Criminal Justice

Policy

Why Is Rape a Crime?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.18.2014 11:25 AM

Politics

How a Bipartisan Majority in Congress Shredded the Constitution, Again.

Hidden in the Cromnibus was a clause allowing the NSA to gather your private data and share it with law enforcement and foreign governments.

Andrew Napolitano | 12.18.2014 7:00 AM

Death Penalty

Judge Overturns 1944 Conviction of Black 14-Year-Old Put to Death in South Carolina

Ed Krayewski | 12.17.2014 7:32 PM

Policy

Obama Grants Eight Commutations to Drug Offenders, Nearly Doubling His Total

Jacob Sullum | 12.17.2014 5:48 PM

Politics

Centralized Policing Is the Wrong Solution

Elinor Ostrom and the case against centralization

Jesse Walker | 12.17.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Police Union Boss Defends Killing of Tamir Rice: 'When We Tell You to Do Something, Do It'

Robby Soave | 12.17.2014 3:56 PM

Nanny State

Help End Violence Against Sex Workers by Decriminalizing Prostitution, Activists Say

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.17.2014 2:07 PM

Police

LAPD to Get Body Cameras. Will They Tamper with Those, Too?

Scott Shackford | 12.17.2014 10:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Indiana Cop Responds to Eric Garner Protesters by Selling T-Shirt: 'Breathe Easy—Don't Break the Law'

An artifact of the backlash.

Jesse Walker | 12.17.2014 10:32 AM

Civil Liberties

Illegitimate "No Photography" Arrest Leads to $1.2 Million Lawsuit Victory

Brian Doherty | 12.16.2014 6:34 PM

Policy

Congress Did Not Repeal the Ban on Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 12.16.2014 6:26 PM

Civil Liberties

Friend Disputes Police Narrative in Death of Miami Graffiti Artist Demz

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2014 4:16 PM

Civil Liberties

Law Student Calls Out Cops Trying to Ticket Him for Playing 'Fuck Tha Police'—So They Find Other Reasons to Ticket Him, Obviously

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2014 12:05 PM

Death Penalty

China Posthumously Overturns Death Sentence for Wrongly Convicted Ethnic Minority

Ed Krayewski | 12.16.2014 11:52 AM

Culture

Breakin' the Law: 5 Classic Heavy Metal and Hardcore Punk Songs About Justice

Damon Root | 12.16.2014 10:40 AM

Politics

On The Independents: Radley Balko on Cops, Lisa Daftari on Sydney's 'Known Wolf,' Plus Cromnibus Politics, Jeb & Warren, Cheney's Torture Apologetics, Sony Fallout, Uber's Surge Pricing, and Online-Only Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.15.2014 7:50 PM