Parents Face Criminal Charges Over Children's Tattoos
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The Supreme Court often reverses the U.S. Court of Appeals in habeas cases, but not this time.
After Eric Parsa's death at the hands of Louisiana police, officers received approval for search warrants of the teenager's "incidents of violence or documented behavioral reports" at school.
The two sheriff's deputies have been disciplined, and the sheriff called the arrest "unacceptable."
After the latest reprieve from the governor, he’s scheduled for execution in February.
Apocalyptic attack ads about crime failed to drive a red wave, and criminal justice reform candidates were still successful in several local races around the country.
On Tuesday, voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, and Oregon approved ballot measures that removed exceptions to anti-slavery laws in their state's constitutions, effectively banning forced prison labor.
Gun control is 'the most racist practice in America,' says the Philadelphia native and community leader.
Voters told exit pollsters they had little confidence in the ability of either Fetterman or Oz to represent Pennsylvania.
The debate over bail has become a polarizing flash point. But as usual, the answer is more nuanced than either Republicans or Democrats would have their bases believe.
In her short, yet searing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argues that the court should have granted the petition of an Ohio man sentenced to death after prosecutors hid a key witness' severe intellectual disability from jurors.
Unfortunately, in five separate cases today, they're outnumbered.
In 2020, police severely injured Karen Garner when they arrested her for petty theft. While two officers faced time behind bars for the incident, a newly released report makes even more misconduct public.
California police seized more than $17,000 from Vera and Apollonia Ward and accused them of laundering drug money, all without charging them with a crime. The two sisters were trying to start a dog-breeding business.
Even in cases that hinged on the trustworthiness of demonstrably untrustworthy cops, people are still waiting to get their money back.
The Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in Timbs v. Indiana revived the Excessive Fines Clause. Now state courts have to come up with tests to determine what's excessive.
It’s a little thing, but thousands of people end up in jail over these types of avoidable technical violations.
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
In a post-FOSTA world, Section 230 still protects websites from lawsuits over criminal sexual conduct by their users.
In addition to six state charges, David DePape faces two federal charges, each punishable by decades in prison.
State prisons around the country ban the roleplaying game, too, because of bizarre concerns about gang behavior and security threats.
Voters will soon cast ballots on a constitutional amendment that seeks to explicitly remove any protections for abortion in the state's constitution.
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The music industry objects to the use of rap lyrics by prosecutors.
When states misuse sex-offender registries and apply them to any crime that involves a child, individual rights are abused.
The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police.
A federal judge denied qualified immunity for officers accused of making up charges to get money from fines.
The agency should be abolished and its employees sent to seek jobs in the private sector.
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.
Norma Thornton of Bullhead City, Arizona, is suing for the right to help people in need.
The Institute for Justice argues evidence from warrantless searches can’t be used for zoning enforcement.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September that will chip away at a policy that has long been criticized as enabling racially-motivated policing.
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The unsubstantiated threat that strangers with cannabis candy allegedly pose to trick-or-treaters is an urban legend that never dies.
Q&A with Philadelphia's district attorney, who is facing an impeachment threat because of rising crime.
Q&A with Philadelphia's district attorney, who is facing an impeachment threat because of rising crime.