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Timothy Lynch
Director, Project on Criminal Justice
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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E-Mail: tlynch@cato.org
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.
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 Timothy 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 Timothy 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.
Articles and Newsletters
"The Case Against Plea Bargaining," Regulation, Vol. 26, issue 3 (2003).
"Review Essay: The Enterprise of Law," Cato Journal, Vol. 12, issue 1 (1992).
Opinion and Commentary
"Protection Racket," National Review (Online), May 23, 2008
"Stop the Demagoguery," Legal Times, September 3, 2007
"Hate This," National Review (Online), May 3, 2007
"Gonzales Must Go," Cato.org, May 2, 2007
"Big Win for 2nd Amendment," Human Events, March 12, 2007
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"'The Police Became a Mob'," June 26, 2009
"Kristof: Drugs Won the War," June 15, 2009
"Should Judges 'Have the Back' of Police Officers?," June 10, 2009
"More on Sotomayor," June 5, 2009
"Fusion Centers," June 4, 2009
Legal Briefs
Safford Unified School District No.1 v. Redding, April 2, 2009 (PDF, 2 MB)
Al-Marri v. Commander Daniel Spagone, U.S.N., Consolidated Naval Brig, January 29, 2009 (PDF, 175 KB)
Boumediene v. Bush, August 29, 2007 (PDF, 139 KB)
Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, July 28, 2006 (PDF, 364 KB)
Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, January 6, 2006 (PDF, 81 KB)
Events
"Federal Drug Policy: Time to Shift Priorities," July 7, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Fusion Centers: Domestic Spying or Sensible Surveillance?," June 11, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Drug Decriminalization in Portugal," April 3, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"The Politics and Science of Medical Marijuana," March 17, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Gun Control on Trial," November 24, 2008 [Book Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
"The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007," Congressional Testimony, April 17, 2007.
"Executive Branch Arrests and Trials (Military Tribunals)," Congressional Testimony, December 4, 2001.
"The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999," Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, May 11, 1999.
Multimedia
"How to Hate on Hate" featuring Timothy Lynch, May 27, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:10]
"Ending the 'War on Drugs'" featuring Timothy Lynch, May 15, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:59]
"Obama on Civil Liberties and the Drug War" featuring Timothy Lynch, November 11, 2008 [Flash Audio, 00:00]
Timothy Lynch reviews the FBI's first 100 years. September 25, 2008 [Flash Video, 09:15]
Timothy Lynch discusses civil liberties after 9/11 on CBS WUSA's News 9 September 11, 2008 [Flash Video, 01:52]