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Civil Rights

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Books and Book Chapters

"Restoring the Right to Bear Arms," Chapter 31, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It, Michael F. Cannon and Michael Tanner (Cato Institute, September 2005)

"Justice Kennedy’s Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence v. Texas," Chapter by Randy E. Barnett from Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003.

"Unholy Fire: Cross Burning, Symbolic Speech, and the First Amendment in Virginia v. Black," by James L. Swanson, Cato Supreme Court Review: 2002-2003.

"The Expanding Federal Police Power," Chapter 16, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 106th Congress, (1999).

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Cato Studies

"Marriage against the State: Toward a New View of Civil Marriage," by Jason Kuznicki, Policy Analysis no. 671, January 12, 2011

"The Federal Marriage Amendment: Unnecessary, Anti-Federalist, and Anti-Democratic," by Dale Carpenter, Policy Analysis no. 570, June 1, 2006

"Understanding Privacy -- and the Real Threats to It," by Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 520, August 4, 2004

"Deployed in the U.S.A.: The Creeping Militarization of the Home Front," by Gene Healy, Policy Analysis no. 503, December 17, 2003

"Medical Savings Accounts: Progress and Problems under HIPAA," by Victoria Craig Bunce, Policy Analysis no. 411, August 8, 2001

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Articles and Newsletters

"Never a Neutral State: American Race Relations and Government Power," by Jason Kuznicki, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

Opinion and Commentary

"Suzan Johnson Cook's Second Chance," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator (Online), April 1, 2011

"Wrong about Human Rights," by Roger Pilon, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 2010

"Pols Clueless on Ground Zero Mosque," by Nat Hentoff, RealClearPolitics.com, August 26, 2010

"America, Home of the Free -- Except for Muslims?," by Doug Bandow, Huffington Post, August 23, 2010

"Government Needs to Divorce the Marriage Business," by Jeffrey A. Miron, AOL News, August 13, 2010

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Legal Briefs

Fox v. Vice, December 30, 2010 (PDF, 86 KB)

Connick v. Thompson, August 13, 2010 (PDF, 184 KB)

Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, February 3, 2010 (PDF, 194 KB)

Perdue v. Kenny A., August 31, 2009 (PDF, 137 KB)

Ricci v. DeStefano, February 25, 2009 (PDF, 80 KB)

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Events

"Is There a Place for Gay People in Conservatism and Conservative Politics?," February 17, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"Voting Rights—and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections," July 9, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Dred Scott's Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom in America," June 18, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Greatest Emancipations: How the West Abolished Slavery," September 22, 2008 [Book Forum]

"The One-Drop Rule in Hawaii? The Akaka Bill and the Future of Race-Based Government," May 21, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Testimony by Timothy Lynch, The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999," Cato Congressional Testimony, May 11, 1999.




Multimedia

Daily Podcast Marriage Is a Fundamental Right featuring Theodore B. Olson (May 19, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 05:55]

Daily Podcast Equal Protections and Marriage featuring David Boies (May 18, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 09:47]

Events The Case for Marriage Equality: Perry v. Schwarzenegger featuring David Boies, John D. Podesta, Robert A. Levy and Theodore B. Olson (May 18, 2011) [Events, 01:31:33]

Media Highlights - TV David Rittgers discusses Frances public dress-code towards Muslims on Fox News.com (April 14, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 04:30]

Media Highlights - TV Malou Innocent discusses women's rights in the Middle East on PBS's To the Contrary (March 18, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 01:29]

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