New York Bill Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 13, 2020) – A bill introduced in the New York Assembly would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or …
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Factions: Warnings from 8 Leading Founders
A “frightful despotism,” one of the “greatest evils,” and more. Learn what eight leading founders had to say about “factions.” Path to Liberty: July 13, 2020 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOFkJvkc_3Q?start=58&w=1280&h=720] PODCAST VERSION …
The Question Never Asked about Federal Lands
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), known as the Government Accounting Office until 2004, “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress.” It is headed by the Comptroller General of …
The Power of State Power
I recently appeared on the Kate Dalley show to talk about the power of state power. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/846992755″ params=”visual=true&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=1080&maxheight=1000&dnt=1″ width=”100%” height=”400″ iframe=”true” /] We started the conversation talking about the …
What Criminal Laws are Congress Authorized by the Constitution to Make?
Federalist supporters of the constitution repeatedly assured ratifiers that criminal law – outside a few exceptions – would be exclusively a state concern. In fact, there are just 5 categories …
Leaked Documents Reveal Extent of Law Enforcement Data Sharing
A leaked trove consisting of hundreds of gigabytes of law enforcement files and internal communication documents confirms the intertwined nature of local, state and federal policing and the extensive data-sharing …
Now in Effect: Virginia Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession Despite Federal Prohibition
RICHMOND, Va. (July 7, 2020) – On July 1, a Virginia law went into effect that decriminalizes marijuana possession despite federal prohibition. A bipartisan coalition of senators and representatives introduced …
Democrats, Republicans, and the Constitution
In July 2017, after President Donald Trump had been in office for less than six months, Congressmen Al Green (D-Calif.) and Brad Sherman (D-Tex.) introduced in the Republican-controlled U.S. House …
End Qualified Immunity from the Bottom Up
While states can’t end a federally-imposed legal fiction on their own, a new state law to reform the practice can serve as a model for getting something done. Path to …
Are (Most) Independent Agencies Unconstitutional after Seila Law v. CFPB?
I think maybe they are. On its face, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau looks modest. The Court (per Chief Justice Roberts, joined by …