An Arizona Deputy Pinned a Quadruple Amputee and Then Arrested the Teen Who Filmed Him
"It's horrific. Men with badges and guns should not be acting this way."
Criminal Justice
Police Investigate a High School Student for Making a Joke About Trump
"We’re still doing interviews, speaking with students, learning what was said and the context of the comment."
Senators Introduce Bill To Limit Facial Recognition Technology—but Does It Go Far Enough?
The legislation would require warrants for extended surveillance, but look at what it explicitly OKs.
Georgia Prosecutors Seized a Crab Shack Over Gambling Charges. A State Supreme Court Ruling Could Decide the Fate of Gaming in the State.
Prosecutors are hiring private attorneys to pursue asset forfeiture charges against establishments that offer coin-operated gaming.
Pending Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes in Massachusetts Authorizes Forfeiture of Vapers' Cars
The bill, which the state House passed yesterday, says police may seize vehicles in which they find untaxed vaping products.
Georgia Has Executed a Death Row Inmate Without DNA Testing the Evidence
The daughter of the murder victim has accused the state of ignoring her wishes.
Puppies and Kittens Trump the Constitution
The new federal ban on animal cruelty converts the Commerce Clause into a general police power.
A Georgia Death Row Inmate Will Be Executed Tomorrow. New Evidence Says a Different Man Was the Shooter.
A witness and co-defendant is casting doubt on the testimony that sent Ray Cromartie to death row.
A Colorado Woman Was Tased After Being Arrested For Smoking and Allowing Her Dog Off-Leash
Body camera videos show a woman being tased into compliance after being placed on suicide watch.
Joe Biden's Record on Campus Due Process Has Been Abysmal. Is It a Preview of His Presidency?
The 2020 hopeful used bogus statistics to change the way colleges treat students accused of sexual assault.
In Hong Kong, Police Shot a Man While Protesters Set Another on Fire
Escalating violence in Hong Kong
Biker Gang Leader's DIY Guns Are Part of a Predictable Prohibition Story
From Australia to Massachusetts, illegal gun makers step in to supply what legal markets aren’t allowed to produce.
Hong Kong Protester Falls to His Death After Police Confrontation
The protester, Chow Tsz-lok, was only 22.
Reminder: Jeff Sessions Is a Drug War Dinosaur and Should Be Nowhere Near Government Power
Sessions has spent his career fighting to maintain draconian drug sentences.
Michael Bloomberg's Centrism Combines the Worst Instincts of the Right and Left
In the unlikely event that the former New York mayor wins the Democratic nomination, the 2020 election will pit a billionaire busybody against a billionaire bully.
Kamala Harris' Skin Color Is Not Why Her Presidential Bid Is Tanking
Blame her censorious and authoritarian approach to public policy instead.
New DNA Evidence Likely Exonerates a Texas Death Row Inmate. The Government Won't Test It.
Rodney Reed is set to die by lethal injection in less than two weeks.
This Florida Prison Guard Allegedly Paralyzed an Inmate. Now He's Been Arrested for Child Molestation
Inmates say Keith Turner abused them for a decade. Now children have stepped forward with complaints of molestation.
New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Voted To Give a Civilian Oversight Board More Power To Investigate Lying Cops
Police unions are unhappy.
A Phoenix Cop Allegedly Showed Up to a Woman's Apartment, Grabbed His Genitals, and Pretended To Shoot Her
Officer Marcos Rodriguez asked a woman to coffee after nearly hitting her. Then he showed up to her apartment in uniform.
The NYPD Bragged About a Big Pot Bust. Turns Out It Seized 106 Pounds of Legal Hemp.
Green Angel CBD had the proper documentation for their shipment, but that didn't stop the New York cops.
As Times Change, the FBI's Snoopy and Heavy-Handed Ways Continue
The bureau has a long history of escaping accountability for intrusive and abusive action.
A Tennessee Police Department's Last Officer Resigns Over Ticket Quotas
Ridgetop no longer has any police officers after recordings captured city officials demanding that the department write 210 citations a month.
Family of Murder Victims Wants to Stop the Feds From Resuming Executions
Daniel Lewis Lee would be the first death row inmate executed by the federal government in 16 years.
A Michigan Man Underpaid His Property Taxes By $8.41. The County Seized His Property, Sold It—and Kept the Profits.
A state law allows counties to effectively steal homes over unpaid taxes and keep the excess revenue for their own budgets.
Trump's Audacious Immunity Claim
His desperate attempt to stop a grand jury from seeing his tax returns invokes kingly powers that would put the president above the law.
This Chronicle of Sloppy Alcohol Breath Testing Highlights the Hidden Problems With Supposedly Scientific Forensic Evidence
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
The Largest Single-Day Commutation in History
Oklahoma frees 527 low-level offenders—and saves nearly $12 million.
Indiana Supreme Court Applies Eighth Amendment to Curb "Oppressive" Asset Forfeitures
The ruling is a continuation of the same case in which the federal Supreme Court ruled that the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is "incorporated" against state governments and applies to asset forfeitures.
Guard Who Allegedly Paralyzed a Florida Inmate Has Long History of Complaints
Inmates complained for years that they were in fear for their lives. Now one of them is a quadriplegic.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Spreads Fake News About Austin Homelessness
The video Abbott shared was not of a homeless person—it was a mentally ill person having a serious episode. Whoops.
Louisville SWAT Team Looking for Pot Needlessly Terrorizes Family, Thanks to a False Tip, a Cursory Investigation, and a Detective's Nose
The cop claimed to detect "a strong smell of fresh marijuana coming from within the house," but police did not find any.
Federal Court Rules there is no Taking if the Police Destroy an Innocent Person's House During a Law Enforcement Operation
The ruling has considerable backing from precedent. But it is nonetheless based on a deeply flawed doctrine.
Cops Destroyed This House To Arrest a Shoplifter. A Federal Court Says Police Don't Have To Pay for the Damage.
Are there any limits to what police can do in pursuit of a suspect? The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals apparently doesn't think so.
Federal Judge Orders Georgia Sheriff To Stop Ritualistically Humiliating Registered Sex Offenders on Halloween
Citing the First Amendment, the judge tells the sheriff he may not force certain homes to display signs warning trick-or-treaters to stay away.
A Georgia Death Row Inmate Receives a Stay of Execution Amid Calls to DNA Test Evidence
Ray Cromartie was scheduled to die on Wednesday. His supporters hope a question of jurisdiction will lead to DNA testing.
Victims of Marijuana Raid Based on Tea in Their Trash Get Another Chance to Hold Cops Responsible
The 10th Circuit says Adlynn and Robert Harte should be allowed to pursue three federal claims against comically inept Kansas sheriff's deputies.
Don't Look for Good Guys in Trump's Battle With the FBI
Even if they unseat a president opposed by many Americans, the FBI and the intelligence community are not the heroes you're looking for.
Cops Don't Need Another Excuse To Hassle Innocent Drivers
The Supreme Court should not let police stop cars solely because they’re registered to people with suspended licenses.
Student Charged With Manslaughter for Texting Boyfriend to 'Go Die'
The 21-year-old faces criminal punishment for text messages to her suicidal boyfriend.
