Criminal Justice
Government Should Repeal Out of Date Laws
"People commit crimes all the time without knowing it. It's impossible to know what sort of behavior is criminal."
Trump Is Making Criminal Justice Reform a Theme of his Campaign
But he'll have to do more than coast on a few commendable pardons if he wants to prove he's serious.
Murder Charges for Maryland Cop Who Shot Handcuffed Man in Police Car
Prince George's County had started a pilot program to fit officers with body cameras five years ago, but never set aside the money to expand.
Judge Finds That the Houston Narcotics Officer Whose Lies Killed a Couple in 2019 Framed Another Suspect in 2008
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says it's reasonable to presume that Gerald Goines also lied in other drug cases.
Does Trump's Super Bowl Ad Signal More Progress on Sentencing Reform?
While the president seems sincerely concerned about "very unfair" drug penalties, it's not clear whether he thinks his work in that area is done.
The Trouble with Tennessee's Lethal Injection Drugs
"This whole question of how we kill our prisoners is sort of a sideshow when the system is as broken as it is."
Massage Parlor Panic
A potent combination of puritanism, racism, and political opportunism is putting Asian masseuses and the people who support them in needless danger.
Amy Klobuchar Boasts About Putting Myon Burrell Behind Bars. But What If He's Innocent?
Activists urge Klobuchar to suspend her presidential campaign.
What the Porn Industry Thinks of the New War on Porn
GOP attacks on internet smut are heating up, but the porn industry has more practical threats to worry about.
The Supreme Court's Next Fourth Amendment Showdown
In November, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kansas v. Glover.
DOJ Intervention Dramatically, Irrationally, and Unconstitutionally Increases the Penalty Faced by a Woman Accused of Slapping Jews
How can prosecuting a black woman for slapping Jews in 2020 be authorized by the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in 1865?
The Justice Department Wades Into New York Bail Reform Fight With Federal Hate Crime Charges Over Slapping
Police and prosecutors want to maintain a system that punishes poor people before they’re ever convicted.
Donnie Lance Will Be Executed Tonight Without Physical Evidence Attaching Him to Murder
Supporters of Lance believe the court should have tested DNA before sentencing him to death.
Passive Voice Deployed in Mysterious Shooting Death of Handcuffed Man in Police Car
“The suspect was struck several times by the officer's duty weapon.” No, the cop shot him.
The Austin City Council Voted for Marijuana Reform. Austin's Police Chief Says He'll Keep Arresting People.
Council member Gregorio Casar: "I think the state of Texas should come out of the Stone Ages and not only decriminalize but legalize marijuana in the state."
Sanders Wants More Supreme Court Justices Like Sotomayor. That's Not a Bad Idea.
The presidential hopeful weighs in on the Supreme Court.
DNA Testing Could Prove That Arkansas Executed an Innocent Man Three Years Ago
The ACLU and the Innocence Project are suing to uncover the evidence.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Fireburn, puppycide, and the DOJ beggars belief.
Florida Supreme Court To Allow Non-Unanimous Death Sentences
Florida has had more exonerations of death row inmates than any other state in the U.S.
Why Do Critics of Harsh Drug Penalties Support Them When the Drug Is Fentanyl?
A new Drug Policy Alliance report highlights this puzzling and dangerous inconsistency.
Lawmakers Say the FBI's Problematic Carter Page Warrants Require Congressional Surveillance Reforms
A bipartisan coalition wants to restrain secret snooping and create more independent oversight of the secretive FISA Court.
Michelle Carter Released from Prison Early
The Supreme Court had denied cert in the texting suicide case
Op-Ed in New York Times on Trump's Impeachment Trial Brief
"Don’t Impeach Trump for Acting Like a Politician "
2 Women Filed Sexual Misconduct Complaints Against a Nigerian Immigrant a Day Before He Graduated From Harvard. He Never Got His Diploma.
Following an insider trading conviction and the collapse of his career, Damilare Sonoiki is suing Harvard.
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Member Of The Federalist Society?
The Judicial Conference Doesn't Want Judges to Be Members.
Facial Recognition and the Danger of Automated Authoritarianism
Hundreds of police departments are using facial recognition technology without oversight.
Kentucky Lawmaker Wants To Give Police the Power to Detain People Who Don't Answer Their Questions
It’s an attempt to bypass Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections by insisting it’s not an arrest.
A Year Ago, the Media Mangled the Covington Catholic Story. What Happened Next Was Even Worse.
Journalists and pundits who frantically doubled down on their initial bad takes deserve more criticism.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Anti-Libel Injunction, Rejects Overbroad Portion
The opinion, though, is not binding precedent, so the question whether anti-libel injunctions are unconstitutional prior restraints remains not fully settled.
Google v. Oracle
The Supreme Court now has before it a case in which some very important copyright principles are at stake.
Senators Propose Limits on Police Use of Facial Recognition
Some privacy activists say the bill still falls short.
