Bill Introduced in Congress to Ban Shackling and Solitary Confinement of Pregnant Women
Because that's a thing that happens in the United States.
Criminal Justice
Connecticut to Require Convictions Before Trying to Seize and Keep People's Property
But keep an eye out for a federal loophole.
NRA Breaks Its Silence on Philando Castile Shooting
Spokeswoman Dana Loesch calls the incident "a terrible tragedy that could have been avoided." But by whom?
Proposal: Don't Let Government Agencies Profit from Fines
Colorado Libertarian Steve Kerbel wants to remove an incentive for police to harass citizens.
How to Make an Asylum-Seeker Request Her Own Deportation
Brenda Menjivar Guardado is scared to go back to El Salvador, but she's even more afraid of dying in custody.
Connecticut Reaffirms Right to Curse at Supermarket Clerks
"Hate speech" is not a crime, Connecticut Supreme Court reminds overzealous prosecutors.
Facebook Video Shows Minneapolis Police Shooting Family Dogs in Backyard
"He was wagging his tail. My dog wasn't even moving, lunging toward him or anything."
Released From Prison But Locked Out of Work
How licensing laws that block people with criminal records harm the formerly incarcerated and the economy.
This Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants to Throw Folks in Prison for Having Secret Car Compartments
This is your war on drugs...on drugs.
Trump Officials Promise Changes to College Sex- and Speech-Policing Agency
Citing a backlog of complaints, the Title IX enforcement office pledges to prioritize case resolution over fishing expeditions.
Are Calls for Due Process Just Rape Culture Propaganda?
An article in the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities says "yes."
Shooting at Robert Lavoy Finicum and Lying About It is Business as Usual for the Feds
His colleagues having escaped consequences again and again, Special Agent W. Joseph Astarita might be asking why he's been singled out.
Getting to the Truth of the Link Between Porn and Rape
Studies showing an ostensible link between watching porn and committing rape are full of flaws.
What America Taught a Murderous Drug Warrior
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte follows prohibitionist logic to its lethal conclusion.
