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Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders Pretends Prisoners Are Patients: The Practice Evades Constitutional Constraints by Casting Punishment and Preventive Detention As Treatment Feb. 10, 2021
"It was my understanding that I was to do the treatment, then be released," says Mike Whipple, who r... Read More
Victims and Survivors Feb. 04, 2021
It has been more than 40 years since the man held an ice pick to my throat. "Push over. Shut up or I... Read More
The Constitutionality of Trump's Impeachment Trial Is Not 'Crystal Clear': There Are Plausible Arguments on Both Sides of the Debate Feb. 03, 2021
Just before 45 Republican senators voted against considering Donald Trump's impeachment on the groun... Read More
Prosecuting Trump for Incitement Would Set a Dangerous Precedent: Unlike the Cancellation of Josh Hawley's Book, Such Criminal Charges Pose a Real Threat to Freedom of Speech Jan. 13, 2021
When Simon & Schuster canceled publication of Josh Hawley's book "The Tyranny of Big Tech," the Miss... Read More
Rudy Giuliani's Grotesque Legal Antics Justify Disbarment Investigation Dec. 03, 2020
Rudy Giuliani and other top lawyers for the Trump campaign have spent weeks spreading wild conspirac... Read More
When Does a Trump Lawyer Tell the Truth? Nov. 12, 2020
There is no penalty for lying on television, as anyone who watches cable news already knows. It is c... Read More
Susan Collins Beat the Lincoln Project Nov. 08, 2020
WASHINGTON — The long knives were out for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Her Democratic ch... Read More
Singapore Even Tougher on Smoking in 2021 Nov. 05, 2020
TEENS: Regular readers know that this column often warns teens about the dangers of all forms of smo... Read More
The Worst of Times, the Best of Times Nov. 04, 2020
Many years ago, literary critic Dorothy Parker skewered an unfortunate author with her sharp wit: "T... Read More
It's the Law Oct. 28, 2020
A fascinating law was passed in Louisiana in 1999 requiring students from kindergarten through fifth... Read More
October 11, 2020 Oct. 11, 2020
Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Scared Aunt," whose 14-year-old nephew is allowed to drive. I ha... Read More
This Is What Disruption Looks Like Mar. 26, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic has thrown the United States (like most of the rest of the world) in... Read More
Now That It's Toothless, Obamacare's Individual Mandate Is Unconstitutional: The Shifting Understanding of the Requirement to Buy Health Insurance Elevates Form Above Substance Dec. 25, 2019
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 includes a "requirement" that Americans "shal... Read More
Billionaires and Corporations Love Anti-SLAPP Laws. Why Does John Oliver? Nov. 22, 2019
John Oliver recently dedicated his HBO show to why we need a federal anti-SLAPP law. Like most of hi... Read More
Carpe-ing Every Diem Nov. 20, 2019
Dear Annie: My wife and I are both 86 years old and retired from meaningful careers. We have a very ... Read More
Another Looming Threat to E-Cigarettes: Even If FDA Doesn't Ban Flavors, Its Regulations Will Drive Most Vaping Businesses and Products From the Market Nov. 20, 2019
President Donald Trump reportedly has reconsidered a plan to ban flavored e-cigarettes, a reversal t... Read More
In Yet Another Reversal, Trump Rethinks Ban on Flavored Vaping Products Nov. 20, 2019
Until recently, President Donald Trump was, rightly, championing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, pro... Read More
Puppies and Kittens Trump the Constitution: The New Federal Ban on Animal Cruelty Converts the Commerce Clause Into a General Police Power Nov. 13, 2019
I guess I should say at the outset that I do not favor torturing puppies and kittens. But there is a... Read More
Let's Make Revenge Porn an Automatic Felony Nov. 09, 2019
Rep. Katie Hill didn't have to resign, but she did. She had not been found guilty of sexual impropri... Read More
Child Rape Stories Are Too 'Stupid' for ABC News to Cover Nov. 08, 2019
In case you missed it, a video came out this week that makes it look like ABC News affirmatively pro... Read More
