There is no such thing as an achieved liberty; like electricity, there can be no substantial storage and it must be generated as it is enjoyed, or the lights go out.

For over a century it has been the settled doctrine of the Supreme Court that the principle of stare decisis has only limited application in constitutional cas…

Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty.

Of course, such judicial misconstruction theoretically can be cured by constitutional amendment. But the period of gestation of a constitutional amendment, or …