Idaho Reforms Law to Require Criminal Connections Before Seizing People's Stuff
Police will also be required to track and report what they take.
Criminal Justice
Cop Who Shot and Killed Ramarley Graham Resigns After Finding Out He Was Probably Getting Fired
Five years after the shooting.
Banks Flagging Frequent Pharmacy Trips, Bulk DVD Rentals, and Other Ordinary Activity to Turn Over Tips to Government Snoops
All sorts of normal behavior are now triggering financial surveillance as banks try to comply with confused government policies on human trafficking.
Dressing Like the Joker Is a Felony in Virginia
A man made up to look like the Batman villain runs afoul of the state's anti-mask law.
Why We Still Need Statutes of Limitations for Rape
Momentum is gaining to end criminal statutes of limitations for sex crimes. But this betrays both victims and those accused.
Employee Who Leaked NYPD Killer Cop's Disciplinary Record Already Out of a Job
The city stopped releasing such records recently after deciding to interpret a state privacy law differently.
Do a Jewish Teenager's Bomb Threats Against Jews Count As Hate Crimes?
An Israeli Jew is accused of making frightening phone calls that were attributed to a post-Trump rise in anti-Semitism.
Is That GIF You're About to Post on Twitter a 'Deadly Weapon'?
Man faces possible prison time for triggering a journalist's seizure.
Journalist Barrett Brown on Prison, Leakers, and Private Intelligence Agencies
Brown just got out of prison this past November after four years behind bars for his association with "hacktivists."
Oklahoma Jury Rules in Favor of Army Vet Who Died in Jail Due to Neglect
Tulsa County owes $10.2 million in damages.
Cop Who Put Eric Garner in Fatal Chokehold Has History of Substantiated Abuse Allegations Against Him
He is still employed by the NYPD.
First ICE Report on Police Who Won't Detain Immigrants Shows How Small the Problem Is
Around 200 refusals, and many of those were merely charged, not yet convicted.
When They Nullify the Law, Jurors Are Just Doing Their Jobs
Jury nullification angers judges and prosecutors, but it's all just part of the jurors' role in protecting us from the government.
Virginia Cop's Taser Set This Man on Fire—How Much Does the County Owe Him?
The man, who led police on high-speed chase while driving drunk on a suspended license, is suing for $95 million.
Trump Can Help Stop Prison Rape
Will Jeff Sessions use his new power to enforce a bill he co-sponsored?
Prison Guards Who Threw Inmate in Hot Shower, Killing Him, Committed No Crime, State's Attorney Rules
Incident occured in 2012, the investigation was launched two years later after a local paper started asking questions.
