A judge last week threw out a criminal indictment against him on the grounds that it was tainted by vindictiveness. But that same spirit infects another part of his story that few people have discussed.
Plus: Plan B for STIs, justifying "deadly force" to protect fertilized eggs, and more.
Vicki Baker is more fortunate than several other similarly situated victims. But it took a very long time to get there.
An armed IRS agent roaming the streets should send shivers down the spine of any freedom-loving American.
That defense applies only when an officer "reasonably" believed he was acting within his federal authority.
The family is suing the federal agency and their local police department for violating their Fourth Amendment rights.
Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime.
California has failed to protect private property from squatters. Desperate owners are turning to katana-wielding enforcers to reclaim their homes.
A court granted qualified immunity to all 11 deputies accused of violating John Griswold’s 14th Amendment rights.
"I didn't do anything wrong," George Retes, a U.S. citizen imprisoned for three days, tells Reason.
"Geofence" searches illustrate the perilous combination of modern technology and deference to law enforcement.
Even Republican critics of the Federal Reserve chairman's performance rejected the notion that he had broken the law by lying about the renovation of the central bank's headquarters.
Calls for more aggressive security measures evoke the post-9/11 security theater that brought us the TSA.
Bothell police set out in search of sex trafficking and ended up shutting down five businesses for code violations.
Gunman subdued at security checkpoint.
The bureau reportedly investigated the author of a New York Times story that made FBI Director Kash Patel look bad.
So the Ninth Circuit held yesterday.
The governor is threatening to defund the police because of an ordinance noting that an ICE administrative warrant "does not justify a stop, arrest, or continued detention" by city officers.
The government is selling the policy with the same arguments you’d expect for subsidized factories or sports stadiums.
The city has created a network of nearly 500 cameras that routinely monitor innocent people as they go about their daily lives.
Stuart Schrader's new book details how police unions became a dominant force in U.S. politics.
The feds have arrested an Army staffer who spoke to a journalist for a book about special operations. The journalist says it's retaliation for exposing corruption.
Nick and Shaley Knickerbocker’s story shows how some people’s idea of “neglect” goes well beyond real risk.
Two petitions ask the Supreme Court to uphold the remedy required by the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause promises "just compensation" when private property is taken for public use. But some courts have ruled that it does not always apply when police are involved.
Deaths in ICE custody hit a 20-year high in 2025 and a majority now say the agency's actions make Americans less safe.
Police often call their profession a brotherhood, but two Palm Beach sheriff's deputies took the analogy too far.
The president and his new DHS secretary are enraged by jurists and legislators who refuse to toe the party line.
Plus: Trump seems to back down from his Iranian ultimatum, Lindsey Graham is eager for another Iwo Jima, and more...
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The Oklahoma senator, nominated to replace Kristi Noem, is blasé about the use of deadly force.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other Florida law enforcement leaders say they'd rather be focusing on immigrants who are committing crimes.
The president himself portrayed Renée Good and Alex Pretti as would-be murderers, and he did not seem troubled by the homeland security secretary's slander of them.
House and Senate committees were unfazed by the obvious First Amendment problems with the proposed Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit.
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The homeland security secretary blatantly misrepresented what she said about Alex Pretti on the day he was killed.
Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…
Population control is technocratic hubris at its most intimate and brutal.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses immigration enforcement, the role of government, and why federal agencies are losing public trust.
Roughly 30,000 people every year may be getting wrongfully arrested because of unreliable field drug tests, according to one estimate.
When former LSD kingpin Seth Ferranti was pulled over in Nebraska, police claimed a traffic violation.
By conflating opposition with terrorism, federal officials go down a dangerous path.
Department of Homeland Security
The department's pattern of dishonesty supports a presumption of irregularity.
Homan's numbers are misleading, but even if they weren't, it wouldn't justify allowing an entire federal law enforcement agency to operate in anonymity.
Opening investigations requires evidence, so the feds created “assessments.”
Videos of recent immigration enforcement raise serious questions about authority, escalation, and the professional standards officers are trained to follow.
The Department of Homeland Security argues it doesn't need a warrant to enter a construction site.
News outlets, civil rights groups, and court records tell a much different story than the government's claims about "Operation Catch of the Day."
The way people are misconstruing this prostitution sting mirrors the way ICE tries to mislead us about deportation stings.
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