Criminal Justice
'Crooked Hillary' Is No Reason to Restore the Independent Counsel Statute
Some politicians are dishonest. But it's far healthier for democracy if the voters get to sort that out in elections.
Model Dani Mathers Faces Criminal Charge Over Fat-Shaming Snapchat Photo
The 2015 Playboy "Playmate of the Year" was charged with misdemeanor invasion of privacy.
Commuted Sentence Shows Injustice of Crack Penalties and 'Three Strikes' Provision
Donald Graham got one year for each of the two drug offenses he committed as a teenager, then life at 30.
Get Your Tabloid Television On and Revisit Serial Killers, Karen Carpenter
Tired of prestige dramas? These two guilty pleasures have you covered.
Obama Administration Approaches 1,000 Commutations
Today, 72 federal drug war prisoners get sentences reduced.
Pot, Death, and Minimum Wage: 6 Things to Pay Attention to This Election
There's more to this election than Trump and Clinton.
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Right to Jury Trial in Civil Forfeiture Cases
The ruling strengthens civil asset forfeiture reform laws passed last year by the legislature.
ACLU Suit Aims to Stop Debtors' Prison in Texas Town
Group says Santa Fe tosses misdemeanor violators in jail if they can't pay-and starves them, too.
Chicago Police Torture Archive To Go Online In Early 2017
Transparency of decades of Chicago PD abuse is almost here.
Imprisoned on Drug Charges, Michigan Man Claims He Was Forced Into Sex by Prison Counselor Who Wanted to Get Pregnant
Steven Moerman claims the counselor used him as "a virtual sex slave, demanding sexual gratification at her whim."
Chicago Cop Arrested for Sex Trafficking and Child Porn, Accused of Paying Teens—Including Braces-Wearing 14-Year-Old—for Sex
A 26-year veteran of the department, William Whitley's record reveals 28 complaints against him, going back to 1991.
Victims Were Kids for One-Third of U.S. Police Officers Who Lost Badges for Sexual Misconduct
Officers frequently "use the power of their badge to prey on the vulnerable," finds AP analysis.
San Diego Police Seize Family's Bank Accounts Because the Dad Ran a Medical Marijuana Business
James Slatic and his family are fighting to get back $100K that was seized nine months ago by the San Diego D.A. They haven't been charged with a crime.
Has President Obama Been Good or Bad for Criminal Justice Reform?
Washington Post columnist Radley Balko talks progress on criminal justice reform, the state of crime in America, and ways to reform policing.
New Orleans 0 for 2 in Applying 'Blue Lives Matter' Hate Crime Law
Police unsurprisingly want to punish speech against them.
Did an Anti-Cyberbullying Law Allow Montreal Police To Spy On a Journalist?
Police tracked a journalist's phone to investigate his sources, and an anti-cyberbullying law may have given them legal cover to do it.
Federal Judge Calls for More Citizen Oversight over NYPD's Surveillance Programs
Lawsuit settlement over city's unwarranted snooping of Muslims temporarily rejected.
University of Kentucky Takes Student Paper to Court Over Reporting on Sexual-Assault Complaints Against Professor
When does institutional protection of student-victim privacy cross the line into censorship?