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Recent Highlights
WATCH: A Crucial Line of Defense Against Government Abuse
Last week, I joined a panel hosted by the Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency Project to discuss state constitutions and how they provide robust protection against government overreach. The American framers ...
Week in Review: What John Adams Said
Barbecues. Pool parties. Fireworks. The right to live your life as you see fit. Our founding fathers battled to secure the blessings of liberty—whether they be the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Right...
U.S. Supreme Court Says ‘No’ to the Administrative State
We’ve long warned that one of the greatest threats to American constitutional government is the expansion of the “administrative state”—that is, regulatory agencies that combine the powers of the executive, leg...
Enjoy Life This July 4 – It’s What the Founders Would Have Wanted
Every summer, as Americans look forward to the long Independence Day weekend, there’s always someone who admonishes us not to trivialize the holiday with barbecues, pool parties, or shopping sprees with friends. Instea...
Constitutional Rights
Liberty in Action: Goldwater Leads the Fight for America’s Future
For 250 years, our country has fought against tyranny and oppression across the globe. We’ve spread the ideas of freedom..
Arizona in Focus
Happy Birthday, Arizona!
February 14, 2022 By Christina Sandefur Today is Arizona Statehood Day. To celebrate Arizona’s 110th birthday, we can reflect on the..
Week in Review
Year in Review: Goldwater’s Top 5 Wins for Liberty in 2021
This past year was one of the most successful in the Goldwater Institute’s history. As radical special interests tried to..
Week in Review
Week in Review: Congress, Union Bullies, and a Battle for Parents’ Rights
Massachusetts grandmother Malinda Harris was neither charged with nor even accused of a crime when police seized her car in..
Featured
Goldwater Client to Congress: Stop Gov’t Theft of Innocent Property Owners
Massachusetts grandmother Malinda Harris didn’t have a choice when the government demanded she turn over the keys to her car..
Featured
A Goldwater Milestone: 100 American Freedom Network Cases!
November 8, 2021 The Goldwater Institute founded the American Freedom Network (AFN), our network of pro bono attorneys across America,..
Week in Review
Week in Review: The Fight for Freedom is Never in Vain
Twenty years ago today was September 11, 2001—a day when America came under attack by violent extremists opposed to our..
Property Rights
Massachusetts Grandmother Finally Gets Her Car Back from the Government
Massachusetts grandmother Malinda Harris had her car taken away by the government and held for years, even though she hadn’t..
Week in Review
Week in Review: Mom Continues Fight against NEA Attack
Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas wanted to know what her daughter would be taught in kindergarten. For daring to ask..
Property Rights
Massachusetts Has a Real Chance to Improve Its Abysmal Asset Forfeiture Laws
August 10, 2021By Stephen Silverman Several years ago, innocent grandmother Malinda Harris found herself the target of government bullies: Her..
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