Justice Department Again Threatens to Snatch Federal Grants from Sanctuary Cities
Hundreds of millions in crime and court funding at stake
Hundreds of millions in crime and court funding at stake
The attorney general revives a program that invites law enforcement agencies to evade state limits on asset forfeiture.
One judge notes that police raided a family's home "based on nothing more than junk science, an incompetent investigation, and a publicity stunt."
Post says Backpage hired a contractor that catfished on foreign competitors' sites.
The attorney general is bad on most things that matter, and many that do not.
Keith Wood argues that his distribution of flyers was protected by the First Amendment.
Authorities look for new ways to hold others responsible for overdoses and throw them in jail.
Cops plant evidence to meet quotas, compete, and settle scores. Eased asset forfeiture with little oversight would just bribe them to do more damage.
Listen to Sirius XM Insight channel 121 for discussion on civil asset forfeiture, Steve Bannon, John McCain, Dunkirk, and New York's grotesque subway
Keith Wood, who was convicted of jury tampering last month, argued that he was exercising his First Amendment rights.
Grant Neal's girlfriend told school administrators repeatedly that he didn't rape her. They expelled him anyway.
Could the contrast have something to do with his boss's policy preferences?
The latest setback for one of the most corrupt citation systems in the country
Assembly Bill 284 had little chance of passage because it dealt with an actual problem and was getting pushback from some muscular lobbies.
This is why law enforcement should not have control over whether footage is released.
The court says retroactive application of the requirements violates the constitutional ban on ex post facto laws.
Asset forfeiture has "led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses," Thomas writes.
So why do cops rely so much on the practice? Enforcing traffic laws is a large share of what they do.
The comprehensive report from the Office of the Inspector General is unlikely to have much follow up.
The new directive also includes some safeguards for property owners, but civil liberties groups say they don't go far enough.
As Columbia University settles a case with a student found innocent of sexual assault, the Secretary of Education is rolling back a bad Obama-era policy.
Despite improvements in DNA matching and reliability, forensics labs across the country still continue to train and monitor technicians improperly.
But when we're not careful, this powerful technology can help imprison the wrongly accused
"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.
His and his partner's body cameras were both off.