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Cato Institute Call for Papers on Constitutional Protection for Economic Liberties

Winning submissions will be included in a symposium, and get a $2000 honorarium.

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Due Process Demands Stricter Standards for Restraining Orders That Negate Gun Rights

In an upcoming Supreme Court case, the Cato Institute argues that the "threadbare procedures" required by federal law provide inadequate protection for constitutional rights.

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Cato Institute Is Hiring A Research Fellow in the Center for Constitutional Studies

The Cato Institute is looking to hire a research fellow in the Center for Constitutional Studies. (I am an adjunct scholar at Cato, an unpaid position.) Here is the description: Cato's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies is ground zero-for cutting-edge constitutional advocacy. Whether your passion is vindicating individual…

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Can an Unconstitutional Law Force You To Sell Your Home to a Private Investor?

A zombie law, thrown out in court, continues to wreak havoc because it’s referenced in a contract.

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Supreme Court Will Review Fifth Circuit Ruling that Creates a Catch-22 for Takings Claims Against State Governments

The badly flawed lower court ruling defies the Supreme Court's landmark 2019 decision forbidding such Catch-22 traps, and threatens the property rights of large numbers of people.

Reason

This Law Will Kill Opportunities for Pregnant Workers

"These policies are motivated by good intentions. But that doesn't mean that the consequences of these policies will turn out well."

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20 Years After You Can't Say That! Was Published, Feeling Vindicated by 303 Creative

Twenty years ago, the Cato Institute published my book, You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws. The basic theme of the book was that as the scope of antidiscrimination laws has expanded, these laws increasingly infringe on bedrock constitutional liberties, especially freedom of expression.…

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Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans

Two groups argue the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a broader plan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers

The Independent UK

Cato's Green Card Game Dramatizes the Incredible Difficulty of Legal Immigration

The game enables you to develop a would-be immigrant character with a wide range of possible characteristics and see whether you can get him or her admitted into the United States.

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An Infuriating New Online Game Asks: Would You Be Able To Immigrate to the U.S.?

Players can experience for themselves how difficult, expensive, and exhausting it is to come to the country legally.

Reason

Should the U.S. Have Free Immigration?

The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate immigration policy.

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Should We Have Open Borders? A Soho Forum Debate

The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate immigration policy.

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Unrealized Gains Supreme Court Case Could Change Wealth Taxes

In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a mandatory tax on unrealized gains violates the Constitution.

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Our Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Hear and Reverse Egregious Fifth Circuit Decision that Creates a Catch-22 For Takings Claims Against State Governments

The decision is at odds with Supreme Court precedent, and endangers the constitutional rights of millions of people. This brief urging the court to reverse it was filed by the Cato Institute and myself.

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Non-Paywalled Version of My Boston Globe Article Making the Case for Legislation Granting Permanent Residency Rights to Ukrainian Migrants and Others Admitted by Using the President's Parole Power

It has been reprinted (with permission) by the Cato Institute.

Reason

Ian Vásquez: COVID Accelerated the Global Decline in Human Freedom

Overall human freedom peaked in 2007, according to the Cato Institute, and governments' COVID response merely exacerbated the trend toward a radically less-free planet.

Axios

Why it’s so hard to come to the U.S. legally

An outdated immigration system has given rise to undocumented migrants amid a decades-long political stalemate on reforms.

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