Michigan Police Won't Be Able to Seize People's Cars for Suspected Drug Crimes Anymore
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed three bills to limit civil asset forfeiture.
Criminal Justice
Chelsea Manning Freed From Federal Detention but May Be Forced to Return Next Week
Plus: life imitates The Onion at Guantanamo Bay, "chaos" in Alabama legislature over abortion vote
Kentucky Judges Pre-Signed Blank Legal Documents So That Child Services Could Take Custody of Kids on Nights and Weekends
"Children are being illegally taken from their home without judges' proper authority."
NYC Police Union Tweets Video of Subway Blow Job To Criticize New Congestion Pricing Policy
This is not the first time a tweet from the Sergeants Benevolent Association has courted controversy.
The 'Largest Gang Takedown in New York City History' Mostly Swept Up Non-Gang Members
More than half of the 120 defendants in a notorious 2016 police raid were never even alleged to be gang members.
Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers
The bill also targets strip clubs
Joe Biden, Rusty Weather Vane
He'll creak in the direction of the prevailing political winds eventually, for good and mostly ill. It's his greatest weakness, and main selling point.
In 2018, 55 U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Were Killed by Attackers
In contrast, police killed nearly 1,000 people last year.
Oklahoma Just Passed A Major Licensing Reform for Individuals With Criminal Records
Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign a bill removing so-called "good character" provisions from all Oklahoma's occupational licensing laws.
Federal Court Rules Inmate Must Have Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment
A jail in rural Maine sought to withhold an inmate's opioid addiction medication, increasing the chance that she would relapse and overdose upon release.
Milwaukee Pays $2 Million to Family of Man Who Died in Back of Cop Car
Derek Williams told police that he couldn't breath while sitting in the back of a police car.
Kim Kardashian and the FIRST STEP Act Freed Another Person From Prison
Jeffrey Stringer was sentenced to life in prison for a drug offense.
Cellphone Video Provides Further Evidence That the Cop Who Arrested Sandra Bland Was Angry Rather Than Afraid
Trooper Brian Encinia could see that Bland, whom he stopped for failing to signal a lane change, was holding a cellphone, not a weapon.
Udderly indefensible facial recognition scandal may drive new privacy mooovement
Episode 262 of the Cyberlaw Podcast
North Dakota Makes it Harder for Police to Take Property Without a Conviction
Police had wide authority to seize assets without having to prove a crime even happened, but now the state is tightening the rules.
Houston Police Shot Man Killed in Fraudulent Drug Raid at Least Eight Times
Dennis Tuttle and his wife, Rhogena Nicholas, who was shot twice, were pronounced dead shortly after police invaded their home based on a "controlled buy" that never happened.
Spotted at a Neighborhood Restaurant
I e-mailed the restaurant management when I saw it several months ago; they apologized, and I haven't seen the problem recur.
Florida Men Screw Up Less Than Usual
The Florida Legislature had a heck of a week, passing everything from a major school choice program (yay!) to restricting the voting rights of felons (boo!).
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Opinions
The Punisher, compelled self-incrimination, and a unicorn amongst unicorns.
A Terminally Ill, Wheelchair-Bound Inmate Applied for Compassionate Release. The Justice Department Argued He Wasn't Dying Fast Enough To Qualify.
The FIRST STEP Act gives dying inmates the opportunity to appeal to a judge for compassionate release. This case shows why.
Did the Attorney General Commit a Crime by Lying to Congress?
Nancy Pelosi thinks so, but the relevant statutes suggest she is wrong.
Massage Parlor Surveillance Videos Can't Be Used in Court, Says Florida Judge
Plus: the biggest trouble with Devin Nunes' Twitter lawsuit, the Senate fails to override Trump's Yemen veto, bad news for the gig economy, and more...
Hate Speech on Social Media
Facebook bans Farrakhan, Yiannopoulos, and others, and come watch me talk about hate speech on social media at NYU
Police Union Protects Another Bad Cop, This Time Despite Domestic Violence Allegations
Thanks to a police union, Officer Darren Cachola has managed to stay on the force job despite a firing, brutality and abuse allegations, and a video of him punching his girlfriend.
Anjelica Huston on Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, and Shitty Hollywood Men
Plus: FOSTA challenge gets boost from state prosecutors, the trouble with "democracy dollars," and more...
Does Judge Robert Pitman's Opinion Enjoining Texas's anti-BDS Law Stand Up to Scrutiny?
Short answer: no, not even close
The ACLU is Suing D.C. Police for Searching a Home Without a Warrant
The Metropolitan Police Department was in the middle of a legal battle with the family when the warrantless search was conducted.
Julian Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in U.K. Prison for Skipping Bail
And the WikiLeaks founder will be in court again tomorrow.
Save Stanford University Press
Stanford may be about to seriously damage one of the world's leading academic publishers, for what seem like very small budgetary savings.
National injunctions and equitable mootness
The Ninth Circuit orders briefing on whether one national injunction moots another
Circuit Split on Whether Autoerotic Asphyxiation = "Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injury"
And yet despite the split, I doubt that the Supreme Court would agree to take the case.
Planned Lone-Wolf (?) Jihadist Attack in L.A. Thwarted
"Domingo discussed with the [confidential informant] different targets for an attack, including Jews, police officers, churches, and a military facility."
Guantanamo Bay Prison Commander Fired Weeks Before Scheduled Departure
Navy Rear Admiral John Ring's legacy will likely be defined by his funding requests to build a new prison for aging inmates.
Minneapolis' Mayor Wants to End 'Warrior' Training That Teaches Cops to Treat Us All Like Threats
The local police union promises to defy him.
Might Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Disappear?
A major environmental case might settle before the Supreme Court has the chance to review it.
