Shurtleff raid further proof of over-militarization of police
The following op-ed, co-authored with ACLU Utah and the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Laywers, was published in the Salt Lake Tribune. The actions of law enforcement officers during their recent search of former Utah...
U.S. Supreme Court Moves to Protect Cell Phone Data
In a unanimous opinion announced earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police officers must obtain a warrant to search a cell phone that is seized incident to an arrest. The case stemmed from the 2009 arrest of David...
New ACLU Report on Police Militarization Highlights Problems, Proposes Solutions
After over a year of investigation, surveying law enforcement agencies in 26 states, the ACLU has now released its report on police militarization. “Neighborhoods are not war zones,” the report reads, “and our...
Fourth Amendment Forum Report
Last week was our first Fourth Amendment Forum — a new, annual event we’ll be holding going forward along with ACLU Utah and the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The purpose of this event is to discuss new laws...
Fourth Amendment Forum to discuss law enforcement and civil liberties
Salt Lake City, UT (June 17, 2014) — Libertas Institute, along with ACLU Utah and the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, is hosting a “Fourth Amendment Forum” this evening to discuss issues relating to...
Crony Capitalism: America’s Cancer Epidemic
America has cancer. I’m not talking about the various forms of deadly and debilitating biological cancer that many American’s suffer and die from, like those often related to years of smoking. No, I am talking about a cancer...