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In light of two controversial 5-4 Supreme Court decisions this week, Matt is reminded of Jeffrey Toobin's point that "In every major case since he became the nation’s seventeenth Chief Justice, Roberts has sided with the prosecution over the defendant, the state over the condemned,...

A Refreshing Contrast

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On June 1, 2009

Sonia Sotomayor's record on protecting people from needlessly degrading searches is certainly considerably more encouraging than that of the previous nominee. Unfortunately, this will probably be too late to help.

Indefensible

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On March 2, 2009

I can't add much to what Greenwald says here and Wheeler argues here, but the Obama administration's use of Yoovian theories of arbitrary executive authority are indeed appalling.

Undermining Civil Liberties For A Futile Policy

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On January 18, 2009
As part of a comprehensive look at the costs of the War On (Some Classes of People Who Use Some) Drugs, Radley Balko notes that it's where civil liberties go to die:“The Fourth Amendment has been virtually repealed by court decisions,” Yale law professor Steven...

"Seven Years Is Enough."

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On November 21, 2008

Judge Richard Leon -- an appointee of George W. Bush -- issued a major ruling following the wake of the Supreme Court's Boumediene decision yesterday, ordering five Guantanamo detainees released.

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