Amy Swearer is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
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Several weeks ago, I authored an essay detailing my experience of being drugged by a stranger and expressing my thoughts about the #MeToo trend. While… Read More
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On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 5, Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on the congregants of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The attack… Read More
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According to a recent article in Vox, conservatives who denounce government overreach aren’t really concerned about burdensome regulations. No—it turns out the “language of small… Read More
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Me, too. That phrase has floated around social media all week, a trend started in response to the recent sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer… Read More
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Three months ago, Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne arrested a hospital nurse in what became a highly criticized incident. Salt Lake City Police Chief… Read More
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The Salt Lake City Police Association last week criticized the city’s handling of misconduct investigations for officers involved in the widely publicized arrest of a… Read More
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It may only be September, but lawmakers in North Carolina have a key opportunity to do some spring cleaning. Like in many states, North Carolina’s… Read More
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On July 26, Alex Wubbels was just trying to protect her patient by following a longstanding hospital policy—one she rightly understood to reflect the protections… Read More
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The First Amendment stands as a testament to one of the Founding Fathers’ core convictions: that man has an inalienable right to live out his… Read More
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On the heels of deadly protests and counterprotests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the American Civil Liberties Union has stated it will no longer defend the First… Read More
