supreme Court bars. He earned both a B.S. and a J.D. from Marquette University.

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Books and Book Chapters

In the Name of Justice: Leading Experts Reexamine the Classic Article "The Aims of the Criminal Law", editor (2009).

"Civil Liberties and Terrorism," Chapter 27 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.

"The War on Drugs," Chapter 33 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.

"One Cheer for United States v. Booker," Chapter 10 of the Cato Supreme Court Review, 2004-2005 Timothy Lynch, co-editor and contributor (2005)

"A Smooth Transition: Crime, Federalism, and the GOP," Chapter 15 of The Republican Revolution 10 Years Later.

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Cato Studies

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

"Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush," by Gene Healy and Tim Lynch, White Paper, May 1, 2006.

"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.

"Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism," Policy Analysis no. 443, June 26, 2002.

"No Confidence: An Unofficial Account of the Waco Incident," Policy Analysis no. 395, April 9, 2001.

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