Feds Have Seized More Than $2 Billion From Travelers at Airports
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A new report from the Institute for Justice found that the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border patrol, among other agencies,…
Miami-Dade County Issuing $100 Fines for Failing to Follow Mask Mandate
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Law enforcement in Miami-Dade County in Florida is writing civil citations to individuals who fail to wear face coverings in public. Local officials…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Case Where Cops Destroyed Private Residence
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a case from Colorado, wherein 2015, police officers in the Denver suburb of…
De Blasio Mobilizes NYC Regulators and Law Enforcement to go After…Fireworks
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio has turned his attention from welding shut the gates to city playgrounds to confronting that other great…
Supreme Court Dodges Qualified Immunity Cases
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments in a series of cases dealing with qualified immunity – the court-invented rule shielding government…
The Federal Government’s Army of Agents
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. One item that drew notice during the protests in Washington, D.C. was the large number of unidentified law enforcement personnel used for crowd…
‘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,…
Veterans Administration Buying Riot Gear as Part of Coronavirus Response
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The federal government is quietly spending more money on security services and equipment, including issuing contracts for such items as “police gear, disposable…
Wolf Calls PA County Leaders Cowards for Reopening
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is locked in a fight with several counties that have declared themselves open for business, defying Wolf’s phased…
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….