Gun Control on the Ropes
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Amidst the clamor for justice system reforms in the wake of violence from protestors and police alike comes a radical idea: the gun…
The ‘Whiplash-Inducing Messaging’ on Social Distancing and Protests
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. After more than a week of what are now global protests against police brutality, the obvious question is: weren’t we all supposed to…
Tackling the Problem of Overcriminalization
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Lurking in the background of the unrest gripping parts of the country this week is an old story that needs to be brought…
‘We Don’t Have Law and Order’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. After the peaceful protests ended in many cities, the rioting began. It wasn’t just graffiti and burning dumpsters. But it was also businesses,…
Judge Willett on the ‘Kudzu-Like Creep of the Modern Immunity Regime’
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Federal appeals court Judge Don Willett was long noted for his pithy and pointed opinions while a member of the Texas Supreme Court….
Justice Begins When ‘Qualified Immunity’ Ends
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck has been arrested and charged with 3rd-degree murder, but it’s just the first…
Arizona Democrats Torpedo Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Several state legislatures have begun reforming civil asset forfeiture laws. The intent: end the abuses such laws create for cash-starved law enforcement agencies….
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges DeVos Effort to Strengthen Rights of the Accused
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The American Civil Liberties Unions has joined a number of other organizations suing to block U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ planned changes…
Chicago Mayor Threatens to Arrest Those who Violate Stay-at-Home Order
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned residents to stay off the streets and obey the strict stay-at-home orders or face possible fines and arrest….
Sotomayor Lone Dissenter as Police Powers Increased
Article from Law & Crime by Colin Kalmbacher. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored the lone and blistering dissent in an opinion which increased the power of police officers to conduct vehicle…