And woe to anyone who attempts to inform tribal members that there may be alternatives to their traditional practices.
The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected Snapchat's federal 47 U.S.C. sec. 230 defense, though Snapchat may still win under Georgia law.
Leave it to Kim Kardashian West to secure freedom for a prisoner of the drug war (seriously, she's good at it).
California voters just encouraged judges to show no mercy.
A plea for a more refined view, inspired by yesterday's decision in Hughes.
With the D.C. primary approaching, candidates are quizzed on a bill that would decriminalize prostitution in the district.
Filing false police reports isn't funny. It can get people killed.
Conduct that does not meet the legal criteria for an obstruction charge could still be serious enough to justify impeachment.
Actually having sex would just be a misdemeanor.
Barbara Underwood is outraged by the president's use of his clemency power, and she wants state legislators to do something about it.
How did an accusation of underage drinking end up with a 20-year-old eating sand?
The Democrat-controlled Rhode Island state Senate agrees with President Donald Trump that harsher punishments are needed for drug dealers. Wrong!
"I figured a police officer would know what illegal drugs looked like."
Rustem Kazazi was victimized by desperadoes from a gang called "Customs and Border Patrol," but thanks to the Institute for Justice he's fighting back.
Judges were told not require cash bail from defendants who were too poor to pay. Instead they're not offering bail at all.
Although the state recognizes cannabis as a treatment for epilepsy, it says letting your son use it is "reckless conduct."
We offer how-tos, personal stories, and guides for all kinds of activities that can and do happen right at the borders of legally permissible behavior.
His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, talks about her son's life in maximum security prison and their Supreme Court hopes for the Silk Road case.
The House Criminal Justice Committee just voted unanimously in favor of a bill to ban sexting by anyone under age 19.
Treating opioid-related deaths as homicides is unjust and may deter bystanders from seeking help.
Now writers, activists, and thousands of readers are calling on Trump to commute Matthew Charles' sentence.
SCOTUS rejects warrantless search of vehicle parked in the "curtilage" of private home.
A Title IX case involving a black male athlete and a white female accuser raises serious due process concerns.
Star Trek actor is a victim of #MeToo overreach.
"Stop fighting the dog!"
Reason's Mike Riggs discusses how class anxiety, busybodyism, and a lack of empathy are making America a less-great country.
Victims of stealth taxes are suing Doraville, Georgia, for violating their due process rights.
Officers in Milwaukee caught tormenting an NBA player over parking, while a Texas trooper is cleared of accusations of sexual assault due to video.
The court relies on a debunked recidivism estimate to justify tagging and surveillance of sex offenders.
The lopsided House vote for treating assaults on cops as federal crimes is a bipartisan portrait in cowardice.
It's time to reform our criminal justice system.
The House passed a major, bipartisan prison reform bill backed by the White House, but it's being attacked from all sides.
DNA testing reveals that long-used forensic methods are error-riddled.
The practice traps the poor in a spiral of debt, hobbling their ability to pay off their fines.
Can't bust some guy for smoking a joint on the stairs. What's the world coming to?
The Harvard psychologist splits the difference between Dr. Pangloss and Pope Francis.
New amendments to rules default to placing prisoners on the basis of their "biological sex."
Nick Gillespie talks to former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen about the difficulties and importance of free speech.
Genevieve Jones-Wright wanted to be a prosecutor but ended up becoming a public defender. Now she's running for D.A.
..and other things I learned when I spoke at a U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing.
Fourth Amendment advocates score a limited victory in Byrd v. U.S.
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