Jason Snead is executive director of the Honest Elections Project. He is a former senior policy analyst in The Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
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This week, the Department of Justice unveiled a new directive ramping up federal civil forfeiture. The new policy restarts so-called “adoptive” forfeitures as part of… Read More
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As the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity convenes its first meeting on Wednesday, the issue of voter fraud in American elections has become even… Read More
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It was a simple request—hardly one to stir up controversy. Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state and vice chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on… Read More
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This week, The Heritage Foundation is updating its Voter Fraud Database with 89 new entries, including 75 convictions and a slew of overturned elections and… Read More
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In Ohio, one judge is getting creative in his efforts to cut down on drunk driving. Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti has begun requiring drunk… Read More
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Civil asset forfeiture is a nationwide problem, and states across the country are continuing to tackle it. Just last week, two states took significant steps… Read More
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The last decade has seen a boom in recreational drone usage, as hundreds of thousands of law-abiding hobby pilots have taken to the skies with… Read More
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A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously declared Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration’s registry of recreational drone owners is… Read More
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The 2016 elections have passed, but courts still have plenty of work to do sorting out cases of voter fraud throughout the country. Convictions have… Read More
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A federal audit by the Department of Justice inspector general has revealed that the Franklin County, New York, district attorney’s office misused or mishandled $454,673… Read More
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This week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas signaled his belief that civil asset forfeiture laws have strayed too far from their narrow historical precedent and… Read More
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Since Christmas 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued new, burdensome regulations on small recreational and commercial drones, ostensibly because these devices carry inherent and… Read More
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Voter fraud is back in the news, and liberals are not happy about it. President Donald Trump has pledged that his administration will fully investigate… Read More
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Sunday was the Super Bowl, and your friendly Washington bureaucracy had a message for you: No drones allowed. Technically, NRG Stadium and the immediate vicinity,… Read More
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The year 2016 will be remembered for many headlines: Donald Trump’s insurgent campaign and surprise election, the shocking and crushing collapse of the Clinton dynasty,… Read More
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One year ago, officials at the Federal Aviation Administration rang in the holidays as only bureaucrats can: writing new regulations forcing drone owners to register… Read More
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For Ohioans who put civil forfeiture reform on their holiday wish lists this year, Christmas came early. Yesterday, the Ohio Legislature voted overwhelmingly to approve… Read More
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The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to consider a measure that would once again extend the reach of the federal government into areas best… Read More
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Soon, the skies over Disney World will be aglow with spectacular displays of LED lights brought to consumers through new drone technology. Flixels, one of… Read More
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It’s only a day before the election. Millions of Americans are putting the stamps on their absentee ballots; millions more are preparing to take their… Read More
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Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., penned an op-ed for The Washington Post equating loose rhetoric by a political opponent with legitimate concerns expressed by… Read More
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As Election Day looms large, Americans are as divided as ever on the future direction of the country and many of our most pressing issues…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tesla Motors Inc. is suing the state of Michigan in federal court over protectionist laws that forbid the popular electric carmaker from selling its vehicles… Read More
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“We can no longer tolerate this infraction.… We will no longer tolerate this behavior!!” A government-sponsored board in Arizona has posted this message on the… Read More
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For eight years, Michiganders Gerald and Royetta Ostipow have been fighting the seizure and forfeiture of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of their property…. Read More
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For years, the IRS has used a law meant to facilitate the tracking of illicit financial transactions by drug and terrorist organizations to seize and… Read More
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Last week, new federal rules for commercial drone operators took effect. For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration is not demanding to review and approve… Read More
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The California Senate unanimously approved a landmark civil asset forfeiture reform package last week. If signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, the bill would… Read More
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Ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft again made headlines this week. In Pittsburgh, Uber announced plans to begin the world’s first self-driving vehicle pilot program…. Read More
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With this November’s election looming just over the horizon, the topic of voter fraud is popping up much more frequently in our news feeds. Progressives… Read More
