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Public union defeat delivers victory for free speech, smaller government
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 that nonunion government employees can no longer be forced to pay fees to public sector unions. The Libertarian Party platform states, “We favor repealing any requirement that one must join or pay dues to a union as a condition of...
Supreme Court inches toward more cell phone privacy protection
The government cannot track a person’s location using cell phone towers unless it has a warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 22 in Carpenter v. United States. Timothy Carpenter, a suspect in a string of armed robberies in Detroit, was not arrested until his...
The Supreme Court just increased your cost of living
The price of that custom one-of-kind handmade Canadian maple end table that you can get on Etsy for $229 just increased between $4 and $22, depending on where you live. The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that online merchants must charge the applicable sales tax...
LNC to hold convention June 30 – July 3 in New Orleans
Organizers expect largest-ever midterm delegation For immediate release June 20, 2018 ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Libertarian Party (LP) will hold its national convention from June 30 through July 3 in New Orleans at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The biennial event will draw...
Trump will now keep detained immigrant families in the same cages
For the last month, the Department of Homeland Security has been separating captured immigrant children from their families at the border. They’ve been housing the children in cages at an abandoned Walmart and other facilities, and holding their parents in cages...
Apple is making it harder for government to invade privacy
The largest computer company in the world, Apple, is about to make it more difficult for government agents to unreasonably search or seize your person, papers, home, and effects. Apple’s newest iPhone software update will prevent transfer of data from the phone’s...
Boldness
Dear Fellow Libertarian, The Libertarian Party has a proud heritage of being bold in ideas and bold in action. We do so with the confident recognition that liberty is the boldest ideal of them all. We take a stance on a policy or practice of government not because our...
Silent auction
Dear Libertarian, I’m Jess Mears with the Libertarian Party and in just a few weeks, our #ImTHATLibertarian 2018 Libertarian National Convention will be taking place in New Orleans. If you haven’t been to a national convention before, I hope this year will be your...
David Koch, we owe you. Signed, Liberty
David Koch, the Libertarian Party’s 1980 vice presidential candidate, recently retired from his roles at Koch Industries and Koch-affiliated groups because of ongoing illness. All too frequently, kudos for a life purposefully and masterfully dedicated to the...
6 Libertarian candidates advance to CA general election
Six Libertarians advanced to the November general election in California’s top two primary on June 5. Under California’s top-two primary system, candidates of all parties are listed on one ballot. Voters can vote for a candidate of any party in each race, and are not...