Judge Jones makes an interesting and compelling argument that in situations where it is debatable whether an officer followed Miranda, there is no good reason for suppressing an unwarned voluntary statement.
The claims come in a lawsuit against Prince George's County (Md.).
''The kind of values I've always embraced are heard more on Fox than on CNN and MSNBC," says the Pulitzer Prize–winning progressive journalist.
That new crime, which is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison, includes receipt of firearms by "prohibited persons."
Bitcoin's creator designed it to be radically transparent, but the tools exist to make it as hard to trace as cash.
Plus: The emptiness of "national conservatism," anti-tech antitrust antics, and more...
Among other things, "A jury could reasonably conclude that, before making so weighty an accusation as rape based on nothing more than hearsay evidence, the prudent person would, at a minimum, want to hear the other person's side of the story."
Taking personal responsibility turns out to be a better idea than putting faith in the state.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases the penalties for violating arbitrary firearm bans.
"There's currently no way for me to even know where that buffer zone is."
Republican voters disagree.
The feds now admit there was "no need" for such a thing.
We can condemn the actions of Moscow without forfeiting the right to point out missteps in Kyiv.
Plus: The Respect for Marriage Act, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and more...
The New York Times misleadingly claims that cases like the abortion sought by a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim "are not as rare as people think."
Only you can be relied upon to protect you and your loved ones. Ignore anybody who claims otherwise.
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The lawsuit, which stems from statements about the fraternity’s use of a salute that looks similar to a Nazi salute and robes that some viewed as similar to Klan robes was rejected chiefly on the grounds that the statement was about the fraternity not the plaintiff, and was in any event opinion.
Amazon's decision to stop selling the book shows the pressure platforms are under to reject speech that doesn't conform to progressive orthodoxy.
As pop culture icons enter the public domain, a strange new era of copyright begins.
Stuart Reges placed a land acknowledgment in his syllabus. Just not the one his university wanted.
The vast majority of federal firearm offenses involve illegal possession, often without aggravating conduct or a history of violence.
Senior Editor Jacob Sullum examines how the claim that Japanese gun restrictions account for the country's low violent crime rate isn't as simple as it sounds.
The Supreme Court unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's ban.
The FDA, and the Dalkon Shield scandal, deserve some of the blame.
Doing so would be blatantly unconstitutional.
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Heather Ann Thompson's Blood in the Water might lead to "disobedience," prison officials say.
The majority reads the statute broadly, and holds it's unconstitutionally overbroad; the dissent would read it more narrowly, as limited to constitutionally unprotected solicitation of specific criminal conduct.
The Institute for Justice urges SCOTUS to renounce that open-ended exception to the Fourth Amendment.
A conservative argues today's left is channeling Puritan theocrats when they try to prevent us from enjoying ourselves. Is he correct?
Paralyzing caution reveals the risks of vague anti-abortion legislation.
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