Jordan Richardson is senior policy analyst at Generation Opportunity and is a former visiting legal fellow in the Meese Center at The Heritage Foundation.
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The war on bad fashion has a new battlefront: Dadeville, Ala. Members of the Dadeville City Council are considering an ordinance to punish people wearing… Read More
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Did you know Texas imposes stringent license regulations in order to open an African hair braiding business, including a requirement to attend more than 2,000… Read More
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In a recent hearing on “The Need to Reform Asset Forfeiture,” the Senate Judiciary Committee focused on how the property of ordinary citizens could be seized… Read More
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A school in Virginia suspended an 11-year-old boy for 364 days after he brought a leaf to class that resembled marijuana. One problem: It was… Read More
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On Wednesday, a closely-divided Supreme Court issued a decision holding that tossing a few undersized fish back into the ocean from a boat is not… Read More
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It is hard to imagine that when J.R.R. Tolkien published “The Hobbit” he expected school officials would suspend children for imaginatively recreating scenes from the… Read More
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The Drug Enforcement Agency created a fake Facebook profile of a woman and used the account to message drug dealers—all without her knowledge or consent…. Read More
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Ohio recently enacted a new law to reform the way criminal statutes are written and interpreted in that state. That measure is a step in… Read More
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When do rap lyrics cross the line and become threatening speech? The Supreme Court specifically addressed that question during oral arguments this week in Elonis… Read More
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Should a 90-year-old pastor face sixty days in jail and a $500 fine for simply giving food to homeless people? The authorities in Fort Lauderdale,… Read More
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The family of a Georgia teenager is suing the Waycross, Ga., Police Department for $12.5 million after a police officer allegedly pointed a gun to their… Read More
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Watch out: dangerous guitar players could threaten you next! That seems to be the mindset of the New York Police Department. The NYPD recently arrested… Read More
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A woman is suing the Drug Enforcement Administration after an agent copied pictures from her cellphone in order to create a fake Facebook profile in… Read More
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We assume that everyone, including government officials, exercise common sense when making decisions. So much for that assumption: recently, a local government took an action… Read More
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Sometimes a picture (or a video) is worth a thousand words, but does it tell the whole story? A video taken by a 14-year-old boy… Read More
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In an effort to increase transparency and reduce complaints, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., will issue body-mounted cameras to a test group of… Read More
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How many adults does it take to tackle a girl standing only 4’10” tall and weighing just 100 pounds? Well, at Sam Houston High School… Read More
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On the corner of Patricia Avenue and San Salvador Drive in a Dunedin, Fla., neighborhood, 12-year-old T.J. Guerrero operates a lemonade stand to raise money… Read More
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Dinosaurs may be extinct, but absurdity in public schools isn’t. Alex Stone is a 16 year-old student in Summerville High School in South Carolina. On… Read More
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Cursing while shopping for frozen pizzas could send you to jail in North Augusta, S.C. Danielle Wolf, a young mother, was arrested and charged with… Read More
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A mistake could separate a single mother from her children and send her to prison for three years. Her crime? Unlawfully possessing a gun in… Read More
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Call it a victory for common sense. City officials in Leawood, Kan., have reversed course after ordering a 9-year-old boy to tear down the little… Read More
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What started out as a normal Sunday morning for Jeffrey Williamson of Blanchester, Ohio, turned into a nightmare when police officers showed up to his… Read More
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Check the regulations: You may be in violation of a city ordinance if you decide to share your books with friends and neighbors. For 9… Read More
