Joseph Becker

Joseph Becker is chief legal officer and director of the Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation at the Nevada Policy Research Institute.


Recent Work

A repellant for tyrants: Part III

Ignoring Nevada's separation-of-powers clause has led to constitutional mayhem

November 22, 2011

Ignoring the separation-of-powers clause in Nevada’s constitution has led to constitutional mayhem.

A repellant for tyrants: Part II

Flouting the separation-of-powers principle breeds autocracy and bureaucratic metastasis

October 26, 2011

Flouting the separation-of-powers principle leads to out-of-control bureaucracies.

A repellant for tyrants: Part I

Why the constitutional separation of powers is important

October 18, 2011

Why the constitutional separation of powers is critically important in restraining government.