Articles by Andrew Kloster

LawCommentary

Influential Legal Group Wants to Change the Law to Accommodate the Thin-Skinned

Andrew Kloster | July 02, 2015

As law professor Ronald D. Rotunda is reporting in The Wall Street Journal, the American Law Institute (ALI) is up to no good. The ALI… Read More

EducationCommentary

Why Professors Are Becoming Scared of Their Students

Andrew Kloster | June 22, 2015

Professor Edward Schlosser (a pseudonym) recently wrote a provocatively titled piece: “I’m a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me.”  The professor discusses identity… Read More

LawCommentary

New Mexico Enacts Sweeping Civil Forfeiture Reform

Andrew Kloster | April 15, 2015

Last month, the New Mexico legislature unanimously passed a bipartisan bill essentially abolishing civil forfeiture in the Land of Enchantment (yes, that’s what they call… Read More

LawCommentary

Florida Taking the Lead on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform

Andrew Kloster | April 08, 2015

Florida is poised to become the new front in the civil asset forfeiture reform movement. State Sen. Jeff Brandes, a Republican from the Tampa area,… Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Misplaced Outrage Against Indiana

Andrew Kloster | April 02, 2015

Despite the frenzied protests of critics, Indiana’s recent Religious Freedom Restoration Act is not the imposition of Jim Crow and is not going to lead… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

This Law Would Ban Companies Boycotting Israel From Getting Government Contracts. Why It’s Problematic.

Andrew Kloster | March 30, 2015

Many supporters of Israel are understandably upset with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement that seeks to encourage governments and businesses to boycott goods and services… Read More

LawAnalysis

The Supreme Court Heard King v. Burwell. Here’s What the Justices Asked About and Commented On.

Andrew Kloster | March 04, 2015

Today the Supreme Court heard oral argument in King v. Burwell, an important case dealing with the Obama administration’s attempt to hand out tax credits… Read More

Health CareAnalysis

Q&A: What Is at Stake in the King v. Burwell Case?

Andrew Kloster | March 03, 2015

On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the King v. Burwell case. Health care expert Edmund Haislmaier and legal expert Andrew Kloster, both of… Read More

LawCommentary

California Supreme Court Attempts to Ban State Judges From Volunteering with Boy Scouts

Andrew Kloster | February 02, 2015

Last week, the California Supreme Court voted to bar any California state judge from belonging to youth organizations that “invidiously discriminate,” apparently with the Boy… Read More

EconomyCommentary

If You Received a Higher Obamacare Subsidy Than You Were Eligible For, You Don’t Have to Pay It Back This Year

Andrew Kloster | January 30, 2015

Ever since the individual health insurance mandate in Obamacare was upheld as a tax in 2012, taxpayers have been waiting to see how Obamacare affects… Read More

LawCommentary

Holder Has Made It Harder for Federal Government to Legally Seize Your Property

Andrew Kloster | January 22, 2015

In a stunning announcement last week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Department of Justice would immediately stop “adopting” state civil asset forfeiture cases. Attorney… Read More

 Commentary

Forfeiture Reform Gains Traction on Capitol Hill

Andrew Kloster | January 16, 2015

On Friday, a bipartisan group of leaders from the United States Senate and House Judiciary Committees sent a letter calling on Attorney General Eric Holder… Read More

EconomyCommentary

United, Orbitz Want to Keep Your Airline Ticket Prices Artificially High

Andrew Kloster | December 31, 2014

The past few years have seen the rise in “disruptive” tech startups playing a game of almost pure arbitrage, taking advantage of market inefficiencies to… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Former Catholic School Teacher Fired for Violating Catholic Teaching Awarded $1.95M, Mostly for Hurt Feelings

Andrew Kloster | December 29, 2014

It is no secret that the Catholic Church teaches that birth control, abortion and in vitro fertilization are morally wrong. It is also no secret… Read More

LawCommentary

Why the Supreme Court Might Agree to Hear a Same-Sex Marriage Case After All

Andrew Kloster | December 07, 2014

Last month, the Supreme Court surprised the national news media by refusing to hear any of the seven same-sex marriage cases that had been pending…. Read More

