Trump Decries Unjust Crack Sentences but Wants to Repeat the Mistake With Fentanyl
Reducing the thresholds for mandatory minimums in fentanyl cases will produce more injustices like the ones the president highlighted last night.
Criminal Justice
One Deadly Drug Raid and Two Red Herrings
Neither gun control nor uncritical support of the police can stop the violence required by the war on drugs.
Trump Recognizes 2 Formerly Incarcerated People in State of the Union Speech
"America is a Nation that believes in redemption."
Are You a Woman Traveling Alone? Marriott Might Be Watching You.
How big hotel chains became arms of the surveillance state.
Federal Public Defenders Sue Over Terrible State of Brooklyn Detention Center
Inmates were left in the dark and frigid cold for a week, while families and lawyers were denied access.
The NYPD Is Locking People Up for Crimes It Created Out of Thin Air
Operation Lucky Bag targets people whose actions hurt absolutely no one.
Houston Narcs Were 'Clearly Labeled' During Deadly Drug Raid, Police Spokesman Says
In light of armed robberies by criminals posing as cops, that might not have been enough.
No, Gov. Northam Shouldn't Resign Because of 1984 Blackface/KKK Photo
A 60-year-old is far removed from the 25-year-old he once was.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Inoperable fuzes, sweetened sugar beverages, and sexed cow semen.
Did the Couple Killed by Houston Narcs Know Who the Armed Intruders Were?
Police Chief Art Acevedo seems to think cops cannot be shot in self-defense.
Remember 'T-Bone,' Cory Booker's Imaginary Drug Dealer Friend?
The New Jersey senator is a friend of criminal justice reform, but his best friend might steal the spotlight.
California State Bar Gender / Sexual Orientation Options
I'm just registering for my online bar account, and here's what I'm given for a survey they're running about, among other things, professional satisfaction.
No-Knock Warrant for Deadly Drug Raid Describes Heroin and a Gun Cops Didn't Find
Houston narcotics officers thought bursting into the house without warning was the cautious approach.
Kamala Harris Hopes You'll Forget Her Record as a Drug Warrior and Draconian Prosecutor
The senator and presidential hopeful went to bat for dirty prosecutors, opposed marijuana legalization, and championed policies that endanger sex workers.
My Upcoming Speaking Engagements for the Next Several Months [Updated]
Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the next few months, covering topics such as federalism, immigration, "voting with your feet," property rights, and others.
Apply now for the Originalism Summer Seminar
Come to Georgetown Law for a deep dive into originalism theory and practice
Georgetown Center for the Constitution Criminal Justice Series
3 upcoming talks by authors that are open to the public
Man Jailed Over a Marijuana Cookie Died After Seizure in Prison
Family files lawsuit after surveillance footage shows staff failing to get him medical help.
The Cops Were the Aggressors in This Week's Deadly Houston Drug Raid
Even if Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were selling heroin out of their house, the government's violent response cannot be morally justified.
Florida Man Jailed 41 Days Over 92 Grams of…Laundry Detergent
Spoiler alert: It wasn't heroin.
South Carolina Police Hauled in $17 Million Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Over Three Years
"The robber didn't get anything, but the police got everything."
Chicago Police Deny Claim That Jussie Smollett Identified Attackers as White, Can't Get Their Story Straight About Whether He Heard Them Say 'MAGA'
Empire star attacked on streets of Chicago late last night.
Lawsuit Challenges St. Louis Bail System That Keeps Poor People Trapped Behind Bars
Class action claim contends 85 percent of people jailed before trial simply cannot afford to pay and aren't offered alternatives.
John Althouse Cohen on the Covington Boys
"The encounter was so mundane that you have to wonder what other non-events will be used to try to destroy you or me."
My talks on "The Myth of Substantive Due Process" [UPDATED]
Why both progressives and conservatives are wrong about "the due process of law."
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Deadlocked juries, shooting at truckers, and the Adventure of the Seas.
Roger Stone Indictment Describes a Cover-Up of a Nonexistent Crime
The Trump adviser's legal problem is not what he did but what he said about what he did.
New York City Reaches a $3.3 Million Settlement with Kalief Browder's Family
It has been nearly four years since the young man passed away.
FBI and CNN Turn Roger Stone Arrest Into a Media Event: Reason Roundup
Plus: a big (and bad) change to asylum policy, Arkansas upholds anti-BDS law, and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez fights Post Fact Checker on minimum wage
Crime Did Fall, So We Don't Need a Wall
The president's latest Twitter scare tactic to drum up support takes moments to disprove.
A Man Will Take $1.25 Million Home After Police Tackled Him for Allegedly Stealing His Own Car
Dashcam footage shows officers kneeing, tackling, and punching Lawrence Crosby while shouting, "Stop resisting."
Nastya Rybka Freed From Russian Jail After Vowing Not to Leak More Dirt on Deripaska
After months imprisoned in Thailand, the Belarusian citizen was deported to Moscow and promptly arrested on charges of luring people into prostitution.
Supreme Court's New Second Amendment Case
Opportunity to address nullification of the right to arms
Rather Than Running for President, Maybe Joe Biden Should Just Launch an Apology Tour
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the former vice president acknowledges regrets about his role in the drug war and mass incarcerations.
Does New Law Take Time to Become "Clearly Established"?
A fascinating question about qualified immunity law.
Federal Circuits and the Second Amendment in 2018
Good decisions in some cases, judicial nullification in some others.
When Asking for Amicus Briefs, Give Plenty of Lead Time
Parties sometimes wait until their brief is filed before asking for an amicus brief -- but that usually leaves just days or at most a few weeks for the amicus to write the brief.
"Doctors Saved Man's Life by Pumping 15 Cans of Beer Into His Body"
Apparently he was suffering from methanol poisoning his liver, and administering ethanol seems to make the methanol less harmful.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Desperate circumstances, deceptive edits, and the rule of orderliness.
Harris County, Texas, Flashpoint of Bail Reform Battles, Will Mostly Eliminate Cash Demands in Minor Cases
Lawsuits playing out for three years spotlight how poor people end up trapped in jail even before being convicted.
