Detroit Police Sued Yet Again for Shooting a Woman's Dogs During a Warrantless Search
The lawsuit claims two cops yanked a woman's door open, then shot her two dogs when they ran outside.
Criminal Justice
Felicity Huffman's 14-Day Prison Sentence Is Too Harsh
The U.S. incarcerates people for petty crimes at an alarming rate.
2018 National Crime Victimization Survey Declares the Age of Declining Violence Over
But with one huge exception—a massive spike in reported sexual assaults—the 2018 survey found only statistically insignificant increases.
Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Selling $31 of Marijuana Lands Back in Jail for Court Fees
Fines continued to pile up for almost a decade.
Don't Narc on Kids' Nerf Guns Unless You Want Potentially Tragic Confrontations
America may be safer than ever, but residents of the Land of the Free seem set on raising their children in a climate of fear.
Brett Kavanaugh Faces a New Accusation in The New York Times, but the Alleged Victim Didn't Confirm It
Plus: Andrew Yang opts out of cancel culture, Andrew Cuomo wants to crack down on flavored e-cigarettes, and more...
Sober Cannabis Consumers in Utah Already Can Be Convicted of Stoned Driving. This Legislator Thinks the Law Is Too Lenient.
His bill would authorize felony prosecutions of drivers with THC in their blood even when they are not impaired.
Netflix's Unbelievable Turns True Crime Story into Fascinating Character Drama
A police procedural about rape cases that focuses on details without getting tedious
Remember the Vallejo Cop Who Tackled a Veteran for Filming Him?
Now he's being sued for another act of excessive force.
DACA, Major Questions, Gundy, and the Non-Delegation Doctrine
President Trump's Tweet Demonstrates Why He Can Rescind His Predecessor's Immigration Policy
Pittsburgh's U.S. Attorney Is Lying to Cops and Constituents About the Actual Risks of Fentanyl Exposure
Bad science and panics by those who want to escalate the opioid drug war.
The Supreme Court's Next Big Fourth Amendment Case
What’s at stake in Kansas v. Glover.
Our Own Nick Rosenkranz Running for Yale Trustee "to Protect Free Speech, Intellectual Diversity"
Vote early (but not often).
Justice Ginsburg Speaks Sensibly about Judicial Confirmations
The Notorious RBG counsels against ideological litmus tests for judicial nominees.
Cops Prevent Students From Advertising Fake 'Pot' Brownies Outside Free Speech Zone
Western Illinois University clamps down on student speech.
English School Mandates Trousers for All Students
The rationales: avoiding short skirts, and making things easier for transgender students.
No, Trump Rallies Didn't Increase Hate Crimes by 226 Percent
In fact, they didn’t have any detectable impact at all.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
TSA screeners, background checks, and mandatory bar dues.
Is Rejecting Someone Because of His "Jewish Blood" Race Discrimination Under Title VII? National Origin Discrimination?
A surprisingly unsettled question.
Does the Fifth Circuit Permit En Banc Review of "Interim" Rulings?
Judge Don Willett Says No, Citing "Nonpublic 'Internal Court Policies'"
Electoral Interference in Taiwan
Episode 276 of the Cyberlaw Podcast: An interview with Alex Stamos
Boston Judge Turns Stupid Straight Pride Parade Fighting Into Bizarre Constitutional Drama
An attempt by the district attorney to drop charges against nonviolent protesters was overruled.
Amicus brief on lawsuits against gun manufacturers invokes NY Times v. Sullivan
Courts should stop abusive lawsuits against the First and Second Amendments
Lawsuit: Savage Beating by Guards at Florida Women's Prison Leaves Inmate Paralyzed
Cheryl Weimar, 51, is now a quadriplegic after what a lawsuit describes as a "malicious and sadistic beating" by Florida prison guards.
New York Cops Protest Pantaleo's Firing by Hassling Fewer People. Crime Is Still Going Down.
The police union's attempt to punish the city for dismissing Daniel Pantaleo is instead showing the problem of overpolicing,
My Contribution to the Inquiry Symposium on Jason Brennan's Book "Against Democracy"
The article is now available on SSRN.
Bloomberg Law's False and Misleading Report about Leif Olson
Reporter Ben Penn failed to detect obvious sarcasm, and made a blatantly false statement about Leif Olson's career
