The feds apparently believe that the First Amendment has some holes in it for the speech that the government hates and fears, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Free Speech & the Department of Political Justice
Category: Constitution
Pro-Palestine Students, Faculty Sue UC Santa Cruz
The lawsuit seeks to “vindicate the fundamental democratic and constitutional rights to free speech, free assembly, and due process against overreach by university authorities.”
Anti-Genocide Students Are Back
Sustained pushback against campus repression will be essential to upholding the right to protest as guaranteed by the First Amendment, writes Norman Solomon.
The Right to be Left Alone
Privacy is the most violated of personal rights, writes Andrew P. Napolitano, as government agents evade the natural right to privacy and pretend the Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to them.
When Presidents Kill
History is littered with examples of tyrants using the powers of the state to kill for no moral purpose, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Scott Ritter: The FBI’s Raid on Peace
Maybe the F.B.I. thought I would be intimidated by the raid, and opt to remain silent out of fear of generating unwanted attention. But all it really accomplished that day was to execute a raid on peace, the author says.
The FBI ‘Visits’ Scott Ritter
Andrew P. Napolitano on the Patriot Act’s destruction of the Fourth Amendment wall between law enforcement and spying.
Assange Is Free: Here’s What He’s Given Us
Contrary to U.S. government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: US Postal Service’s Attack on Privacy
Somehow, a quasi-government agency that spies on individuals with no probable cause or due process, in a haphazard manner that offers no recourse for the people being targeted, doesn’t seem constitutional.
Assange Celebrations Mixed With Rebukes of White House
Press-freedom advocates this week flagged the damage done by the U.S. government’s pursuit of a journalist who helped expose state secrets and evidence of war crimes.