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Edward Snowden Talks With Joe Rogan

Early this morning, the award-winning whistleblower Edward Snowden went on Joe Rogan’s world famous podcast. They discuss how Snowden‘s life, space aliens, the Fourth Amendment and more! Enjoy it on your favorite podcast app or via the YouTube video below. Follow Joe Rogan on Twitter.  [RELATED: Benedict Arnold’s Self-Interest Proves Edward Snowden’s Patriotism]

8th Circuit: Police Can’t Just Arrest Someone for Swearing at Them
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8th Circuit: Police Can’t Just Arrest Someone for Swearing at Them

The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a US District Court decision that refused to throw out a civil lawsuit against an Arkansas police officer who arrested a man who yelled a curse word at the officer as he conducted a traffic stop on another citizen. What Happened According to court documents,…

Justin Amash Explains His Vote Against ‘Kate’s Law’

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) baffled many Republicans and others when he voted against HR3004, known as Kate’s Law, an immigration bill passed by the House that toughens up punishments against illegal immigrants. As noted by Breitbart, a pro-Trump website, Amash was the only Republican to vote against the…

SCOTUS To Decide If Police Need Warrant For Cellphone Location Data
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SCOTUS To Decide If Police Need Warrant For Cellphone Location Data

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide whether police need a warrant to track a suspect’s movements through his cellphone records, affording the justices the opportunity to revisit a key tenet of Fourth Amendment law. Warrantless seizure of such records, called cell site data, has…

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The Silk Road: How Privacy Rights are Under Threat in the Digital Age

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Lyn Ulbricht   My son, Ross Ulbricht, received two life sentences for non-violent charges associated with his alleged role in the Silk Road website. This controversial case and draconian sentence have been the focus of much media attention and sensationalism. Yet lurking behind the hyperbole is something far more…

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Protectionism of American Privacy: A Plea to the Trump Admin

By: Elias J. Atienza President-elect Donald Trump is not exactly a privacy warrior. On several occasions he has proved this. He has supported the Patriot Act, he sided with Marco Rubio over Ted Cruz on the USA Freedom Act, and he has even called for closing down the internet. Senator Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for Attorney General,…

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Will Voting Trump Protect SCOTUS and Save the Constitution?

By Jordan LaPorta With election day quickly approaching, more and more conservatives appear to be caving-in and are readying themselves to vote for Donald Trump. As a young man living in the Deep South, the pressure from community elders to end my principled stand against a large-government statist in disguise only gets more intense each…

Mass. High Court: Blacks Have Special Right To Run From Cops

by Kevin Daley Black men may have a legitimate reason to flee Boston police during investigatory or “Terry” stops, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday. The court found that systemic racism in the Boston Police Department may be considered in conjunction with a suspect’s decision to flee from police during a stop. A Terry stop,…

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These Are the Elected Officials Who Have Most Vocally Defended the Bill of Rights Post-Orlando

With ever growing political pressure to forsake due process in order to do something, some elected officials are standing tall in Congress. Despite the mass hysteria on the left and right following the tragedy in Florida, several members of Congress have remained level-headed and fought to protect the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. House Speaker…

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Thomas Massie Leads Bipartisan Effort to Shut Down Warrantless Surveillance

Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) are leading the charge to shut down warrantless backdoor surveillance of U.S. citizens. They have introduced an amendment into the 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which “would prohibit warrantless backdoor searches of U.S. citizens’ online communications without first obtaining a warrant.” It would also prevent the…