Run a Pot Ad, Go to Jail?
A long overlooked provision of the Controlled Substances Act makes it a felony to "place" a marijuana ad.
Criminal Justice
Protesters Smoke Weed Outside of White House
The Reschedule 420 campaign seeks to remove marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug.
Policing Students' Sex Lives Costs Colleges Millions, But Nobody's Happy With Results
When stopping sex discrimination requires more sex discrimination, how can anyone win?
Waco Biker Incident Grand Jury Expires; 39 Arrested Still Unindicted
But the district attorney wants them to know he might just indict them later on over the 11-month old incident for which no one has seen trial yet.
Florida Governor Signs Bill Requiring Actual Criminal Charges Before Seizing Property
Important reform to reduce asset forfeiture abuse
NYPD Cop Who Supervised Arrest of Postal Worker in Road Rage Incident Placed on 'Modified Duty'
Why would someone lose their job for acting unprofessionally and embarrassing their employer when they work for the government?
The Lurking Law That Turns Marijuana Ads Into Felonies
Can newspaper publishers go to prison for accepting ads from pot merchants? Maybe.
Senseless Police Shooting of Zachary Hammond Results in $2.2 Million Settlement
The unarmed 19-year-old died because of a two-bit drug sting.
Maryland Court to Baltimore Police: Want to Track Phones? Get a Warrant.
Ruling establishes that people have expectation of physical location privacy.
Ariz. Cop Charged With Murder After Shooting Unarmed Man Who Begged For His Life
Footage of shooting not being released.
NC Sheriff's Lying Invalidates 100+ DWIs, Makes Roads Less Safe!
Who watches the watchers? In this case, the court did. And what it saw was appalling.
How Decades-Old Drug Offenses Kept Two Elected Officials Out of Office
Youthful non-violent drug indiscretions are "Infamous Crimes" in Pennsylvania.
Trump's Politically Incorrect Abortion Comments Complicate Republican Narrative
The GOP frontrunner's off-the-cuff comments about abortion don't fit with the preferred pro-life spin.
Obama's Mercy Still Pales Next to Richard Nixon's
Obama has granted about 1 percent of commutation petitions, compared to Nixon's 7 percent.
Should Cops Arrest a 14-Year-Old Boy on Child Porn Charges Because He Sexted?
Investigation occupied the Redding, Connecticut, police department for three months.
SCOTUS Delivers Big Win for Criminal Defendant in 6th Amendment Case, Rejects Pre-Trial Freezing of Non-Tainted Assets
The Supreme Court issues a 5-3 opinion in Luis v. United States.
Colorado Sexting Reforms Could Yield More Criminal Charges Against Teenagers
Lighter penalties are apt to encourage prosecution for behavior that shouldn't be a crime.
Judge Dismisses Felony Charge Against Michigan Jury Rights Pamphleteer
Keith Wood still faces a misdemeanor jury tampering charge for exercising his freedom of speech.
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Missouri Judge Weakens Law to Rein in Traffic-Court Piracy
Towns in St. Louis County won't face tighter caps than the rest of the state.
Trump's Campaign Manager Charged with Battery Against Reporter
There goes another news cycle.
Ham-Handed Arrest at Pediatric Clinic Highlights Official War on the Powerless
Forget that "war on cops." Unaffordable penalties, incompetent courts, and heavy-handed tactics are all evidence of an official assault on regular Americans.
NYPD Officer Shoots Dog Three Seconds After He Slipped Through a Cracked Door
Dog's owner was reportedly screaming, "He's friendly!" as the officer drew his gun.
Bad News: The Justice Dept. Has Restarted Its Program to Share Seized Property with Police
Incentives bolstered to find reasons to take private property in the name of fighting crime.
Ohio Cops Think This Guy Should Go to Jail for Making Fun of Them
The Parma Police Department says a parody Facebook page disrupted public services, a felony.
How the Government Stole Sex
Screw morality-the state is now intervening in American bedrooms under the mantle of stopping sex discrimination.
Justice Department Tells Prisons to Take Gender Identity Seriously
Prison and jail policies "must allow for housing by gender identity when appropriate" say new federal guidelines.
Missouri Ordered to Reveal the Source of Its Death Penalty Drugs
A rare win for transparency in government in the Show-Me State.
DA Recommends No Jail Time For NYPD Officer Who Killed Akai Gurley
Peter Liang shot an innocent, unarmed man in a stairwell, then texted his union rep rather than help his victim.
NJ Legislator Wants to Throw You in Jail for 15 Days for Walking and Texting
More dumb laws, more complaints about law enforcement, more dumb laws, repeat.
Assault Charges for Pregnant Drug Users Set to Stop in Tennessee
Around 100 women have been charged under the 2014 law so far.
12-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Pinching Boy's Butt, Sent to Juvenile Detention
"I regret it because I didn't know it would lead to this."
Physicians Face Moral Dilemma In Conscription on War on Drugs
In the government's new war on opiates, physicians and their patients find themselves caught in the crossfire.
Appeals Court Rejects Cops' Hunch-Based Theft of $271,080
The 7th Circuit demands actual evidence of drug trafficking to justify the forfeiture of two brothers' savings.
The Felony-Murder Rule Sends Non-Killers to Prison and Doesn't Even Reduce Crime
These flawed laws need to be reformed.
The Perils of Merrick Garland's Moderation
The Supreme Court nominee's deference to government should disturb progressives as well as conservatives.
Federal Judge Stops Nebraska From Forcing 13-Year-Old to Register as a Sex Offender
He committed his offense when he was 11.
Bill Clinton Says Very Bill Clinton Things on Campaign Trail for Hillary
Wants people to get behind Hillary instead of debating past policies.
Newark Police Department's Union Doesn't Want a Civilian Review Board
Newark PD already has a federal monitor because of widespread unconstitutional policing.
States Make Good Progress on Rape-Kit Testing, But Other Efforts To Secure Justice for Victims May Go Too Far
Momentum around the collection, testing, and tracking of DNA evidence from sexual assaults is growing.
Louisiana Sheriff Indicted Over Jailhouse Chapel Beatings of Detainees
Dozens of allegations of abuse and five detainee deaths since Louis Ackal became sheriff in 2008.
