Criminal Justice
The Settlement Shakedown
Federal and state governments are extracting and pocketing huge payments from big businesses, perverting justice along the way.
Hundreds of French Sex Workers March in Paris Against Laws Making Buying, Selling, and Looking Like You Might Sell Sex a Crime
In France, looking a little too slutty to a police officer is punishable by six months in prison and a fine of €3,750.
Sex Offender Brunch!
Josh Gravens went to prison when he was 12 for touching his sister's vagina. Now he's fighting to change the laws that destroyed his life.
NC Police Reform Bill Would Permit Civilian Review Boards That Could Subpoena, Fire Police Officers
Toothless local boards inspire a stronger proposal. The bill also includes a prohibition on profiling and a new training commission.
Ex-prosecutor Apologizes to Exonerated Man He Put on Death Row
"I was arrogant, judgmental, narcissistic and very full of myself."
Stalled Senate Sex-Trafficking Bill Should Stay That Way
This is one time that lawmakers using abortion as a political tool may be a boon for civil liberties.
Cops Choke Man, Hit Him on the Head 16 Times, Tased Him 3 Times, After He Allegedly Rolled Through a Stop Sign
Incident was caught on video so a judge dropped charges of fleeing police and resisting arrest that were filed against the man.
Pennsylvania Cop Charged With Homicide in Incident That Started Over Emissions Sticker
It's time to limit lawful interactions between police and residents.
FratPAC Lobbying to Hold Campus Rapists Criminally Accountable
But shifting rape investigations from campus to cops riles many.
Marijuana Charges Fall Dramatically in Colorado After (and Before) Legalization
Cops seem to have sharply reduced pot charges in response to shifting public opinion.
Virginia's Out of Control Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
It's time to rein in this abusive state agency.
Orlando Cop with History of Trouble Being Charged With Felony Battery—PD Says No 'Sustained Discipline' Against Him Before
Peter Delio was the subject of complaints before but the police department says they weren't sustained, even when they cost the city money.
Rapper Akilah Brock Claims Baseless NYPD Drug Stop Led to Eight-Day Psych Ward Confinement
Doctors didn't believe Brock was followed by Obama on Twitter or had a banking job. Both are true.
Could Sheriff Joe Arpaio End Up Wearing Pink Underwear In His Own Jail?
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy
Sex Worker Laura Lee to Launch Legal Challenge to Northern Ireland Prostitution Law
In Northern Ireland people can be convicted of paying for sex starting in June.
Watched Cops Are Polite Cops: San Diego Edition
Body-worn cameras encourage both police and citizens to behave better
Abortion Funding Battle Doomed Human-Trafficking Bill and Loretta Lynch Vote To Be Continued in April
But gridlock may be the best we can hope for with the "Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act."
Charlottesville PD Find Zero Evidence to Support UVA Rape Claims
Jackie was uncooperative, will not face charges for making false statements.
New Mexico's Legislature Reforms Asset Forfeiture to Require Actual Guilt
Bill also shifts money seized to general fund and away from law enforcement.
Deaf Man Spent Six Weeks In Jail For a Crime He Didn't Commit; Sheriff's Office Say It's OK Because There Wasn't Any 'Intentional Discrimination'
But does it matter what the excuse is for keeping him in jail six weeks if it was wrong?
Revisiting '90s Feminists on Campus Rape
#TBT: We've been having the same sexual-assault debate for more than 20 years.
Giving Kids 'Help' At the End of a Gun
Defenders of the status quo push back against a Colorado proposal to decriminalize truancy.
Why Did Alcoholic Beverage Control Cops Beat This Black UVA Student Bloody?
And why does a state liquor agency hire cops to beat up kids?
US Marshals Shoot Unarmed Man Who's Been Under State Supervision for Eight Years Over 20 Oxycodone Pills
He admitted to selling the oxys for $80 to a police informant in 2007.
New Jersey Has a Law That Makes It a Crime Not to Surrender Your Drugs to Police
President Obama says marijuana shouldn't be a priority for young people, but all the young people whose lives have been ruined by the drug war would disagree.
Obama Says Legalizing Marijuana Would Be 'Progress,' but Why the Rush?
The president thinks repealing pot prohibition should be young Americans' lowest priority.
Deadly Dallas Police Shooting Body Cam Footage Released More Than a Year Nine Months After Incident
39-year-old Jason Harrison was shot and killed by cops for wielding a small screwdriver.
Enhanced Penalties for Prostitution Patrons in New York's New Human Trafficking Measure
"Tough on crime" doesn't die, it just takes new forms
Missouri Set to Execute Man Who Is Literally Missing Part of His Brain
If this doesn't count as mentally disabled...
Brown U. Botched a Rape Case So Badly That Both Sides Called Bullshit
None of the four students involved in this investigation believe it was handled fairly and with respect for due process.
Jury Awards $25 Million to Man Shot and Paralyzed by NYC Cop Who Was Later Named 'Sergeant of the Year'
Officer Sean O'Brien shot Eugene Sims once in the back, paralyzing him. Sims wasn't convicted of anything related to the incident.
Surprise: Cops Write More Tickets When Their Employers Get a Big Cut of the Cash
When it pays to crack down on Mickey Mouse offenses
NYPD Found Altering Wikipedia Entries about Controversial Police Behavior, Incidents
Somebody tried to have a police shooting incident deleted entirely.
Texas Cops Left Man They Shot to Die, Witness Claims; Police Deny Allegation, Still Not Releasing Dashcam Video
Ruben Villalpando's family, which has seen the video, says he was unarmed and gave police no reason to shoot him.
Texas Legislator Proposes Criminalizing Filming Police Up Close
Interference as an excuse for censorship.
Silk Road: New Trial Requested by Ross Ulbricht's Attorney [UPDATED with Comment from Lyn Ulbricht]
Claims possibly exculpatory evidence was illegitimately held back or released too late, and that Fourth Amendment issues remain unexplored.
Gangs in Control of American Prisons: "The Social Order of the Underworld"
Q and A with author David Skarbek.
