New Bill Calls for Police Stops in Missouri to Track Factors Like Religion, Sexual Orientation
Does your failure to yield make you look gay?
Criminal Justice
Miami Cops Kept Businessman's Cash Long After They Knew It Was Legitimate
Abuses inspire a proposal to abolish civil forfeiture in Florida.
Chicago Provides Yet Another Reminder Police and City Lawyers Are Accomplices in Avoiding Accountability
Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn't see a problem.
False Confessions Like Brendan Dassey's Are Common Among Exonerated Juveniles
Minors are psychologically susceptible to being coerced into false confessions and yet frequently interrogated without parents or lawyers around.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Police Body Cameras, Understand They're for Both Sides
Poll also shows people think the 'war on police' is actually real.
You Know Less Than You Think About Guns
The misleading uses, flagrant abuses, and shoddy statistics of social science about gun violence
More Than 200,000 Petition for Release of Making a Murderer Star Steven Avery
Can this Netflix docuseries right the wrongs perpetrated by a corrupt criminal justice system?
Saudi Arabia Mass Executions Include Shiite Cleric, Iranian Protesters Attack Saudi Embassy, Sparking Regional Dispute
Other countries pulling in, oil prices volatile over conflict.
Rahm Emanuel's - and Chicago's - Public-Sector Union Problems
The same groups that give big-city Democrats political power make it nearly impossible to reform bad practices.
The Absurdly Harsh Penalties That Sparked the Oregon Rancher Protest
A federal judge rejected mandatory minimums for Dwight and Steven Hammond as unconstitutional; an appeals court disagreed.
5 Cities Where Police Reform Efforts Will Play Out in 2016
And the lessons they offer other towns.
Police Union Boss on Tamir Rice: 'Act Like a Thug and You'll Be Treated Like One'
Will liberals denounce union bosses?
2015: The Year in Fear
Criminals, terrorists, and madmen with guns-how fears of violence reshaped American politics
Penn. Court Says State Can't Block Folks from Some Jobs Forever Entirely Due to Criminal Record
Lifetime ban ruled a violation of due process.
Rahm Emanuel Announcing Plans for 'Major Overhaul' of Chicago PD This Afternoon
To include equipping all cops with Tasers
Virginia Man Shot 23 Times by W.Va. Cops, Family Challenging Judge's Summary Dismissal of Lawsuit
Appeals court agrees to hear challenge in March.
Chicago's Solution to Killings by Police? More Tasers! Which Also Result in Death.
Give an officer a Taser, and he or she will find reasons to use it.
The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a cop or the president
Justin Amash on Tamir Rice Outcome: Cops Don't Deserve Extra Leniency
Why do the police get away with crimes ordinary citizens would go to jail for?
Washington Post Calls for Reform of Maryland LEO Bill of Rights, a 'Shield for Police Misbehavior'
Legislative panel created after Freddie Gray death looking at potential reforms.
No Justice for Tamir Rice: Jury Will Not Indict Cops Who Killed Him
'It would be unreasonable if the law required an officer to wait and see if a gun was real'
Cops in 'Podunk' Florida Town Sent Millions to Venezuela, Including to Maduro Aide
Police in Bal Harbour never made an arrest.
Exchanging Pot Brownies for 'Donations' Is Still a Crime in D.C.
The founder of a mobile marijuana business faces distribution charges.
