Originally published at Cato Institute by Tim Lynch | February 16, 2017
People: Aaron Swartz, Dudley Hiibel, Bobby Unser, Eric Garner
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Originally published at Cato Institute by Tim Lynch | February 16, 2017
People: Aaron Swartz, Dudley Hiibel, Bobby Unser, Eric Garner
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Originally published by Cato Institute by Walter Olson | February 16, 2017
Congress and state lawmakers (and where appropriate, the president and executive branch law enforcement officials) should review existing law with an eye toward rolling back overcriminalization and replacing criminal penalties with civil sanctions where feasible.
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Originally published at National Review by Jonathan Keim, Skilling v. US, Yates v. US| April 6, 2015
Second to military force, criminal law is the government’s most dangerous weapon. Recognizing its potential for misuse, the Western legal tradition has developed a wide variety of legal barriers to ensure that the punishments and stigmas of “criminal” are applied only to the people that deserve them. Continue Reading