The Police Dog Who Cried Drugs at Every Traffic Stop
Cops laugh about “probable cause on four legs” but the damage to innocent lives is real.
Cops laugh about “probable cause on four legs” but the damage to innocent lives is real.
The ruling may be the first major effect of the Supreme Court's 2019 decision in Knick v. Township of Scott, which ruled that property owners are not required to "exhaust" state court remedies before filing takings cases in federal court.
A member of the board (and a Cato Institute vice president) defends the controversial decision to kick the former president off the social media platform.
Don’t call yourself a supporter of the First Amendment while attempting to punish a media outlet for criticizing you.
Police were finally able to catch the serial killer using DNA genealogy databases—violating many innocent people's constitutional right to privacy.
Producers of plant-based meats argue these restrictions violate the First Amendment.
A student was expelled by St. John Fisher College for alleged sexual misconduct, but was then acquitted at a criminal trial and sued the college; the college agreed to confidentiality to settle the case, but then allegedly breached the agreement.
Victims of the FBI's constitutionally dubious raid say they've been told to come forward and identify themselves if they want their stuff back.
A CNN story on the Rutgers law school controversy; the settlement agreement in the firing of Central Michigan University professor Tim Boudreau; and the views of Prof. Nadine Strossen, former President of the ACLU.
“the public has a substantial interest in knowing about those disabilities so it can meaningfully oversee the Court’s exercise of its judicial power.”
The elected prosecutor (Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby) is claiming that the station's coverage of her is "blatantly slanted, dishonest, misleading, racist, and extremely dangerous."
Above the Law refused to publish our reply, so we're publishing it here.
Friday A/V Club: A former Black Panther's winding path
"Given that the child is of mixed race, it would seem apparent that the presence of the flag is not in the child's best interests, as the mother must encourage and teach the child to embrace her mixed race identity, rather than thrust her into a world that only makes sense through the tortured lens of cognitive dissonance."
The new law requires a criminal conviction prior to civil forfeiture and beefs up due process protections for property owners.
When officers searched Jermaine Sanders' car, they found less than half an ounce of marijuana and seized $17,000 of his money.
California insists those under 21 were legally "infants" in Founding Era; plaintiffs insist they were always part of "militia"
The boy was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.
(1) American law? (2) Rules set by a large corporation? (3) International law?
"It's very obvious that nobody involved in [the bill] consulted a First Amendment lawyer," says TechFreedom's Berin Szóka.
The Columbia linguist discusses his new book Nine Nasty Words and dismisses the ideological excesses of the 'anti-racism' movement.
Up for debate was whether or not it was "clearly established" that officers cannot apply injurious force to a subject who isn't resisting.
Punishing players for kneeling, or not kneeling, is a First Amendment violation at public universities.
Columbia University linguist John McWhorter on "anti-racism" as a new, misguided civic religion and his new book on curses, Nine Nasty Words.
The lawsuit stems from an alleged sexual relationship between the plaintiff and Spacey over 35 years ago, when the plaintiff was 14.
There is no "fake news" exception to the First Amendment.
Today's item in Prof. McWhorter's substack newsletter, "It Bears Mentioning." (I just subscribed, for $60 for the year, though you can also subscribe for $5/month.)
The opposition to Southlake's plan was understandable.
The case is Pacira BioSciences v. American Society of Anesthesiologists, a trade libel lawsuit filed over journal articles and other publications questioning the efficacy of Pacira's pain-killer Exparel.
Despite its victory, the State Department is insisting that a court order to allow the files to spread is not yet technically in effect.
Police arrested and charged Joshua Garton with harassment for posting a photoshopped picture of two men urinating on a police officer's grave.
Detective Vincent Cheung is suing Terrell Harper.
"[Daniel] Pollack-Pelzner ... is [also] one of many Linfield faculty members and students who have pushed back against the allegedly poor handling of sexual abuse and [harassment] claims by the administration."
The Supreme Court weighs the power of school officials to punish students for off-campus speech.
Plus: Ghost guns, the unintended consequences of criminalizing sex work, and more...
"We need a Green New Deal for Public Housing," says Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "We need a Green New Deal for Cities…and we need a Green New Deal for Public Schools."
Two years after California banned them, the ATF was complaining that 41 percent of guns they came across in L.A. were the very guns already banned