More on Sessions v. Dimaya and Crossover Sensation Neil Gorsuch
This may be the first time Justice Gorsuch joined the Court's more liberal judges in a 5-4 decision, but it's unlikely to be the last.
This may be the first time Justice Gorsuch joined the Court's more liberal judges in a 5-4 decision, but it's unlikely to be the last.
Justice Gorsuch joins the four liberals in Sessions v. Dimaya, applying the void-for-vagueness doctrine to a particular deportation law.
Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer turned over the company and seven other executives in exchange for leniency.
Two of America's biggest states, New York and California, keep police misconduct info secret. That's starting to change.
Federal prosecutors didn't need more leverage against drug offenders, but they're going to get it anyway.
Trump's denials of involvement in the Stormy Daniels arrangements may turn out badly for him
Lemurs, scoundrels, and a petulant pedestrian.
It's considered "reasonable" for police to kill based on false information.
Albuquerque tried to ignore strict new state reforms and keep seizing cars, but then it messed with the wrong person.
Calculating comments come back to haunt Donny Youngblood as his re-election approaches.
Contrary to what many supporters of legalization seem to think, prisons are not overflowing with pot smokers busted for possession.
The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously upholds a law banning sex offenders from public parks.
London's got a homicide problem, but leaders insist it's being caused by the tools.
A Michigan jury tampering case strikes at the heart of the First Amendment.
Magistrates don't consider risk or ability to pay, leaving a system where people are stuck if they're poor.
Indictment reveals money-laundering, conspiracy charges, and a tricky federal law known as the Travel Act.
London's murder numbers now exceed New York's. But the new murders teach old lessons: Drug wars are bad and weapon laws don't stop crime.
Fatal shootings in Portland and Brooklyn demonstrate how fear pushes officers to escalate encounters.
"We want people to come here and have a good time and to feel safe."
Plus: YouTube shooter bought and registered gun legally.
Journalist Cathy Young faces off against sociologist Michael Kimmel-with opening standup from comedian Dave Smith.
Kansas police spend millions in asset forfeiture revenue under vague, lax laws. Now they'll have to open their books.
Law enforcement is already resisting.
SCOTUS encourages excessive force by shielding police from liability.
The ruling allows a civil suit against Backpage to proceed for one of the case's three plaintiffs.
A few thoughts on today's summary reversal in Kisela v. Hughes.
This is not how you rebuild those community ties.
Lawmakers have tried to counter the powerful law enforcement lobby and failed.
A corrupt detective involved in 10 overturned convictions gives ICE an excuse to further harm an innocent man.
An obsession with election fraud leads to cruel punishments.
A high-profile podcast gave his case national attention, but almost all inmates who claim innocence are trapped in obscurity behind bars.
The (non-existent) "taint" in the evidence Mueller's team has been gathering.
Scaling back debtor's prisons in a state with one of the country's highest incarceration rates
Some additional thoughts about how a 2015 ACLU consent decree with the Chicago Police Department contributed to the 2016 homicide spike--responding to tweets from Professor John Pfaff and to comments from the ACLU.
Students say your right to own a gun conflicts with their right to feel secure.
After an ACLU consent decree with the Chicago Police Department dramatically reduced the number of stop and frisks, homicides significantly increased as a result.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concludes binding SCOTUS precedent says "no," but perhaps this view should he reconsidered.