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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

"Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism," by Timothy 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

"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

"Should Congress Repeal Securities Class Action Reform?," by Adam Pritchard, Policy Analysis no. 471, February 27, 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

"Is Obama's 'Prolonged Detention' American?," by Nat Hentoff, Aspen Daily News, June 17, 2009

"The "Militia Panic" of 2009," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, June 16, 2009

"O'Reilly Being Found 'Guilty by Snippet'," by Nat Hentoff, Courier-Express, June 11, 2009

"Dick Cheney Is Becoming Obama's Enabler," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, May 19, 2009

"'Thought Crimes' Bill Advances," by Nat Hentoff, RealClearPolitics.com, May 13, 2009

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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)

Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, January 6, 2006 (PDF, 81 KB)

Donald H. Rumsfeld v. Jose Padilla and Donna R. Newman, as Next Friend of Jose Padilla, Brief of Amicus Curiae, June 1, 2004 (PDF, 112 KB)

Events

"Fusion Centers: Domestic Spying or Sensible Surveillance?," June 11, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Drug Decriminalization in Portugal," April 3, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Free to Booze: The 75th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition," December 5, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case," September 11, 2007 [Book Forum]

""War on Drugs, a War on Ourselves"," August 31, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority II," by Robert A. Levy, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, February 28, 2006

"Testimony by Timothy Lynch, Executive Branch Arrests and Trials (Military Tribunals)," Cato Congressional Testimony, December 4, 2001.

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

Multimedia

"Hate Crime Laws Are Hater-Aid" featuring David Rittgers, June 30, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:29]

"Fairness Doctrines New and Old" featuring John Samples, May 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:42]

"How to Hate on Hate" featuring Timothy Lynch, May 27, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:10]

Gene Healy discusses the Gitmo detainees on BBC News 24 UK May 21, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:59]

"Obama Revives Commissions for Detainees" featuring David Rittgers, May 19, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:43]

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