The Marine Le Pen Case Shows That Supposedly Enlightened France Treats Political Speech As a Crime and a Symptom of Mental Illness
The right-wing politician faces prosecution and psychiatric examination for posting pictures of ISIS atrocities.
The right-wing politician faces prosecution and psychiatric examination for posting pictures of ISIS atrocities.
The allegations were released on Twitter this morning by lawyer Michael Avenatti, who is asking for an FBI investigation.
The officer is now under internal investigation. Some want a citizen review panel, but the chief thinks that would be "problematic."
Two high-profile crimes committed in Anchorage highlight a seemingly unequal criminal justice system.
Both New York billionaires overestimate the program's effectiveness and overlook its constitutional defects.
Reason's editors discuss the latest Brett Kavanaugh revelations, Rod Rosentein's fate, and how to recover basic norms of political discourse.
Jeff Sessions credits the dip to his tough-on-crime policies, but criminal justice groups say that's nonsense.
Questions about the Botham Jean shooting won't be going away anytime soon.
New FBI statistics for 2017 even show a small increase.
There are hardly any similarities between the 26-year-old suspect and the 53-year-old man who got arrested.
He has prior felony convictions, but 20 years still seems harsh.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says if the report is true, the sheriff "must resign."
DoNotPay is launching a "denial of service attack on the legal system to make it better."
Credibly accused, but never actually convicted, of torturing dozens of people to force confessions
Valentino Dixon has been proclaiming his innocence for decades. After a golf magazine brought attention to his case, people started to listen.
He is not yet in custody and is believed to be in Taiwan.
But several questions remain unanswered.
It might clear him without subjecting her to an inquistion
The Golden State has a year to implement a new pretrial system, and there's a fear it could lead to more detentions.
But the real problem here isn't human-trafficking troops, it's regulators raising crime panic.
The protesters may have broken the law, but two nights behind bars is a bit much.
A legal settlement guarantees reforms to what was once one of America's most egregious asset forfeiture programs.
It's a scare tactic, and an inaccurate one at that.
A 10-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Ortiz is also a "serial murderer" say Texas authorities.
Florida prisons completely ban Prison Legal News magazine. Now the publication is asking the Supreme Court to "vindicate the First Amendment."
Reason's editors debate whether a single-source allegation from 35 years ago should be enough to derail a Supreme Court pick.
The former New York mayor defends his stop-and-frisk policy while suggesting the famous TV host did not get a fair hearing.
The nation that gave the world John Milton and his cry for the "liberty to utter" is now at the forefront of shutting speech down.
The controversy might be two years old, but that didn't stop the Reno City Council from weighing in.
An NRA spokesperson correctly says marijuana is not "germane" to Jean's death but keeps bringing it up when discussing Castile's.
Reason takes an inside look at a simulator designed to train law enforcement not to kill family pets.
Jason Washington was killed after trying to pick up his legal firearm from the ground.
After one of their own killed him, Dallas Police searched Jean's apartment for marijuana.
Officer Jesse Hill said he mistakenly shot and killed a woman when her dog attacked him. Body cam footage shows him slipping on ice.
An ex-NYPD detective allegedly used his knowledge of police procedure to keep the operation afloat.
Read the horrifying story of one woman who went through it.
The Obama-era rules had a disparate impact on minority men
New York State as a whole seems to be moving toward legalization.
End of a Jim Crow-era law a potential win for jury nullification.
Many unanswered questions surround this case.