The D.C. Circuit Mulls Trump's Alarmingly Broad Claim of Presidential Immunity From Prosecution
His lawyers say no jury can ever consider charges based on his "official acts" as president, which include his efforts to reverse Joe Biden's election.
His lawyers say no jury can ever consider charges based on his "official acts" as president, which include his efforts to reverse Joe Biden's election.
Former state lawmaker Jeff Brandes says the Florida Legislature has "ceded its role" to high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.
The pardons freed no prisoners, but the White House says they will ease the burden of a criminal record.
Law enforcement officials appear to have tarred ad hoc bands of protesters as members of an organized criminal movement.
His mom is rejecting the prosecutors' absurdly strict probation rules.
Judges can sentence defendants for charges they were acquitted of by a jury, a practice that troubles criminal justice advocates, civil liberties groups, and several Supreme Court justices.
An error-prone investigation in search of a fugitive led police to Amy Hadley's house.
S.B. 4 will let officers arrest people well beyond the border. It also “provides civil immunity and indemnification” for state officials who get sued for enforcing it.
Ralph Petty's "conflicted dual-hat arrangement" as an advocate and an adjudicator was "utterly bonkers," Judge Don Willett notes.
FIRE and the ACLU of Vermont are now representing the man in a free speech lawsuit.
An investigation from ProPublica shows that one Knoxville-area facility is putting kids in solitary but skirting scrutiny by classifying the seclusion as "voluntary."
In 2020, Harris Elias was arrested for driving drunk even though tests showed he was completely sober. After filing a lawsuit, he's getting a hefty settlement payout.
The president's son is seeking dismissal of three felony charges based on his illegal 2018 firearm purchase.
A broad coalition of civil rights groups and think tanks, including Reason Foundation, say that Mississippi's "mandatory, permanent, and effectively irrevocable" voting ban for certain offenders violates the Constitution.
Three major pharmacy chains admitted to encouraging staff to hand prescription records over to law enforcement without a warrant, and without a legal review.
Andrew Mitchell, who was acquitted on state murder charges in April, plead guilty this month to abducting and detaining two sex worker victims.
Prosecutors have enormous power to coerce guilty pleas, which are the basis for nearly all convictions.
An NBC investigation revealed how Jackson, Mississippi, police keep burying people in pauper's graves after failing to inform their families about their deaths.
Law enforcement amicus brief against Colorado magazine ban.
The trial of the first of 61 defendants starts today, but the judge has seemingly forbidden any of the defendants or their attorneys from discussing the case.
Abortion issues come before two other state Supreme Courts—in Arizona and Wyoming—this week as well.
Jordan S. Rubin's Bizarro tells the story of the men who tried and failed to challenge the government's arbitrary rules on synthetic drugs.
LaShawn Craig may spend years behind bars—because the gun he used to justifiably shoot someone was unlicensed.
A report from New Jersey's comptroller criticizes Street Cop Training for encouraging illegal traffic stops.
The Court has been asked to intervene in cases involving abortion pills and criminal prosecution of abortion doctors.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court will hear about the FBI's "blatant scheme to circumvent" the Fourth Amendment.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the incident as well.
Only 536 people live in this Ohio town that issues 1,800 speeding tickets per month.
"I don't want you looking through my boxes," Donald Trump told his lawyers, according to court documents.
A new lawsuit alleges that Deputy Benjamin Jacquot, a school resource officer, slammed an 8-year-old's face into a conference room floor, causing bruises and lacerations.
A new biography by Judith Hicks Stiehm ignores Janet Reno's many failures as attorney general.
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
The political push behind the law was well-meaning. But it will backfire on many prospective renters.
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The White House cited the extraordinarily low recidivism rates among those released and the savings to taxpayers in its veto threat.