Criminal Justice
Why Is Everyone So Willing to Believe 'Fake News' About Sex Trafficking?
"It's like we lack enough empathy to understand the choices of others, and therefore deprive them of agency."
Reason Wins 3 Maggie Awards From the Western Publishing Association!
C.J. Ciaramella, Brendan O'Neill, and this here blog take top honors among publications west of the Mississippi River
Prostitution-Ring-Running Cop Sees Court, But Police Who Extort Sex Often Go Unpunished
Former NYPD officer Michael Rizzi is accused of running an upscale prostitution service and its 50 related websites.
Australian Police Admit Illegally Snooping on Journalist
Country requires companies to collect and store mass amounts of citizen metadata. Abuses are inevitable.
'F*CK DPD' Sign Leads to Felony Hoax Bomb Charge in Denver
Man faces up to 3 years in prison, $100,000 fine if convicted.
Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody for Talking to the Press
Initially arrested for crimes rooted in his part in linking to hacked documents online, Brown now seems to be being punished just for allowing himself to be a subject of journalism.
'Thin Blue Line' Bill to Expand Federal Death Penalty Advances in Congress
Just what we need: some more overlapping federal and state laws.
Texas Bill Adds Actual Teeth to Immigration Enforcement Demands in Sanctuary Cities
Police could be punished if they don't cooperate with federal requests to detain people to deport.
Can You Lose Your Citizenship by Lying About Your Weight?
The federal government says yes, but the Supreme Court seems skeptical.
Meet the Civil Rights Lawyer Shaking Up the Race for Philadelphia District Attorney
Larry Krasner wants to change the way the Philadelphia D.A. does business. He just received $300,000 from a super PAC to make his case to the public.
Oklahoma Death Penalty Commission Recommends Extending Moratorium
300-page report identifies variety of problems with current application of the death penalty and makes dozens of recommendations.
Sen. Ted Cruz Wants to Pay for Border Wall with Asset Forfeiture (UPDATE: Criminal Forfeiture Only)
This will encourage even more attempts to seize people's money and property.
A Man Died in Jail After Getting No Water for a Week. Will Anybody Be Held Accountable?
Prosecutors in Milwaukee County ask a jury to consider whether to charge anybody.
In a Rush to Use Expiring Drugs, Arkansas Executed Two Men on Monday
These were executions of convenience.
'Deplorable' NYPD Officer Will Spend Decades In Prison for Soliciting Pics of Mothers Abusing Their Children
Alberto Randazzo's shameless defense: He developed an addiction to child porn after the death of his former police partner.
New College Crime Bill Deputizes Professors as Campus Security, Further Federalizes Campus Rape Investigations, and Adds Huge Fines for Schools That Don't Comply
The bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act could cost colleges millions for failure to follow complex and costly new sexual-misconduct policies.
Sonia Sotomayor Says SCOTUS Favors Police Officers Over Alleged Victims of Police Misconduct
Justice Sotomayor dissents from denial of certiorari in Salazar-Limon v. City of Houston.
SCOTUS Says States Have No Right to Money Taken Based on Overturned Convictions
If making people prove their innocence to get their property back violates due process, what about civil forfeiture?
NYC Mayor Encourages Cigarette Smuggling with Plan to Massively Jack Up Prices
City with highest cost per pack also has highest bootlegging rate. Imagine that.
Read More Profiles of People Crushed by Florida's Draconian Opioid Laws
A Reason investigation found Florida's opioid trafficking laws put low-level offenders in prison for decades. Here are more of their stories.
Bill O'Reilly Lost to the Feminists He Despises
No one is too big to fail in a properly functioning market
