Criminal Justice
Colorado County Spent $88 a Day Jailing Defendants Who Couldn't Pay $55 Fee
Judge orders an end to the practice after the ACLU sued.
Here's What Happens When You Accuse Michael Moynihan of Being in Denial About NAMBLA Because Maybe He's Gay
A Fifth Column shoutfest with former Daily Caller opinion editor Rob Mariani, who was recently bounced for publishing Milo Yiannopoulos
How Trump's (and Obama's) Immigration Crackdowns Screw Over "Real" Americans: Podcast
Law-abiding residents and business owners are among the biggest casualties in the war on illegal immigrants.
Chicago's Chronic Police Corruption Leads to Its First 'Mass Exoneration'
Fifteen men allegedly framed by a corrupt sergeant have convictions overturned.
Sacramento Sex Scandal Offers Lessons About Hypocritical California Politics
Lawmakers want to meddle in everything you do, but they protect each other.
Liberals' Sudden Concern About Bill Clinton's Behavior Is Cynical
The dynamics that led to Democrats protecting him haven't changed.
ACLU Poll: Majority of Americans, Including Trump Voters, Say Prison Population Should Be Reduced
"Americans reject President Trump's 1990s-era tough-on-crime approach and overwhelmingly believe in a different and smarter approach"
$3 Million Settlement Awarded to Students Subjected to Illegal, Invasive Mass Pat Down at Georgia High School
The Sheriff who ordered the search is being charged with sexual battery.
Minor Violations Lead to Massive Prosecution Fees in Two California Desert Towns
A couple of busted windows can result in a bill for thousands-even tens of thousands-of dollars.
Roy Moore's Defenses Contradict Each Other
The Republican Senate candidate tries to discredit an accuser he said he didn't know by noting that he presided over her divorce case.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform, Shikha Dalmia on Deporting Americans
Listen to SiriusXM Insight (channel 121) from 9-12 AM ET as Matt Welch interviews Massie, Dalmia, Kevin Williamson, Bethany Mandel, and LSD enthusiast Daniel Miller
The Senate Intelligence Committee Really Wants to Secretly Snoop on Americans
Every attempt to restrain and reform unwarranted domestic surveillance batted away.
Roy Moore Could Be Digging His Own Grave By Denying Any Contact With His Accusers
If the he is lying about courthouse chats and restaurant meals, he is probably lying about his alleged crimes too.
Chaos in Africa, Apologias in Alabama, and the Rise of Democratic Socialism
Matt Welch interviews Eli Lake, Kat Timpf, and John Nichols on SiriusXM Insight at 2 pm ET
Cop Who Called Asset Forfeiture 'A Tax-Liberating Goldmine' Sued for Illegal Traffic Stop and Seizure
And he's running for sheriff of an Illinois county.
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.
Locked Texas Shooter's iPhone Reignites Encryption Debate
Another possible standoff where officials want to compromise everybody's data security.
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.
Should We Draw a Line Between Louis C.K. and 'Low-Level Lechery'?: Podcast
Journalist Cathy Young talks frankly about sexual harassment in the workplace.
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.
Roy Moore Concedes Fondling a 14-Year-Old Would Disqualify a Senate Candidate
That is farther than some of his defenders are willing to go.
Real Common Sense on Gun Control
A false sense of security is worse than no sense of security at all.
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
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.
The Alabama GOP's Awful Responses to the Roy Moore Sexual Assault Allegations Are Dead-End Partisanship At Its Worst
Jeff Flake wonders: Is this what the Republican Party has become?
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.
Roy Moore Read Me Love Poetry
A detail in the allegations against the Alabama Senate candidate rings true. He read me the poems he used to woo his much-younger wife.
Showdown Looming over Reform of Federal Surveillance Laws
House leadership rejects stronger protections shielding Americans from unwarranted snooping.
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.