Law and Legal Issues

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement

Studies

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

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

"The Illegitimate War on Drugs," by Roger Pilon, After Prohibition, (2000).

"'We Own the Night': Amadou Diallo's Deadly Encounter With New York City's Street Crimes Unit," by Tim Lynch, Cato Briefing Paper no. 56, March 31, 2000.

"Warrior Cops: The Ominous Growth of Paramilitarism in American Police Departments," by Diane Cecelia Weber, Cato Briefing Paper no. 50, August 26, 1999.

"In Defense of the Exclusionary Rule," by Timothy Lynch, Cato Policy Analysis no. 319, October 1, 1998.

"The 1995 Crime Bills: Is the GOP the Party of Liberty and Limited Government?" by Jarett B. Decker, Cato Policy Analysis no. 229, June 1, 1995.

"Polluting Our Principles: Environmental Prosecutions and the Bill of Rights," by Timothy Lynch, Cato Policy Analysis no. 223, April 20, 1995.

"Prison Blues: How America's Foolish Sentencing Policies Endanger Public Safety," by David Kopel, Cato Policy Analysis no. 208, May 17, 1994.

"A Society of Suspects: The War on Drugs and Civil Liberties," by Professor Steven Wisotsky, Cato Policy Analysis no. 180, October 2, 1992.

Books

Jury Nullification: The Evolution of a Doctrine, by Clay S. Conrad (1998).

Opinion and Commentary

"Not Spitzer's Job," by Alan Reynolds, the Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2004.

"Reno is Back," by Tim Lynch, Nationalreview.com, September 5, 2001.

"Verdicts on Jurors (Some are Civil)," by Tim Lynch, the New York Times, August 10, 2001.

"The End of Liberty: Supreme Injustice," by Tim Lynch, Nationalreview.com, April 25, 2001.

"Traffic," by Tim Lynch, February 15, 2001

"War No More: The Folly and Futility of Drug Prohibition," by Tim Lynch, National Review, February 5, 2001.

"Databases Ripe for Abuse," by Tim Lynch, USA Today, August 21, 2000.

"The Rule of Law vs. Police Beating," by Tim Lynch, the Wall Street Journal, letter to the editor, July 25, 2000.

"Rogue Cops in Philly? An Independent Counsel Should Find Out," by Tim Lynch, Nationalreview.com, July 14, 2000.

"Have We Executed the Innocent?" by Tim Lynch, the Wall Street Journal, letter to the editor, May 17, 2000.

"All Locked Up," by Tim Lynch, the Washington Post, February 20, 2000.

"Criminal Theory," by Tim Lynch, the Weekly Standard, letter to the editor, February 14, 2000.

"We All Lose When Judges Overreach," by Tim Lynch, the Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2000.

"Big Issue in Diallo: Accountability of Cops," by Tim Lynch, the Wall Street Journal, letter to the editor, January 19, 2000.

"Practice Pointer," by Tim Lynch, the Champion Magazine, January 2000.

"Judge vs. Jury," by Tim Lynch, California Lawyer, January 2000.

"Handling Hate Crimes: Congress Shouldn't Add to Errors by Federalizing More Crime," by Timothy Lynch, Denver Rocky Mountain News, August 29, 1999.

"Reassessing the Exclusionary Rule," by Timothy Lynch, the Champion Magazine, December 1998.

"Trial by Jury," by Clay S. Conrad, December 9, 1998.

"Drug War is Slowly Diluting Constitutional Safeguards," by Timothy Lynch, Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 2, 1998.

"Another Drug War Casualty," by Timothy Lynch, November 30, 1998.

"Judicial Remedies for Prisoners’ Rights," by Roger Pilon, letter to the editor, the Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1998.

"Should We Amend the Constitution to Protect Victims’ Rights?" by Roger Pilon, Insight magazine, August 31, 1998.

"Like Prohibition, the Drug War is Doomed to Fail," by Timothy Lynch, the Washington Times, letter to the editor, March 12, 1998.

"No More Wacos," by Timothy Lynch, book review, the Champion Magazine, January-February 1998.

"Prosecutors Must Not Act as Legislators," by Timothy Lynch, ABA Journal, December 1996.

"Rethinking the Petty Offense Doctrine," by Timothy Lynch, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, December 1994.

"A Businessman Stands Up for His Rights," by Timothy Lynch, Wall Street Journal, September 6, 1994.

"Ignorance of the Law: Sometimes a Valid Defense," by Timothy Lynch, Legal Times, April 4, 1994.

"U.S. Crime-Fighting Role Is Still Too Large," by Timothy Lynch, letter to the editor, National Law Journal, December 27, 1993.

"Protecting Ourselves from Felons--and Prosecutors," by Timothy Lynch, letter to the editor, the Washington Times, November 24, 1993.

"Trial by Jury Isn't a Luxury," by Timothy Lynch, the Washington Post, October 17, 1993.

"Weinberg's Right to Be Tried by a Judge Instead of a Jury," by Timothy Lynch, the Wall Street Journal, December 9, 1992.

From the Cato Handbook for Congress

"The Ominous Powers of Federal Law Enforcement," by Timothy Lynch, Chapter 17, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 106th Congress, (1999).

"Crime," by Timothy Lynch, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 105th Congress, (1997).

Congressional Testimony and Speeches

" 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.

"The Medical Marihuana Referenda Movement in America: Federalism Implications," Roger Pilon, Congressional Testimony, October 1, 1997.

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