Civil Liberties
California Cops Become Mind Readers, Seize Your Guns
The new law is less about the firearms and more about trying to identify people who might be too dangerous to own them.
DC Metro PD to Start Accepting Concealed Firearms Permits For First Time in Decades
After a judge struck down the city's ban
Son of Draconian Drug Warrior Fails Drug Test
Vice President Joe Biden's son tests positive for cocaine, gets booted from Navy Reserve.
Guns, Drugs, and Money: Here's What's on State and Local Ballots in the 2014 Midterms
Ballot initiatives across the country offer more substance in the midterm elections than the battle for Senate control.
NYPD Commissioner Bratton: Broken Windows "Is the Linchpin of Effective Policing"
District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.: We must stop arresting citizens for minor infractions.
How Federal Agents Illegally Force Twitter, Google, and Banks to Turn Over Private Customer Data Without a Proper Warrant
Private companies are fighting the federal government in court over the Patriot Act's "National Security Letters," which violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
Does the Constitution Still Matter?
Americans right and left tend to give up on the Constitution whenever it gets in the way of policies they like.
How Bogus Threats of Voter Fraud, Dangerous Abortions, and Other Phony Emergencies Make Honest Debate Impossible
Two Texas laws illustrate a politically poisonous legislative habit.
Supreme Court Blocks Part of Texas Abortion Law
Had resulted in the closing of many facilities in the state
Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Pregnant Women Must End, Groups Urge DOJ
Reproductive-rights and drug-policy groups are calling for an end to the harsher sentencing of pregnant women charged with drug crimes.
