Lawmakers Demand Sessions Investigate Backpage's 'Criminal Role in Sex Trafficking' in Wake of Misleading Washington Post Article
Post says Backpage hired a contractor that catfished on foreign competitors' sites.
Criminal Justice
Instapundit: Fire Sessions Over Civil Forfeiture Stance, Not Russia Recusal
The attorney general is bad on most things that matter, and many that do not.
Michigan Juror Rights Pamphleteer Free From Jail Pending His Appeal
Keith Wood argues that his distribution of flyers was protected by the First Amendment.
How Much More Vicious Will the War on Painkillers Get?
Authorities look for new ways to hold others responsible for overdoses and throw them in jail.
Crooked Cops Need Tighter Restrictions, Not Financial Incentives to Invent Crimes
Cops plant evidence to meet quotas, compete, and settle scores. Eased asset forfeiture with little oversight would just bribe them to do more damage.
Matt Welch Interviews C.J. Ciaramella, Kyle Smith, Joshua Green, and Dan Nowicki from 9-12 AM ET
Listen to Sirius XM Insight channel 121 for discussion on civil asset forfeiture, Steve Bannon, John McCain, Dunkirk, and New York's grotesque subway
Michigan Activist Sentenced to Jail for Distributing Pamphlet About Juror Rights
Keith Wood, who was convicted of jury tampering last month, argued that he was exercising his First Amendment rights.
Sessions Boosts Forfeiture and Mandatory Minimums but Lets Pot Prohibition Collapse
Could the contrast have something to do with his boss's policy preferences?
Police Body Camera Appears to Catch Baltimore Officer Planting Drugs for a Search
This is why law enforcement should not have control over whether footage is released.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Recognizes Sex Offender Registration As Punitive
The court says retroactive application of the requirements violates the constitutional ban on ex post facto laws.
Clarence Thomas vs. Jeff Sessions on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Asset forfeiture has "led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses," Thomas writes.
Curbing Traffic Stops Would Save Lives
So why do cops rely so much on the practice? Enforcing traffic laws is a large share of what they do.
DOJ Report Highlights Problem of Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill. Is Privatization a Solution?
The comprehensive report from the Office of the Inspector General is unlikely to have much follow up.
Justice Department Rolls Out New Policy to Seize More Money Under Asset Forfeiture
The new directive also includes some safeguards for property owners, but civil liberties groups say they don't go far enough.
A Rogues' Gallery of Bad Forensics Labs
Despite improvements in DNA matching and reliability, forensics labs across the country still continue to train and monitor technicians improperly.
DNA Evidence Frees the Innocent
But when we're not careful, this powerful technology can help imprison the wrongly accused
Jeff Sessions Announces Justice Department Will Increase Asset Forfeiture
"No criminal should be allowed to keep the proceeds of their crime," Sessions says of law that lets police take cash without charging anyone with a crime.
Minneapolis Cop Shoots and Kills Australian Woman Through Door of His Car [UPDATED w/ comments from ACLU]
His and his partner's body cameras were both off.
Authorities in Utah Seized Nearly $3 Million in Cash and Assets From Citizens Last Year
Are cops targeting drug kingpins or running roughshod over property rights?
