Criminal Justice
Louisiana's New 'Blue Lives Matter' Hate Crime Law Already Being Misused
Man charged with felony enhancement for yelling slurs at police while being arrested.
11 Oakland Cops Disciplined Over Prostitution Scandal Involving Exploited Teen
Four Oakland police officers have been fired and seven others suspended without pay.
Ferguson Activist Darren Seals Found Shot and Dead in Burning Car in St. Louis
Was a skeptic of Black Lives Matter and its prominent leaders, who he accused of getting rich off the movement.
Police Chief Chides Union for Neglecting Safety, Boycotting Colin Kaepernick
Cops submit their hours on their timesheets and then the department bills the team, if the cops filled their sheets out correctly.
Police Chase Ends With Cops Killing Suspect on Live TV
Phoenix police cornered a suspected bank robber and fired at least four shots through the front windshield of the suspect's SUV.
New Round of Fearmongering Over Texting and Driving
Fatal accidents down over recent years, and distracted driving makes up a small portion of those.
Philly Can't Turn Entire Airport Into Emotional Safe Space, Say Judges In NAACP-Ad Case
The NAACP just won a years-long First-Amendment fight with the city of Philadelphia.
Probation for Sex With Another Teenager, 3.5 Years in Prison for Failing to Register
The 9th Circuit upholds retroactive application of Arizona's registration requirement for sex offenders.
Reforming Police Unions Necessary to Restore Public Confidence in Law Enforcement, Says New York Times
Police unions protect bad officers from being held accountable for their actions, and local governments have to stop letting that happen.
Conservatives Against Incarceration
How criminal justice reform found support on the right—and what it will take to push it further
How Celeste Guap, California Teen at Center of Oakland-Cop Prostitution Scandal, Wound Up in a Florida Jail
Celeste Guap claims she was flown to Florida for drug treatment by California police. Now she's in jail on a $300,000 bond.
Bribery Convictions Won't Shut Off Chicago's Red Light Cameras
Former city commissioner gets 10 years for taking $2 million bribe, while Chicago made $285 million from red light cams last year.
Brock Turner Should Still Be in Prison, Not on the Sex Offender Registry
His punishment is too lenient and too harsh.
The Fifth Column on Trump, Immigration Politics, and Colin Kaepernick
Your favorite podcast welcomes Andrew Kirell of The Daily Beast
North Carolina Woman Dies in Police Custody in New Jersey
Was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia
NJ Police Union President Writes His Mayor Five Tickets While on His Side Job
Police union backing police chief the mayor is trying to demote.
Tampa SWAT Team Attempts to Serve Drug Warrant, Unarmed Man Shot and Killed
Two grams of marijuana reportedly recovered.
Wave Farewell to Terrible Florida Prosecutor Angela Corey
Much maligned and noted for her viciousness, she joins a rare trend of voters ousting attorneys.
New Mexico Passed a Law Ending Civil Forfeiture. Albuquerque Ignored It, and Now It's Getting Sued
A new lawsuit filed by an Albuquerque woman and the Institute for Justice challenges the city's refusal to shut down its lucrative vehicle seizure program.
The FBI Distributes Child Pornography to Catch People Who Look at It
By its own logic, the government victimized children thousands of times.
Obama Will Issue Thousands of Commutations If He Keeps This Month's Pace
The president might even surpass Richard Nixon's commutation rate.
The Perverse Penalties of Leper Lists
A federal appeals court finds little evidence that the burdens imposed by sex offender registries are justified.
Obama Commutes Sentences of 111 More Federal Inmates
Among them is Timothy Tyler, a gentle Deadhead who got life in prison for selling LSD.
