I think 1998 will be a great year. It is certainly beginning the right way. On Freedom to Marry Day, the Indiana Civil Liberties Union will hold a press conference to publicly announce what I am…
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CommentsIt Could Have Happened Here
The story from Cincinnati is a familiar one: a white police officer shoots a black teenager, later found to have been unarmed, and the African-American community erupts. A curfew is imposed, and the Mayor declares that the incident will be a catalyst for ?real? review and subsequent improvement of community-police relations.
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A Piecemeal Federalism
The recent Supreme Court term has ended with a flurry of decisions, some of which can only be characterized, charitably, as "troubling." Others reaffirmed long-standing constitutional principles or–as in the internet indecency case– applied those…
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Promoting Public Safety
Is the criminal justice system broken? And if the answer is yes, how do we fix it?
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When is Public Private?
What is the difference between “public” and “private”? And more importantly, why does it matter?
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