Criminal Justice
Baltimore Police Van Driver Found Not Guilty of Charges over Freddie Gray's Death
Prosecutors unable to prove intent to harm by officer.
Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor
Culture and law conspire to make prosecutors hostile to constitutional rights.
Drug Dogs, But for Porn
URL the Labrador works with the Weber County Sheriff's Office to sniff out electronic storage devices.
Democrats Sit-In for Secret Lists and Maybe Even a Police State
Still shamelessly exploiting emotions without regard to the dangerous consequences.
Unfounded Fears of Pedophile Rings, Stranger Danger, and Satanists
Kids are pretty safe, it turns out.
Anti-Gun Hysteria Illustrates How Monstrosities Like the 1994 Crime Bill and the War on Terror Come to Pass
You can take advantage of a culture of fear but so can your opponents
Denver Man Sues, Says He Was Pressured To Confess To Murder at 14
Lawrence Rubin Montoya served more than 13 years in prison before his conviction was overturned.
Three Oakland Police Chiefs Resign Within Nine Days
The long-corrupt department is reeling from scandals involving teen prostitution and racist text messages.
Free-Speech Groups Urge Veto on Rhode Island 'Sextortion' Measure
The state's new "revenge porn" measure is "so breathtakingly broad...that it criminalizes activity that involves neither revenge nor porn."
Sonia Sotomayor Blasts SCOTUS for Excusing 'Lawless Police Conduct' in 4th Amendment Case
The Supreme Court issues its decision in Utah v. Strieff.
Sexual Violence and the State: 15 U.S. Cops in the News for Sex Crimes This Week
Alleged misconduct ranges from paying for sex to forcible rape, extorting sex through threats of arrest, and sex with underage girls.
Surprise! FBI Has Millions of Our Photos in Facial Recognition Databases
Government report expresses concerns about accuracy, privacy, and transparency.
Friday A/V Club: Pink Pistols, Bill O'Reilly, and the Lesbian Gang Menace
Cable news at its cable-newsiest
Will Orlando Shooting Derail Thomas Massie's War on Warrantless Data Collection?
'You can't waive the Fourth Amendment just because it's not convenient,' says Massie.
Reformers Again Attempt to Curtail Legal Theft by Police in California
Legislation reintroduced to require a conviction for asset forfeiture.
A Killing the Country Forgot
Soft targets, the Long 2002, and the specter of the Next Attack
Feds Kill Yet Another Website That Makes Sex Work Safer
Five federal agencies and several California police departments worked for over a year to take down a site where sex workers advertised.
