Faulty Tests Create Fake Drug Crimes
Cops and prosecutors continue to put unjustified faith in notoriously unreliable field kits.
Criminal Justice
Cleveland Police Union President: Suspend Open-Carry, Obama Has 'Blood on His Hands'
Doesn't care if suspending open-carry is constitutional; fortunately Gov. Kasich does.
Three Police Officers Shot Dead, More Injured in Baton Rouge
Shooting follows fatal police killing of Alton Sterling.
There Is No War on Cops
A new book from a prominent right-wing commentator fails to make the case.
Ryan Says House Will Vote on Criminal Justice Reform Bills in September
Paul Ryan says he intends to get six criminal justice bills to the floor of the House in September. The House Judiciary Committee has already advanced four.
Black Dignity Matters
Research shows that police do subject African Americans to much greater unwarranted scrutiny and harsher treatment
Biased Policing and Black Dignity: New at Reason
New studies show that increasing police stops and searches of black male drivers is completely unjustified
Lying Drug Tests Incriminate Innocent People
Unreliable field kits result in false convictions as well as false accusations.
Police Body Camera Footage in Killing of Dylan Noble in Fresno Released
Matches earlier police accounts of Noble's hands going behind his back, shouting about hating his life.
Race Wars, Barack Obama, and Barbara Boxer: The Latest Fifth Column
Debating race and politics and policing on a podcast with a little help from wine in a plastic bag
The Fourth Amendment Gets Its Own House Caucus to Demand Its Respect
Coalition of 25 bipartisan lawmakers organizes against unwarranted surveillance and data collection.
Baton Rouge Police Sued by ACLU over "First Amendment Violations" During Alton Sterling Protests
Lawsuit alleges "excessive force, physical and verbal abuse, and wrongful arrests."
North Carolina Exempts Police Body Cam Footage From Public Records Requirements
Anti-transparency measure undermines the purpose of cop cameras, according to advocates.
Drop That Red Cup! City Criminalizes College Parties
A misdemeanor to be 'present at, attend or participate in a loud or unruly gathering.'
Will the Dallas Shootings Make Passing Criminal Justice Reform More Difficult?
This year was supposed to be the best chance for Congress to pass criminal justice reform-but a heavy lift probably just got a little heavier.
What Happens When a Breitbart Reporter Goes to Jail
Lee Stranahan's time behind bars in Baton Rouge
Prairie State Plunder
What Illinois got when law enforcement grabbed $72 million in property using asset forfeiture
Cops, Blacks, and Crime
Beware of people who claim to have simple answers to America's race and crime problems. And beware of the media, which make it seem like life is getting worse.
Criticism Does Not Kill Cops
Tarring opponents as accomplices to murder is deadly to debate.
If You Like the War on Drugs, You'll Love the War on Guns!
The police got militarized to fight drugs. If you thought the drug war was racist, how do you think the gun war will look?
What's the Matter with Police Using Robots to Kill?
The first known "death by police robot" in Dallas raises ethical questions.
Policing Online "Hate Speech" Against Police Following the Dallas Massacre
Several arrests made for alleged online threats against police; Detroit detective demoted for anti-BLM Facebook post.
Do We Live in a Nation Riven Asunder Over Race, Policing and Crime?
Matt Welch talks about our wobbly state of the union on tonight's Kennedy.
Three, Including Shooter, Reported Dead in Michigan Courthouse Shooting [UPDATED: Shooter Identified]
Another police officer also reported injured.
We Need a Different, Better Conversation on Race and Public Policy
Blacks and whites are talking past each other instead of connecting. Sadly, there's no reason to think anything will change soon.
Cops Can Stop Harassing People, if Voters and Politicians Stop Pushing Laws That Make Them
The power's with the people.
Baton Rouge Protesters Flee to Private Property, Militarized Police Chase Them Off and Arrest Many
Black Lives Matter's DeRay Mckesson and Breitbart News' Lee Stranahan among over 100 journalists and protesters arrested over the weekend.
Yes, Sharing Your Netflix Password Is a Federal Crime. No, This Isn't New.
The worst tech law in the country continues to criminalize citizens.
'Tens of Thousands' Wrongly Convicted Based on Unreliable Drug Tests
A crumb on the floor of your car can make you a felon, even if it's just a crumb.
Against Hate Crimes Laws, for Attacks on Cops or Anyone Else
Matt Welch argues on MSNBC that hate crimes laws run up against problems with free speech, double jeopardy, and squabbles over who gets to be a protected class
Watch Matt Welch Talk Policing and Black Lives Matter on MSNBC's AM Joy at 10 a.m. ET
Sorting through a lousy week in police-citizenry relations
State and Local Spending On Prisons Has Grown Three Times as Fast as Spending on Schools, Says New Report
Young black males without a high school diploma are more likely to be incarcerated than employed.
