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Andrew P. Napolitano

Andrew P. Napolitano

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

Illustration on government violations of the Fourth Amendment by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Americans’ right to be left alone

In his famous dissent in Olmstead v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1928 called the right to be left alone the most comprehensive of rights valued by civilized men. Published December 14, 2022

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, captured in 2003, is one of five terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba facing military trials related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. (Associated Press)

George W. Bush should be tried for war crimes

Last week, the government announced that it does not want to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four of his colleagues whom it claims are the remaining conspirators of the attacks on 9/11. Published October 26, 2022

Infowars founder Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify at the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. A Connecticut jury’s ruling that Jones pay $965 to people he targeted with Sandy Hook lies is heartening to people disgusted by the muck of disinformation. Just don’t expect conspiracy theories to go away. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)

Alex Jones and the freedom of speech

The iconic language of the First Amendment can be recited by schoolchildren, yet it is ignored by judges in Connecticut when the speech has been uttered by Alex Jones. Published October 19, 2022

Illustration on the story behind the Bill of Rights by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Taking America’s rights seriously

The world is filled with self-evident truths -- truisms -- that philosophers, lawyers and judges know need not be proved. Published October 5, 2022

FILE - In this image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow, Oct. 11, 2013. President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Edward Snowden: A hero of truth banished from America

When the Trump administration obtained an indictment of Edward Snowden, many of us who believe that the Fourth Amendment means what it says were deeply critical of the government, and we remain so today. Published September 28, 2022

Shoppers look at high-powered rifles displayed at a gun shop, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2002, in Gray, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Why you should use cash to buy guns

Under pressure from the governors of New York and California, Visa, Mastercard and American Express have agreed to keep a list of commercial transactions made through their credit card systems at gun shops. Published September 14, 2022

Illustration on rights and privacy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The right of Americans to be left alone

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to privacy. Like other amendments in the Bill of Rights, it doesn't create the right; it limits government interference with it. Published September 7, 2022

Trump Trouble Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Donald Trump will soon be indicted

What will former President Donald Trump say in his defense to taking national defense information? I cannot think of a legally viable one. Published August 31, 2022

Illustration on political expediency and killing by executive order by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Presidents kill because they can

What if the purpose of sending nearly $60 billion in cash and military aid to Ukraine is to extend the war Ukraine can only win if American troops become involved? Published August 3, 2022