Constitution

The President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund argued that Louisiana voters, exercising their free choices, were not voting correctly

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In 1986, Robert Cortez “Bobby” Scott, then a state Senator in Virginia, ran for election to the Commonwealth’s First Congressional District seat against incumbent Representative Herb Bateman (R-VA), losing in a landslide, 56% to 44%. In the redistricting which followed the 1990 Census, the state legislature, at the direction of the federal Department of Justice, …

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Civil Unrest – The Constitution, the Military, and the Limits of Domestic Power

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In recent remarks, the idea of using American cities as “training grounds” for active-duty military forces was floated. While I firmly back the President’s resolve to secure this nation, we must also be clear-eyed: there are limits that every officer—whether O-1 or O-10—must know. Crossing them is not just a political issue, but a constitutional one.

Terry Stops and Three Strikes Laws-(Pt 3, Broken Windows Policing)

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This article is the third in a series about policing and public safety policy. Today, we’ll talk about “Broken Windows Policing.” Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is widely and properly credited with cleaning up the mess his predecessor, David Dinkins left him. Giuliani in turn, credits Broken Windows Policing for his success. The …

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