Criminal Justice
Denver Cashes in by Seizing Cars for Low-Level Crimes, Even Without Convictions
The city earns more than $2 million a year grabbing more than 1,800 vehicles.
Free Meek Mill
The rapper's case shows the problems with overcriminalization and the aggressive enforcement of petty laws.
Hate Crimes in 2016: New FBI Numbers Show Little Change
The data should help dispel fears of a Trump-induced surge in American hate crimes.
Detroit Cops Posing As Drug Dealers Brawl With Colleagues Posing As Customers
Maybe this is how the war on drugs should be fought from now on.
LAPD Officers Recorded Themselves Apparently Planting Cocaine on a Suspect
The department has made it a policy not to release body camera footage. This is why they shouldn't get to decide.
Department of Homeland Security
Eros.com Still Lives, But Homeland Security Raid Has Sex Workers Worried
The fate of the popular adult ad platform remains unclear after a raid on Eros' North Carolina servers.
The Seen and the Catastrophic Unseen in Our Criminal Justice System
Remarks delivered by Radley Balko, Bastiat Award co-winner and unflinching witness, at last week's Reason Media Awards ceremony
Real Common Sense on Gun Control
A false sense of security is worse than no sense of security at all.
Under Alabama Law, Roy Moore's Alleged Encounter With a Teenager Is a Serious Crime With Lifelong Consequences
The Republican Senate candidate would still be paying for his actions four decades later.
Justice Department Bizarrely Uses Madoff to Defend Taking People's Stuff Without Convicting Them First
Twisted incentives? What are those? Rod Rosenstein doesn't seem to have heard of them.
Devin Kelley, Cleared to Buy Guns Despite Beating His Wife and Son, Couldn't Get a Carry Permit Because He Beat His Dog
A 2014 animal cruelty charge prevented the Texas church shooter from obtaining a concealed handgun license.
New Jersey's Newly Elected Governor Wants to Legalize Pot
Virginia's incoming governor supports decriminalization.
Senators Push To Defund Jeff Sessions' Civil Asset Forfeiture Expansion
The House passed amendments this fall blocking Jeff Sessions' asset forfeiture directive. Now senators want to make it stick.
No Bail for Wisconsin Cop Nabbed for Sex Chat With Teen
Snapchat and Facebook exchanges with a 15-year-old have Wisconsin officer Basil O'Kimosh facing life in prison.
Law Enforcement Groups Oppose Senate Sentencing Reform Bill, Again
Hardline prosecutors continue to beat the drum against any reduction in mandatory minimums.
Larry Krasner Wins Philly DA Race: 'This Is a Movement' for Criminal Justice Reform
The civil rights and criminal defense attorney says cops can expect to be treated fairly, just like everybody else.
Treating Drug Overdoses As Homicides May Be Deadly
The Drug Policy Alliance documents an unjust prosecution trend that makes opioid fatalities more likely.
NYPD Officer Found Not Guilty In Road Rage Killing
Case marks the first trial using Gov. Cuomo's order giving the state attorney general power to prosecute officers accused of killing unarmed civilians.
What's More Sinister than Russian Election Hackers? [Podcast]
This week's show covers Venezuela, the New York City terrorist attack, Russian hackers, the Republican tax agenda, and a preview of a debate on Capitalism.
Louisiana Woman Says Cop Shot Family Dog, Complained About Cost of Bullet
The cop says he needed to shoot the dog after it charged at him three times. The woman says it was ankle height and weighed 12 pounds.
ACLU Accuses Poultry Processing Prison Camp of Human Trafficking
Court-ordered program provides slave labor to private companies says new ACLU of Oklahoma lawsuit.
Trump Judicial Nominees Oppose the Trump Administration on Civil Asset Forfeiture and Birthright Citizenship
In the 5th Circuit, it's shaping up to be Trump vs. Trump's judicial picks.
ACLU Sues Nevada Over Inadequate Public Defender System
Rural Nevada counties use overworked contract attorneys as public defenders, leaving poor defendants at a huge disadvantage, the ACLU says.
Too Many Americans Languish in Jail Waiting for Trials, but Reforms Are Coming
A new report gives the country a D for its pretrial justice system. But there are reasons to be optimistic.
Feds Keeping Homeland Secure with Fake Sex-Trafficking Busts
As America deals with terrorist attacks and mass shootings, DHS and the FBI are busy enforcing misdemeanor vice laws.
Scarlet-Letter Passports Are Unjust and Irrational
The new "unique identifier" for sex offenders stigmatizes people who pose no threat.
Yulia Tymoshenko Warned Us About Paul Manafort Years Ago
Why didn't the Obama administration do anything?
2-Year-Old Denied a Kidney Transplant Because of Dad's Gun Arrest Is Now Very Sick
Must wait three months because of dad's parole
Manafort Indicted for Hiding Financial Ties to Ukraine
This is not about Donald Trump, Russia, or the 2016 election.
He Said He Wanted a 'Lawyer[,] Dog'; The Court Ruled That Was Too Vague
The Louisiana Supreme Court denied an appeal by a defendant claiming police ignored his request for a lawyer.
Trump's Weak Response to Opioid Overdoses
More innovative remedies will be needed to actually turn back the relentless onslaught of overdose fatalities.
Ed Gillespie's Scaremongering On Felon Voting Rights Is a Sloppy Return to Crime Hysteria
In the final days of the Virginia governor's race, the Republican campaign lashes out with Trumpian crime rhetoric.
Massachusetts Mulls Whether to Classify Drug Dealers as Murderers
Even while scaling back mandatory minimums, politicians can't resist trying to punish people to fight drugs.
Senate Could Make It Easy for FBI to Spy on Teen Sexters, Black Lives Matter, and Other U.S. 'Criminals'
FISA reauthorization would majorly expand use of warrantless digital surveillance data against Americans.
Cops Claim Teen Consented to Sex in Their Custody, Point Prosecutors to Her 'Provocative' Selfies
Repeat after me, NYPD: Instagram is not consent.
Cleveland Cops in Car Chase That Killed Two Get Their Jobs Back
Pursuit started when cops mistook engine backfire for a gun shot
Federal Court Ponders Constitutionality of Prostitution Ban
A right to engage in prostitution seems like "a natural extension of Supreme Court precedent," says judge.
A Transgender Woman Assaulted a Child in a Restroom; New Laws Wouldn't Have Stopped It, and None Were Needed to Lock Her Up
Will the panic fizzle out when people realize the criminal justice system is adequately prepared to deal with actual sex crimes?
After Stalling for Two Years, CBP Returns Truck It Stole at the Border
Gerardo Serrano still has not been compensated for the expenses imposed by the seizure.
