Zack Smith

legal fellow

Zack Smith is a legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a former prosecutor and co-author of "Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America’s Communities."

Organized shoplifting is a $100-billion problem. Here's why we're all screwed

OPINION September 11

Organized shoplifting is a $100-billion problem. Here's why we're all screwed

Organized shoplifting is a $100-billion problem that's getting worse and we are all stuck with it. Theft is hurting businesses big and small, costing jobs and even lives.

George Soros’s prosecutors wage war on law and order

OPINION June 22, 2023

George Soros’s prosecutors wage war on law and order

George Soros’s prosecutors wage war on law and order. They fulfill his radical aims by refusing to go after entire categories of crime and watering down felonies.

Forget open borders. This crazy law opens voting booths to aliens

OPINION March 10, 2023

Forget open borders. This crazy law opens voting booths to aliens

Radical ideas have been blossoming in the D.C. City Council—ideas that will disenfranchise the city's citizens.

Non-citizens voting in California: Judge says no, even in left-wing state

OPINION August 8, 2022

Non-citizens voting in California: Judge says no, even in left-wing state

A California judge has ruled that only citizens have the right to vote, striking down a San Francisco ordinance in a ruling that echoes one in New York.

Von Spakovsky & Smith: Trump and supporters wage legal battles across US to defeat Biden — here’s a rundown

OPINION November 6, 2020

Von Spakovsky & Smith: Trump and supporters wage legal battles across US to defeat Biden — here’s a rundown

In Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona court fights are being waged to determine which votes will be counted in the election.

Smith & von Spakovsky: Court wrong to block Justice Department from dropping charges against Michael Flynn

Donald Trump September 3, 2020

Smith & von Spakovsky: Court wrong to block Justice Department from dropping charges against Michael Flynn

The decision this week by the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overriding a three-judge panel’s ruling that would have allowed criminal charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed was flawed, but not unexpected.