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Andrew P. Napolitano

Andrew P. Napolitano

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Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is an analyst for the Fox News Channel. He has written seven books on the U.S. Constitution.

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Illustration on the story behind the Bill of Rights by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Taking America’s rights seriously

The world is filled with self-evident truths -- truisms -- that philosophers, lawyers and judges know need not be proved.

October 5, 2022
FILE - In this image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow, Oct. 11, 2013. President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Edward Snowden: A hero of truth banished from America

When the Trump administration obtained an indictment of Edward Snowden, many of us who believe that the Fourth Amendment means what it says were deeply critical of the government, and we remain so today.

September 28, 2022
Shoppers look at high-powered rifles displayed at a gun shop, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2002, in Gray, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Why you should use cash to buy guns

Under pressure from the governors of New York and California, Visa, Mastercard and American Express have agreed to keep a list of commercial transactions made through their credit card systems at gun shops.

September 14, 2022
Illustration on rights and privacy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The right of Americans to be left alone

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to privacy. Like other amendments in the Bill of Rights, it doesn't create the right; it limits government interference with it.

September 7, 2022
Trump Trouble Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Donald Trump will soon be indicted

What will former President Donald Trump say in his defense to taking national defense information? I cannot think of a legally viable one.

August 31, 2022
Illustration on political expediency and killing by executive order by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Presidents kill because they can

What if the purpose of sending nearly $60 billion in cash and military aid to Ukraine is to extend the war Ukraine can only win if American troops become involved?

August 3, 2022
2nd Amendment Fight for Owning Guns Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Your gun is none of the government’s business

No sooner had the Supreme Court released its decision last month recognizing the personal right to carry a handgun outside the home than the big-government politicians began to resist the court's holding.

July 27, 2022
In this July 12, 2022, photo, Visitors walk past a makeshift memorial honoring those killed at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas. Parents in Uvalde, Texas, are livid about the security lapses that contributed to the school shooting this spring. They're terrified to send their kids back to school. Yet further securing schools -- such as through additional lockdown drills -- is controversial. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, FILE)

The Uvalde disaster and our right to self-defense

The failure of law enforcement at all levels to protect 19 children who were slaughtered by a madman in Uvalde, Texas, in May has raised serious questions about the role of police in our once-free society.

July 20, 2022
FILE - In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the sun sets behind the closed Camp X-Ray detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. An Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has finally been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the Taliban in Afghanistan and an international human rights group said Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Forever prisoners: Gitmo and due process of the law

Due process means that all defendants in criminal cases and all persons detained by the government are entitled to know the charges against them, are entitled to a fair jury trial with a neutral judge, and enjoy the right to appeal an adverse verdict.

June 29, 2022
FILE - Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. The British government on Friday, June 17, 2022 ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Julian Assange and freedom of speech

The Department of Justice in two administrations has persecuted mercilessly and sought to prosecute aggressively the Australian journalist Julian Assange for his exercise of the freedom of speech.

June 22, 2022
Illustration on Twitter and the limits of free speech protection under the Constitution by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Twitter and freedom of speech

When James Madison authored the language that would become the First Amendment, he and his colleagues feared that the new federal government might enact legislation that would interfere with personal liberty.

June 15, 2022
Bloody Gina Haspel Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Bloody Gina Haspel and her team of torturers

Bloody Gina and her team of torturers may feel safe from American prosecutors, as the Mr. al-Nashiri tortures took place well outside of the statute of limitations -- but not from all prosecutors.

June 8, 2022