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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

2nd Amendment Fight for Owning Guns Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Your gun is none of the government’s business

No sooner had the Supreme Court released its decision last month recognizing the personal right to carry a handgun outside the home than the big-government politicians began to resist the court's holding. Published July 27, 2022

In this July 12, 2022, photo, Visitors walk past a makeshift memorial honoring those killed at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas. Parents in Uvalde, Texas, are livid about the security lapses that contributed to the school shooting this spring. They're terrified to send their kids back to school. Yet further securing schools -- such as through additional lockdown drills -- is controversial. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, FILE)

The Uvalde disaster and our right to self-defense

The failure of law enforcement at all levels to protect 19 children who were slaughtered by a madman in Uvalde, Texas, in May has raised serious questions about the role of police in our once-free society. Published July 20, 2022

FILE - In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the sun sets behind the closed Camp X-Ray detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. An Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has finally been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the Taliban in Afghanistan and an international human rights group said Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Forever prisoners: Gitmo and due process of the law

Due process means that all defendants in criminal cases and all persons detained by the government are entitled to know the charges against them, are entitled to a fair jury trial with a neutral judge, and enjoy the right to appeal an adverse verdict. Published June 29, 2022

FILE - Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019. The British government on Friday, June 17, 2022 ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Julian Assange and freedom of speech

The Department of Justice in two administrations has persecuted mercilessly and sought to prosecute aggressively the Australian journalist Julian Assange for his exercise of the freedom of speech. Published June 22, 2022

Illustration on Twitter and the limits of free speech protection under the Constitution by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Twitter and freedom of speech

When James Madison authored the language that would become the First Amendment, he and his colleagues feared that the new federal government might enact legislation that would interfere with personal liberty. Published June 15, 2022

Bloody Gina Haspel Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Bloody Gina Haspel and her team of torturers

Bloody Gina and her team of torturers may feel safe from American prosecutors, as the Mr. al-Nashiri tortures took place well outside of the statute of limitations -- but not from all prosecutors. Published June 8, 2022

Illustration on the implications of the Alito opinion on abortion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Thoughts on Justice Alito’s Dobbs v. Jackson draft opinion

In the pilfered draft opinion authored by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, he wrote that Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were both egregiously wrong when decided, are wrong today and so should be overruled. Published May 25, 2022

Illustration: Bill of Rights

Using Ukraine war to assault freedom

Most judges and lawyers agree that the war on drugs in the past 50 years has seriously diminished the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. Published April 20, 2022

Illustration on government attacks on freedom by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dangerous attacks on freedom

In the give and take at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, a dangerous line of argument emerged from some senators. Published April 6, 2022

Illustration on the impact of CIA torture on the 9/11 conspirator trials by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Bush and his CIA torturers

Last week, prosecutors and defense counsel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, completed three weeks of plea negotiations. Published March 30, 2022

Is Putin a War Criminal? Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Is Putin a war criminal?

President Biden caused a stir in the media last week when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a war criminal." Published March 23, 2022

Illustration on Biden freezing Russian assets by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. sanctions on Russia violate the Constitution

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration has undertaken a vast scheme against Russian economic actors, which it characterizes as "sanctions." Published March 16, 2022