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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.

Articles by Andrew P. Napolitano

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
Illustration: Bill of Rights

Using Ukraine war to assault freedom

Most judges and lawyers agree that the war on drugs in the past 50 years has seriously diminished the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.

April 20, 2022
Illustration on government attacks on freedom by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dangerous attacks on freedom

In the give and take at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, a dangerous line of argument emerged from some senators.

April 6, 2022
Illustration on the impact of CIA torture on the 9/11 conspirator trials by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Bush and his CIA torturers

Last week, prosecutors and defense counsel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, completed three weeks of plea negotiations.

March 30, 2022
Is Putin a War Criminal? Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Is Putin a war criminal?

President Biden caused a stir in the media last week when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a war criminal."

March 23, 2022
Illustration on CIA domestic spying by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CIA spying on Americans and their collaborators

In the past month, this column has twice addressed the unbridled propensity of federal intelligence agencies to spy on Americans without search warrants as required by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

February 16, 2022