California Voters Opt for Orderly Urbanism on Election Day
Golden State voters decisively rejected progressive approaches to crime and housing.
Golden State voters decisively rejected progressive approaches to crime and housing.
U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn says the law bans firearms covered by the Second Amendment and is not supported by historical precedent.
A new "inactivity reboot" protects data from thieves and helps preserve due process.
The ballot initiative says a whiff of weed does not establish probable cause for a search or seizure, which was already doubtful in light of hemp legalization.
In bodycam footage, the police major—now the deputy chief—asks for "anything we can get" after being told felony charges would be difficult.
Voters rejected Amendment 6, keeping court costs low and pushing lawmakers to fund law enforcement pensions responsibly.
Coercing defendants into plea deals is poor training for convincing people to vote for you.
This isn't a policy that corrects for injustice but one that increases it.
A long-delayed conviction illustrates the difficulty of holding cops accountable for abusing their powers.
A federal court denied them the right to sue—despite Congress enacting a law five decades ago specifically for situations like this one.
Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison is one of four officers who faced federal charges after a deadly 2020 drug raid.
Peanut the Squirrel charmed a large internet audience that helped fund an animal sanctuary. Then the government seized him.
The vice presidential hopeful displayed his dishonesty on Joe Rogan's podcast last week.
After being arrested for doing journalism, Priscilla Villarreal has taken her fight to the courts.
The famed filmmaker's likely final film is an exploration of the jury system and its flaws.
Netflix's Rebel Ridge is a thrilling tale about an ordinary man wronged by an unjust system.
The change in official warnings and news coverage reflects the dearth of evidence that malicious pranksters are trying to dose trick-or-treaters.
China's crackdown on costumes is a reminder that the holiday is about freedom.
Federal agents are allowed to search private property without a warrant under this Prohibition-era Supreme Court precedent.
Americans' ignorant or capricious views on crime rates may seem inconsequential, but they have very real effects in setting prosecutorial policy.
Recently released and unrepentant, Steve Bannon returns one week before Election Day with his same old talking points.
Twenty years ago to the day, the CVRA took effect ... changing the legal culture in federal criminal cases.
But if they admitted that, they would be out of a job.
By prosecuting the website's founders, the government chilled free speech online and ruined lives.
My op-ed in The Hill discusses the problem of prosecutors confessing "error" where none exists.
Sending user manuals, algorithms, and lines of code can be legally equivalent to exporting bombs.
Rebekah Massie's removal and arrest from a city council meeting was "objectively outrageous," the judge ruled.
Iowa has one of the most aggressive court systems in the country when it comes to billing defendants for court-appointed attorneys, even in cases where they're acquitted or charges are dropped.
Former cop Julian Alcala allegedly stole a woman's nude pictures after he took her phone during a traffic stop.
Both candidates have promised a litany of special favors to handpicked constituencies. If you don't fit into the right categories, you'll pay the price.
A California appellate panel interprets California's Racial Justice Act.
Media hysteria and overzealous governments have led many to believe that childhood independence is a form of abuse.
The charges, which could send Colin Gray to prison for the rest of his life, are part of a broader attempt to criminalize parental failures.
While it is not true that "homicides are skyrocketing," recent trends in other kinds of violent crime are murkier.
Polk County, Florida, continues to be one of the worst offenders for sham efforts to combat human trafficking.