Wendy Kaminer

The question of whether employees in church-affiliated organizations should receive contraceptive benefits is not a moral issue. It's a civil rights issue.… More »

When it's an expression of a student's free speech, it is protected. When it's endorsed by officials, it's illegal. But a Supreme Court ruling muddies this boundary.… More »

The opposing senatorial candidates are asking for no third-party advertisements in the upcoming race. But are they going too far in trying to silence the electorate?… More »

Campaign finance reforms have weakened political parties and spurred the growth of independent groups, marginalizing the 99-percent voter.… More »

Today's Hosannah Tabor decision illustrates how religious institutions can work the system and win.… More »

The paper misstates the decision's meaning; it has long been possible for wealthy individuals "to influence an election."… More »

A new piece of Tennessee legislation, promoted by a Christian activist, seems to give a pass to homophobic students. But unrestricted free speech is in everyone's best interests.… More »

His platform has some serious flaws, but Paul is the only candidate standing up for individual liberties.… More »

The law concerning animal rights protest is too broad, protecting commercial interests and making terrorists out of people who want to voice concerns.… More »

The civilian justice system has its flaws, but no one can argue that it hands lenient verdicts to terror suspects… More »

As the government begins an investigation into Carrier IQ's cell-phone tracking, memories of its own wiretapping scandal resurface… More »

It's not taxes. It's the passage of a new bill that would allow people on both sides of the political divide to be detained without trial.… More »

The movement's risky strategy has put cities in a bind. But smart judges are managing to protect the First Amendment without abandoning common sense.… More »

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback's reaction to a teenage girl's tweet seems trivial, but it is representative of our ever more closely surveilled, pro-snitching society… More »

Thanks to a loophole intended for human rights activists, political leaders are making big bucks advocating for Iran's Mujahedeen Khalqa.… More »

They criticize the "1 percent" for taking too much wealth, but they claim the right for a small group to inhabit public space indefinitely… More »

By publishing sensational accounts, journalists often convict a suspect before a judge and jury do… More »

Feminists are calling for a ban on hate speech on the Internet, but it's not the government's job to censor the Internet; that responsibility falls to individual websites… More »

Pollsters are making elections increasingly possible to predict, but their clairvoyance doesn't serve the public any good… More »

The D.C. Council seeks to ban harassment and intimidation in public places, but its proposal goes too far, restricting free speech… More »