Criminal Justice
Cop Breaks 17-Year-Old Girl's Jaw at Library, Lawsuit Alleges
The cop fell on the girl while trying to remove her from the library. He was suspended without pay for 40 hours.
Meet the Texas Lawmaker Fighting Trump on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Konni Burton has emerged as the state's fiercest opponent of civil asset forfeiture.
'Immigrants Are Responsible for Substantial Economic Growth'
New MassTLC study richly documents how newcomers grow the economy, cause less crime than natives, and do high-tech jobs that Americans won't do.
Philly Family Sues City Over Fatal Police Shooting
Don't trust government to investigate its own abuses.
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Significant 4th Amendment Case on Warrantless Cell Phone Location Searches
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Carpenter v. U.S. next term.
Child Molesters Face Shorter Sentences Than Child Porn Viewers. That's Wrong.
Understanding why the folks who look at kiddie porn often get longer sentences than the people who molest children in real life.
GOP Maps Out New Ways to Throw People in Federal Prison
Senators drafting massive combination bill with "Kate's Law" and "Back the Blue" mandatory minimum sentences that are expensive, unneeded.
SCOTUS Rejects Deportation of Immigrant Who Had Sex With His 16-Year-Old Girlfriend When He Was 20
The decision highlights the importance of drawing distinctions among "sex crimes."
'Operation Big Bad John' Used 75 Cops, Six Federal Agencies to Catch 13 Sex Buyers
Naturally, they're portraying it as a success.
House Overwhelmingly Supports Bill Subjecting Teen Sexters to 15 Years in Federal Prison
The bill was requested by the Department of Justice after federal prosecutors bungled a child exploitation case.
Police Union Appeals Firing of Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice
The officer was terminated for lying on his job application two years after killing the 12-year-old Rice.
Court to Grandma: You Shouldn't Lose Your House Just Because Your Dumb Son Sold Some Weed There
A 72-year-old grandma's house was seized by police over $140 of pot. Not so fast, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court says.
Supreme Court Rules 8-0 for Police in Major Fourth Amendment Case
SCOTUS rejects "provocation doctrine," says illegal police search must be viewed separately from subsequent police use of force.
Federal Prosecutors Say They Never See Low-Level Drug Offenders
Defending the DOJ's new, harsher charging policy, assistant U.S. attorneys say they only prosecute high-level offenders.
School Cop Tries to Arrest Teenage Girl for Violating the Dress Code
"You either come with me to the control room to change your shirt or we will arrest you."
San Diego D.A. Files Charges Against Marijuana Entrepreneur 16 Months After Seizing His Money
"I can't help but think this is vindictive prosecution."
Alaska Cops Fight for the Right to Sexually Exploit Prostitution Suspects
New laws are under debate, but the practice is more common than you think.
South Dakota Jury Acquits Tribal Cannabis Consultant of All Charges
The verdict is a rebuke to an attorney general who helped doom plans for a marijuana resort on an Indian reservation.
We All Scream for the Ice Cream Man's Head
The idea that ice cream men cruise around looking for victims is simply an urban myth.
This Florida Prosecutor Campaigned on Reform and Fairness. Now She's Ratcheting Up the Drug War.
First degree murder charges for man who sold drug that led to overdose death.
County Spends $58 Million on a Jail, Never Uses It, Sells it for $10 Million
The Oregon jail has sat empty since it opened in 2004.
Did Trump Know Enough to Obstruct Justice?
The charge implies that the president realized he was doing something wrong.
Judge Orders Oakland Cop to Trial; Says He Was 'Like a Pimp' to Exploited Teen
Former Oakland cop Brian Bunton is one of dozens of area police officers who've been implicated in the sexual exploitation of "Celeste Guap."
Is Offering a "Pill Cosby" Cocktail an Artifact of "Rape Culture" or a Critique of it?
Washington, D.C. bar pulls drink named for TV star after "highly predictable outcry."
HBO Ignores Madoff's Victims in Favor of Family Drama
The Wizard of Lies starts too late in the scam and misses much.
