Philadelphia Will Dismantle Its Asset Forfeiture Program and Pay $3 Million to Victims
A legal settlement guarantees reforms to what was once one of America's most egregious asset forfeiture programs.
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.
Joshua Horner was convicted of sexual abuse-his victim claimed he killed her dog to keep her from talking. But the dog is fine.
The case against Krissy Noble shows how drug and gun laws conspire to deprive people of a fundamental right.
Attorneys for the family say witnesses contradict some details of the officer's account.
A California cop arrested some victims of bullying because they were unresponsive during mediation.
"He remembers falling to the ground, his muscles betraying his mind's desire to stand. Then he remembers nothing."
Opponents say the bill, rushed to the floor without a hearing, would dangerously expand what's considered an "aggravated offense."
The officer entered the apartment mistakenly thinking it was her own.
Those tykes are worth big bucks to institutional educators, so if you don't hand 'em over, you might be slapped with fines or even incarceration.
Some concerned bystanders thought a robbery was taking place.
But if the show must exist, I have some ripped-from-the-headlines ideas for upcoming plots.
The ACLU is releasing reports on what's driving mass incarceration in every state, and how to cut prison populations in each one.
The girl was in tears as firefighters removed taser barbs from her body.
The rapper criticizes the probation system's obstacles to redemption.
State law keeps misconduct secret from the public. That may be about to change.
Authorities say Krissy Noble was justified in shooting and killing a home intruder while she was pregnant.
Plus: Another one of NYU professor Avital Ronell's teaching assistants talks, and Tucker Carlson goes after Amazon.
A jury has sentenced Roy Oliver to 15 years in prison.
Bail reform is a good idea, but California lawmakers turned it into one hot mess.
Jordan Edwards and his friends were driving away from a party when Roy Oliver shot and killed the 15-year-old.
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