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.
A 2014 animal cruelty charge prevented the Texas church shooter from obtaining a concealed handgun license.
Virginia's incoming governor supports decriminalization.
The House passed amendments this fall blocking Jeff Sessions' asset forfeiture directive. Now senators want to make it stick.
Police agencies regularly demonstrate the need for radical reform.
Snapchat and Facebook exchanges with a 15-year-old have Wisconsin officer Basil O'Kimosh facing life in prison.
Hardline prosecutors continue to beat the drum against any reduction in mandatory minimums.
The civil rights and criminal defense attorney says cops can expect to be treated fairly, just like everybody else.
The Drug Policy Alliance documents an unjust prosecution trend that makes opioid fatalities more likely.
Case marks the first trial using Gov. Cuomo's order giving the state attorney general power to prosecute officers accused of killing unarmed civilians.
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.
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.
Court-ordered program provides slave labor to private companies says new ACLU of Oklahoma lawsuit.
In the 5th Circuit, it's shaping up to be Trump vs. Trump's judicial picks.
Rural Nevada counties use overworked contract attorneys as public defenders, leaving poor defendants at a huge disadvantage, the ACLU says.
A new report gives the country a D for its pretrial justice system. But there are reasons to be optimistic.
As America deals with terrorist attacks and mass shootings, DHS and the FBI are busy enforcing misdemeanor vice laws.
The new "unique identifier" for sex offenders stigmatizes people who pose no threat.
Why didn't the Obama administration do anything?
Must wait three months because of dad's parole
This is not about Donald Trump, Russia, or the 2016 election.
The Louisiana Supreme Court denied an appeal by a defendant claiming police ignored his request for a lawyer.
More innovative remedies will be needed to actually turn back the relentless onslaught of overdose fatalities.
In the final days of the Virginia governor's race, the Republican campaign lashes out with Trumpian crime rhetoric.
Even while scaling back mandatory minimums, politicians can't resist trying to punish people to fight drugs.
But won't tell us where to go to get them!
Orange County denied a workers comp claim by deputies who attended the concert at Mandalay Bay and say they sustained injuries responding to it.
Massage-parlor panic is crushing small businesses, civil liberties, and people's lives. Here are eight examples from October.
The Harvey Weinstein story is not just about the end of a career. It's about the end of an era.
Will snooping reauthorizations just get quietly dumped into a spending bill?
The move comes after a cyclist complained on a radio show.
Both perpetrators were black males.
The Fourth Amendment matters to some legislators.
FISA reauthorization would majorly expand use of warrantless digital surveillance data against Americans.
Repeat after me, NYPD: Instagram is not consent.
Pursuit started when cops mistook engine backfire for a gun shot
A right to engage in prostitution seems like "a natural extension of Supreme Court precedent," says judge.
Will the panic fizzle out when people realize the criminal justice system is adequately prepared to deal with actual sex crimes?
Gerardo Serrano still has not been compensated for the expenses imposed by the seizure.
"The police just fucked my life."
Maybe people who are inclined to try psychedelics are less antisocial to begin with.
The unarmed man he shot at is being charged with assault.
The database cost $25 million.