Posted by David Rittgers on May 20, 2010
By David Rittgers
First, they came for the sex offenders. I am not a sex offender, but I opposed the civil commitment of sex offenders by the federal government because it is not an activity within the enumerated powers of Congress. The Supreme Court decided otherwise in Comstock, with the exception of Justices Thomas and Scalia.
Next, they will [...]
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Tags: civil liberties, Comstock, Counterterrorism, Foreign Policy and National Security, habeas corpus petitions, jack goldsmith, joseph lieberman, justice antonin scalia, justice clarence thomas, Law and Civil Liberties, Lindsey Graham, national security court, neal katyal, preventive detention, Scott Brown, Senator John McCain, terrorism | 
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Posted by Ilya Shapiro on May 20, 2010
By Ilya Shapiro
Just as Tuesday’s primary elections were good news for libertarians, they were bad news for Elena Kagan. Now that Arlen Specter (D-R-D-PA) will never again face an electorate, we will be able to see his true colors, whatever they are – this should be interesting! — on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), assuming she [...]
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Tags: arlen specter, blanche lincoln, elena kagan, ken klukowski, Law and Civil Liberties, rand paul, Scott Brown, second amendment, tea parties, Trey Grayson | No Comments »
Posted by David Rittgers on May 19, 2010
By David Rittgers
The attempted Times Square bombing prompted Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Scott Brown (R-MA) to propose that anyone suspected of providing material support, as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 2339A, to State Department-listed terrorist groups be stripped of their citizenship. As Julian Sanchez points out, existing law provides for expatriation for a number of reasons, [...]
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Tags: Counterterrorism, Foreign Policy and National Security, joseph lieberman, Law and Civil Liberties, material support of terrorism, military commissions, Scott Brown, terrorism, terrorist expatriation act, times square bombing | No Comments »
