Sacramento County Releases Inmates Early To Curb Coronavirus Spread
Overcrowded jails are ill-prepared for a coronavirus outbreak.
Criminal Justice
Keep Coronavirus Out of Jails by Arresting Fewer People in the First Place
Police departments turn to summons instead of processing people into cells—a change they should keep after this is all over.
Ohio Releases 28 Low-Level Offenders To Reduce Spread of Coronavirus
One man was arrested because he didn't have enough bus fare to make his court date.
After a State-Authorized Medical Marijuana Patient Had an Epileptic Seizure and Crashed Her Car, Police Arrested Her for Driving With 'Marjuana in Her System'
The case illustrates the injustice and irrationality of Pennsylvania's "zero tolerance" approach to stoned driving.
A Wrongfully Convicted Kansas Man Can Now Sue the Corrupt Cop Who Framed Him
Lamonte McIntyre served 23 years in prison for murders that he did not commit.
Trump Attacks Biden on Drug Policy From the Left
It's an interesting strategy for a president who ran in 2016 on a Nixonian "law and order" platform.
Another merger the FTC should block
Privacy and Antitrust -- Episode 303 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
Forum Shopping is Rational
Advocates on the right and the left choose their ideal forum, as they should
Tonight, Alabama Will Execute a Man Who Didn't Commit Murder
Only 10 jurors sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death for the deaths of three police officers.
You Don't Become a "State Actor" Just by Getting Government Funding or Benefits,
and you (whether you're Google or a private university or anyone else) don't become restricted by the Bill of Rights because you get such funding or benefits.
McGinnis: The Empire Strikes Back Against Originalism
"All these criticisms [of originalism] are actually disputes about original meaning, not rejections of it."
Divided Fifth-Circuit Panel Submits Untimely Amicus Brief in Seila Law v. CFPB
Courts of Appeals should resist the urge to opine on cases pending before the Supreme Court
DEA Will Return $82K Life Savings It Seized From an Elderly Pittsburgh Man and His Daughter
Neither Terry Rolin or his daughter were ever charged with a crime, but that didn't stop the DEA from trying to seize more than $82,000 from them through civil asset forfeiture.
Police Abuse Breeds Disrespect
Defensive official reactions to corruption encourage the attitude that troubles the attorney general.
Husband of Embattled Los Angeles D.A. Pulls Gun on Protesters at Their Door
District Attorney Jackie Lacey faces re-election today against a tough field calling for more criminal justice reforms.
Bernie Makes Good on His Promise to Increase Turnout
I cast my first vote in a Democratic primary today
The Supreme Court did not grant certiorari on the House of Representative's Obamacare Cert Petition
After Bethune-Hill, there were not four votes to review the House's petition
Will Tennessee Finally Reform Its Draconian Drug-Free School Zone Laws?
The zones cover vast swaths of Tennessee's cities—and turn minor drug crimes into sentences usually reserved for rape and murder.
The Fight Over Colorado's Death Penalty Was Shaped by the Families of Murder Victims
Concern for the families appeared on both sides of the debate.
Chicago Police Shooting Captured on Video Leads to Outrage, Dropped Charges
Man tackled, shot twice for crime of illegally shifting between train cars.
Will the Supreme Court hear the Obamacare cases before or after the 2020 Election?
Audio from an Oral Argument scheduled in October will likely be used in political advertisements
5 more travel tips for flying
Make your time in the air as familiar and predictable as possible
Is Europe censoring what Americans say online?
I put my Facebook account at risk (again) to find out
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Rails-to-trails, unfair competition, and nonactionable puffery.
New in the Atlantic: Corpus Linguistics and D.C. v. Heller
James Phillips and I preview our new research in the Atlantic
Elizabeth Warren Adopts Cory Booker's Plan for a Better Presidential Clemency System
Shifting the process from the Justice Department to the White House can help eliminate bureaucracy and meddling from prosecutors.
Sineneng-Smith and Outlawing Solicitation of Legal Conduct
How far does the "speech integral to criminal conduct" exception go?
Virginia Bill Targets Massage Parlor Workers
Lawmakers want to get tougher on touching "with the intent to sexually arouse."
