American Sex Police
With sweeping "sex trafficking stings," the FBI returns to its roots as the nation's vice squad.
Criminal Justice
New Footage of Michael Brown Discussed at Emotional SXSW Panel
More than two years later, details of the events the preceded the police shooting in Ferguson remain fuzzy.
Facebook Tells Police to Stop Using Them to Spy on Folks
Coincidentally, a panel at SXSW today is about social media surveillance
In Chicago, Bad Policing Doesn't Stop Crime
Instead it turns citizens against their protectors.
Think the Sharing Economy Needs More Regulation? SXSW Panel of Women with Prison Records Shows the Down Side.
One panel promotes fear-based control over who drives Uber cars. A second panel illustrates what ultimately happens.
Tech Privacy a Top Concern in Early SXSW Government Panels
Surveillance, data collection and biometrics all topic of debate.
Cops Told This Uber Driver It's Illegal to Film Them. Surprise, He's a Lawyer.
Wilmington (N.C.) police imagined a 'new law' prohibiting recording police in public during a traffic stop.
Marine Corps' Nude Photo Scandal is Actually a U.S. Military-Wide Scandal
A congressional hearing is scheduled, but will anything change?
Missouri's Public Defenders are so Overwhelmed it's a 'Constitutional Crisis'
A new ACLU lawsuit against Missouri is just the latest to expose how poor defendants across the country are effectively denied their right to an attorney.
Grand Jury Clears Five Newark Cops in Shooting of Robbery Suspects
Cops said they heard gunfire, and one cop said he saw a gun, but police only recovered a BB gun the victims hid elsewhere before the police interaction.
Chicago's Police Union Forces Department to Back Down on Use of Force Policy
Police union fears teaching officers to prioritize de-escalation would endanger their lives.
The Lingering Impact of Justice Kennedy's Trumpesque Claim About Sex Offenders
Courts assume a "frightening and high risk of recidivism," based on an unsupported claim in Psychology Today.
America 'Not the World's Lawgiver,' Justice Thomas Protests in 'Dracula' Sex-Trafficking Case
Can U.S. courts compel non-citizens to pay restitution to other non-citizens for crimes that took place abroad? Apparently so.
Decades of Exoneration Stats Show Blacks More Likely to Be Wrongfully Convicted
Everything from official misconduct to bad eyewitness identifications to false confessions played roles.
Feds Drop Child Porn Charges, Saying the Source of Their Evidence Is Secret
The DOJ won't reveal the source code for the software it used to identify Playpen visitors.
Arkansas Set to Execute Eight Inmates in 10 Days
The state's supply of one of the needed drugs is about to expire.
Clarence Thomas Condemns Civil Asset Forfeiture, Points to 'Egregious and Well-Chronicled Abuses'
Justice Thomas says SCOTUS should review the constitutionality of asset forfeiture in a future case.
