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In the name of living and breathing constitutional ideology we have become a litigious legal society. The overwhelming amount of new laws and case law sometimes obscures peoples basic rights and we need to fight against these limitations based on popular... Our state and federal constitutions go hand in hand to lay the foundation of our liberties. In the name of living and breathing constitutional ideology we have become a litigious legal society. The overwhelming amount of new laws and case law sometimes obscures peoples basic rights and we need to fight against these limitations based on popular sentiment or ideology. Our founding is based on a solid and unmovable belief in the preservation of the right of ordinary people to be the primary source of power given by God. \[More\](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Fast Cash and Campaign Gimmicks: A Lesson from Chicago\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fast-cash-and-campaign-gimmicks-a-lesson-from-chicago) Monday, 08 December 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) As Wyoming and other states consider expanding the reach of campaign finance laws to capture "dark money," some consideration of what's happening in Chicago is helpful. Aggressive campaign finance regulations, touted as combatting corruption, allow for easy manipulation of the law. We learned last week that Rahm Emanuel pulled in $400,000 in campai... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fast-cash-and-campaign-gimmicks-a-lesson-from-chicago) ## \[Wyoming Attorney General Joins Important Gun Rights Brief\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-attorney-general-joins-important-gun-rights-brief) Monday, 01 December 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In mid-November, Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael joined an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief filed in a Maryland case that will soon be heard in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The case, Kolbe v. O'Malley, challenges a law recently enacted in Maryland that bans numerous semi-automatic rifles in the state and limit... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyoming-attorney-general-joins-important-gun-rights-brief) ## \[Growing Up Fast: In Wyoming, An Arrest Makes an Adult\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/growing-up-fast-in-wyoming-an-arrest-makes-an-adult) Friday, 21 November 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) <a> !\[\](https://wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/334/b2ap3\_large\_Wy\_Arrests\_1.jpg) </a>Our introductory blog on this topic focused on the premises of graduate criminal justice fellow Brice Hamack's recent article in the Wyoming Law Review. It is important to clarify that while Mr. Hamack's general concerns are well founded, Wyoming's juvenile justice system has uniquely entrenched problems unique from and, in many ways, worse than th... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/growing-up-fast-in-wyoming-an-arrest-makes-an-adult) ## \[WyLiberty Attorneys File Brief in Texas Free Speech Case\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyliberty-attorneys-file-brief-in-texas-free-speech-case) Wednesday, 05 November 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – Wyoming Liberty Group attorneys Benjamin Barr and Steve Klein filed an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief in the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals at Dallas, arguing that a political contributor's convictions for organized crime, bribery and money laundering for campaign finance violations unconstitutionally abridge his First Amendment... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyliberty-attorneys-file-brief-in-texas-free-speech-case) ## \[FEC Moves to Invade Free Speech Rights\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fec-moves-to-invade-free-speech-rights) Thursday, 30 October 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Steve Klein speaks with Glenn Woods on Boldrepublic.com about Internet regulation and the likely and negative outcome for free speech as the Federal Election Commission tries to expand its jurisdiction to online speech. \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/fec-moves-to-invade-free-speech-rights) ## \[“Let’s be Real Here”? A Retort\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/let-s-be-real-here-a-retort) Wednesday, 15 October 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) After five years of gridlock, last week a majority of four of six commissioners at the Federal Election Commission finally voted to update the FEC's regulations to comply with the Citizens United decision. For years, the three commissioners representing the Democrats insisted that along with updating the regulations the commission should add new "d... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/let-s-be-real-here-a-retort) ## \[An Outsider’s View of Wyoming’s Failed Juvenile Justice System: Our Problems Are Bigger Than You Think\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/an-outsider-s-view-of-wyoming-s-failed-juvenile-justice-system-our-problems-are-bigger-than-you-think) Friday, 10 October 2014 \[Government Programs\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) A recent article in the Wyoming Law Review by graduate criminal justice fellow Brice Hamack from California's Santa Clara University School of Law clearly defines how Wyoming's juvenile justice practices are violating juveniles' due process rights. Mr. Hamack weaves his well-referenced article with legal precedence, constitutional law and case law ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/an-outsider-s-view-of-wyoming-s-failed-juvenile-justice-system-our-problems-are-bigger-than-you-think) ## \[An End to Political Witch Hunts\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/an-end-to-political-witch-hunts) Tuesday, 07 October 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) An unfortunate trend in election law is emerging across America. Campaign finance laws—first designed to supposedly eliminate corruption in government—often instead become the tools of political operatives used to delay, impede, and harass opponents. In other words, campaign finance reform itself is corrupting; its tool is the criminalization of Am... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/an-end-to-political-witch-hunts) ## \[Embracing a Prospective First Amendment for Campaign Finance Disclosure\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/embracing-a-prospective-first-amendment-for-campaign-finance-disclosure) Friday, 03 October 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) One of the silliest carve-outs (or exceptions) in modern campaign finance law is the so-called "Socialist Workers" exemption to campaign finance reporting. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1976 case Buckley v. Valeo that if certain groups could show retaliation and oppression due to their views, they could be exempted from disclosing their contributo... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/embracing-a-prospective-first-amendment-for-campaign-finance-disclosure) ## \[WyLiberty Attorney Opposes Unconstitutional Changes to State Hiring Practices\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-opposes-unconstitutional-changes-to-state-hiring-practices) Monday, 29 September 2014 \[Legal\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – WyLiberty attorney Steve Klein submitted comments in a memorandum to the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information ("A&amp;I") today, discussing constitutional problems with two proposed changes to the State of Wyoming Personnel Rules. The memo argues that these provisions are vague and overbroad, and threaten the free speech ... \[ Continue reading\](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-opposes-unconstitutional-changes-to-state-hiring-practices) \[ First Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html) \[ Previous Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=90) \[ 5 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=40) \[ 6 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=50) \[ 7 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=60) \[ 8 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=70) \[ 9 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=80) \[ 10 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=90) \[ 11 \](https://wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ 12 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=110) \[ 13 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=120) \[ 14 \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=130) \[ Next Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=110) \[ Last Page \](https://wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives?format=html&amp;start=130) !\[logo white 002\](https://wyliberty.org/images/general\_art/logo\_white\_002.png) \*\*Wyoming Liberty Group\*\* P.O. 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