Criminal Justice
Human Rights Watch: 'All of the high-profile domestic terrorism plots of the last decade, with four exceptions, were actually FBI sting operations'
So says a new report from the human rights group.
Stay Indoors, Kids! Baltimore's Crazy Curfew Will Cost Parents $500 a Pop
What a nuisance (the law, not the kids).
Punishing Prostitution Clients Is Not a Feminist Solution
Conceptually the "Nordic Model"-which criminalizes the buying rather than the selling of sexual services-strips women of agency and autonomy.
Feds Seize Land Rovers From Owners in Nationwide Raids Over Bad Paperwork
Feds claim vehicles, about 40 of them, were illegally imported
Detroit Police Chief Lauds Second Amendment, Armed Citizens For Keeping Crime Down
It's nice to have a police chief who recognizes that people have a right to defend themselves.
"Do You Have It Up Your Ass?" Drug Warriors in New Mexico Go Too Far
This man was x-rayed and digitally probed without his consent. No contraband was found.
I Saw a Man Get Arrested For a Sex Crime Because He Made a Scheduling Error
'I might be mistaken... but technically he has broken the law and failure to comply with the registry laws is considered a new sexual offense.'
Should We Treat Juvenile Defendants as Adult Criminals?
Two cases from Virginia raise troubling questions.
Should Expectant Moms Who Test Positive For Drugs Go to Jail?
Tennessee's law criminalizing drug use during pregnancy arbitrarily heaps punishment on reviled women.
Study: To Lower Rape and STD Rates, Decriminalize Prostitution
A loophole in Rhode Island decriminalized prostitution between 2004-2009. During this time the state saw significant decreases in rape and gonorrhea.
Campus Sexual Violence Has Worsened and Robin Thicke Is to Blame: Things That Are Not True
When bad things happen, activists shouldn't blame tasteless jokes or Robin Thicke songs.
