Criminal Justice

Police Abuse

Cop Cams May Just Empower the Surveillance State

Instead of curbing abuse, cop cams could be surveillance cameras with feet.

Brian Thomas | 10.7.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Georgia Grand Jury Rejects Criminal Charges Against Drug Warriors Who Burned and Mutilated a Toddler

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 11:50 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Weighs Police Officer's 'Mistake of Law' in Fourth Amendment Case

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 5:30 PM

Police Abuse

Ct. Police Department Trying to Do Right, Terminates Cop Involved in Beating That State's Attorney Refused to Handle

Ed Krayewski | 10.6.2014 1:38 PM

Civil Liberties

What the Hannah Graham Disappearance Says About U.S. Culture and the Media

The dangers of "Missing White Woman Syndrome."

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.6.2014 12:00 PM

Police

Watch This Pittsburgh Detective Steal a Man's Money at 7-Eleven

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.6.2014 11:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Cyborg Cops: Dubai Detectives To Wear Google Glass with Facial Recognition Software

Just what every police state needs!

Jesse Walker | 10.6.2014 9:55 AM

Policy

Today at SCOTUS: Police Errors vs. the Fourth Amendment

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 8:40 AM

Civil Liberties

How Internet Activism Helps Sex Workers

Marginalized groups seek justice, community, and self-help online.

Noah Berlatsky | 10.5.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Must Conservatives Be Cop Lovers?

Rand Paul challenges fellow Republicans to rethink their reflexive support of law enforcement.

Jacob Sullum | 10.5.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Georgia Drug Warriors Raid Okra Grower, Looking for Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 4:13 PM

Guantanamo

Judge Orders Release of Videos Showing Gitmo Force-Feeding

Media outlets had been fighting for the release

Reason Staff | 10.3.2014 2:35 PM

Policy

SCOTUS to Decide How Long Cops Can Wait for a Four-Legged Search Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 2:14 PM

Michael Brown

More Protesters Arrested in Ferguson

More questions of police overreach

Reason Staff | 10.3.2014 1:50 PM

Politics

Does Prison for Real Housewives Stars Teresa and Joe Giudice Really Send a Message?

Nick Gillespie | 10.3.2014 1:48 PM

Police

Judge Tosses Out Manslaughter Charge Against Cop Who Killed Girl

Shot her in Detroit during a police raid

Reason Staff | 10.3.2014 1:40 PM

Policy

Sheriff Says 'ComputerCOP' Spyware Isn't Spyware. If You Disagree You're a 'Liberal' Who Supports Murderers and Pedophiles

Zenon Evans | 10.3.2014 1:20 PM

War on Drugs

Deadly Police Raid Over Meth That Wasn't There Based on Tip From Car Thief

Ed Krayewski | 10.3.2014 12:56 PM

Policy

Despite That Awful 'Stand Your Ground' Law, a Florida Jury Manages to Convict Michael Dunn of Murder

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 12:27 PM

Politics

Dormless Community Colleges to Get Government-Imposed Rape-Survivor 'Advocates' Instead of Goddamned Security Guards

Matt Welch | 10.3.2014 12:21 PM

Nanny State

Police Abuse Even a Threat for Backyard Chickens Now

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.3.2014 12:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Case Against Baltimore Cop Who Inspired a Character on The Wire

Damon Root | 10.3.2014 10:51 AM

Politics

Welcome Back, SCOTUS: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in October 2014

The high court prepares to tackle aggressive police tactics, religious liberty for prisoners, and occupational licensing abuse.

Damon Root | 10.2.2014 4:31 PM

Police Abuse

D.A. Releases Footage of August Police Shooting of Unarmed Man, Ruling It Justified

Ed Krayewski | 10.2.2014 2:28 PM

Science & Technology

Dangerous People and Deadly Force

The priority for government agencies is to push the development of safer, more reliable and more effective weapons that can spare law enforcement agents awful choices.

Steve Chapman | 10.2.2014 12:00 PM