LawCommentary

This Police Department Seems to Think Law Enforcement Is a ‘Get Rich’ Scheme

Andrew Kloster | December 01, 2014

The city of Sunrise is back in the headlines. Last year, city officials caught flack for luring criminals from around the country into the Florida community… Read More

LawCommentary

This Man Had $75K Legally Stolen From Him By a Sheriff’s Deputy

Andrew Kloster | November 25, 2014

Ming Ton Liu’s story highlights the problems with civil asset forfeiture. Liu, a Chinese-born American citizen, had $75,195 seized from him by a sheriff’s deputy… Read More

EconomyCommentary

Should Your Tour Guide Have to Pass a Government Exam?

Andrew Kloster | November 24, 2014

Should guides have to pass a multiple-choice history test, background check and drug screen to be eligible to provide tours in cities? The Supreme Court… Read More

LawCommentary

How Police Officers Are Trained to Know Which of Your Belongings Are Most Worth Seizing

Andrew Kloster | November 10, 2014

Police officers are trained to know what property of yours makes the most sense to seize. The Heritage Foundation has written much about a law… Read More

EducationCommentary

Harvard Professors Reject Obama Campus Rape Policies

Andrew Kloster | November 07, 2014

How should colleges and universities deal with sexual assaults that occur on college campuses across the country? In 2011, the Obama administration provided top-down “guidance”… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Houston to Pastors: OK, We Don’t Need Your Sermons, but You Still Have to Hand Over Your Speeches

Andrew Kloster | October 17, 2014

You’d be hard pressed to find a lawyer willing to defend the overly broad subpoenas that were issued by the City of Houston to a… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Houston Tries to Force Pastors to Provide Sermons to Government

Andrew Kloster | October 15, 2014

Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes government intimidation. When the Houston City Council passed an ordinance that some claim would allow men into… Read More

LawCommentary

This Hilarious John Oliver Video Explains How Police Can Legally Seize Your Property

Andrew Kloster | October 10, 2014

What started off as a measure to hurt drug kingpins and their criminal empires by confiscation of their property has morphed into an often abused… Read More

LawCommentary

Time to Change Course: Stop Letting Police Seize Property from Innocent People

Andrew Kloster | September 30, 2014

“[Civil Asset Forfeiture] should be abolished.” That’s the considered opinion of the two men — John Yoder and Brad Cates — who, in the 1980s,… Read More

EducationCommentary

Here We Go Again: Students Prohibited From Passing Out Constitutions on Constitution Day

Andrew Kloster | September 19, 2014

Once again, university officials have shown how progressive and tolerant they are by forcing Young Americans for Freedom at Pennsylvania State University to remove its… Read More

EconomyCommentary

How Cities and Counties Can Free Workers from Bullying Unions

Andrew Kloster | September 01, 2014

Under the National Labor Relations Act, states may pass right-to-work (RTW) laws. In jurisdictions without these laws, unions can force workers to pay dues (although… Read More

EducationLawCommentary

Jindal Challenges Obama’s “Unlawful Coercion” into Common Core

Andrew Kloster | August 28, 2014

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against the Obama Administration over its use of federal funding and waivers from… Read More

LawCommentary

Should a High School Student Get Suspended for Saying ‘Bless You’?

Andrew Kloster | August 21, 2014

That’s what one student at a Tennessee high school is claiming happened to her. Kendra Turner, a senior at Dyer County High School, was given… Read More

LawCommentary

Texas District Attorney Gins Up Charges Against Rick Perry

Andrew Kloster | August 18, 2014

As a character noted in Tom Wolfe’s “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” a prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict anything, even a ham… Read More

LawCommentary

Arresting Your Cash: Heritage Panel Discusses Civil Forfeiture Reform

Andrew Kloster | August 18, 2014

On July 29, reformers challenging the abuses of civil forfeiture laws gathered at The Heritage Foundation to discuss the pitfalls of forfeiture and the possibilities… Read More