Criminal Justice

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Ilya Shapiro on SCOTUS, Radley Balko on Police-Militarization, Elizabeth MacDonald on the Atrocious GDP Numbers, Eli Lake on ISIS, Plus Clinton Poverty, IRS Illegality, and More!

Matt Welch | 6.25.2014 2:31 PM

Police Abuse

Philly Cop Finally Getting Suspended, Fired, for Fighting With Children—Investigation Took Two and a Half Years

Ed Krayewski | 6.25.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Announces Major Victory for Cellphone Privacy

Damon Root | 6.25.2014 11:25 AM

Militarization of Police

LAPD Needs Military Motorcycles to Tactically Harass Homeless People

Zenon Evans | 6.25.2014 11:00 AM

Police Abuse

Former Cop Facing Manslaughter Charge After Shooting Unarmed Woman, Wants His Job Back With Back Pay

Ed Krayewski | 6.24.2014 7:33 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Wants to Restore Felons' Voting Rights. What About Their Gun Rights?

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2014 5:50 PM

Policy

Burned Babies and the Militarization of American Policing

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2014 4:06 PM

Policy

If Every American State Was a Country, Which Would Have the World's Highest Incarceration Rate?

Mass incarceration, nation by nation.

Jesse Walker | 6.24.2014 12:14 PM

Civil Liberties

What If They Passed a Law to Reform Police Misconduct and the DOJ Ignored It?

J.D. Tuccille | 6.24.2014 9:52 AM

Culture

Bite My Shiny Metal—SUSPEND TRAIN SERVICE!

Ed Krayewski | 6.23.2014 4:45 PM

Policy

Debating the Death Penalty

Jesse Walker vs. William Tucker

Jesse Walker | 6.23.2014 12:09 PM

Prisons

'Hot Felon' Illustrates Culture of State Supervision, Incarceration

Ed Krayewski | 6.23.2014 11:48 AM

Sex

California's Absurd Intervention Over Dorm Room Sex

Legislators and activists just don't trust adults to navigate issues of consent without them.

Cathy Young | 6.22.2014 8:00 AM

Police Abuse

Cop Fatally Shot WWII Vet With Beanbag Round in Dispute at Assisted Living Center, Family Suing

Ed Krayewski | 6.20.2014 5:58 PM

Civil Liberties

Report: California Illegally Sterilized Dozens of Female Inmates

Lauren Krisai | 6.20.2014 4:37 PM

Policy

Senate Considers Amendments Aimed at Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients From the Feds

Jacob Sullum | 6.20.2014 4:10 PM

Police Abuse

'Florida's Worst Cop' Finally Convicted of Something, May Be Headed to Jail

Ed Krayewski | 6.20.2014 1:20 PM

Policy

Proposed Campus Crime Rules Require Reporting of Stalking, Dating Violence; Expand Hate Crime Categories

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.20.2014 7:50 AM

Civil Liberties

Police State

Charles Oliver | 6.20.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Police State

Charles Oliver | 6.20.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Surveillance Video Contradicts Cop's Claim Overhead Lights Were On When He Ran a Stop Sign and T-Boned Another Car

Ed Krayewski | 6.19.2014 3:10 PM

Puppycide

Baltimore Cop Slits Dog's Throat, Gets Charged with Animal Cruelty

Ed Krayewski | 6.19.2014 11:01 AM

Civil Liberties

Arrest Me Once, Shame on You

Charles Oliver | 6.18.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Arrest Me Once, Shame on You

Charles Oliver | 6.18.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Mother Thought Mentally Disabled Daughter Was Being Kidnapped, But It Was Cops

Ed Krayewski | 6.17.2014 6:45 PM

Civil Liberties

Itchy Trigger Finger

Charles Oliver | 6.16.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Itchy Trigger Finger

Charles Oliver | 6.16.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Government vs. the Juggalos

Why are we criminalizing music fandom?

Paul Detrick | 6.15.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Ralph Nader Q&A: How Progressives and Libertarians Are Taking on Crony Capitalism and Corrupt Dems and Reps.

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.15.2014 9:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Would a Judge Allow 100 Gang Members to Show Up in Court in Solidarity With Killers?

Ed Krayewski | 6.13.2014 5:09 PM

Civil Liberties

Poll Shows New Yorkers Don't Know What's Good for Them Want More Cops

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.13.2014 4:15 PM

Culture

Cop Who Shot Cats in Front of Kids Now Shoots Raccoon in Front of Kids

Zenon Evans | 6.13.2014 1:12 PM

Culture

Friday A/V Club: The Writer, the Serial Killer, and the Goddess of Chaos

A bizarre moment on Court TV

Jesse Walker | 6.13.2014 11:44 AM

Police

Teen Charged With Felony for Toilet Papering School Bathroom

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.13.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

This Just Smells Bad

Charles Oliver | 6.13.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: This Just Smells Bad

Charles Oliver | 6.13.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

SCOTUS Watch: Big Rulings on Executive Power, Police Power, and Obamacare Coming Soon

Damon Root | 6.12.2014 4:54 PM

Civil Liberties

Family of Man Shot by Cop Suing City for Hiring Him Despite Problems at Previous Job

Ed Krayewski | 6.12.2014 4:45 PM

Politics

Cop Shoots Dog Hanging Out With Kids in the Face, Claims Self-Defense

Ed Krayewski | 6.12.2014 12:55 PM

Policy

Woman Dies in Jail Because She Failed to Pay a Fine—For Her Child's Truancy From School

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2014 5:01 PM

Policy

De Blasio Is Busting Just As Many Pot Smokers As Bloomberg Did

Jacob Sullum | 6.11.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Are School Homicides 'Becoming the Norm'?

Don't assume schools are getting more violent.

Jesse Walker | 6.11.2014 8:04 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Eric Cantor Shocker, Woe in Afghanistan & Iraq, David Boaz on Sentencing Reform, Snowden Plea-Float, Police Militarization, Meet Libertarian 'Spoiler' Sean Haugh, Teacher Tenure Ruling, Plus After-Show*

Matt Welch | 6.10.2014 8:40 PM

Police Abuse

In Re Domestic Terrorism: 39 Cops Killed by Civilians, 316* Civilians Killed by Cops in 2013

Ed Krayewski | 6.10.2014 7:04 PM

Civil Liberties

NYPD Cop Accused of Rape, Assault, False Arrest—Might Be Gone Already If He Were a College Student

Ed Krayewski | 6.10.2014 2:01 PM

Culture

Slender Man Now Linked to Ludicrous Media Hysteria

The creepypasta panic of 2014

Jesse Walker | 6.10.2014 10:08 AM

Policy

Why's This Sheriff Need an MRAP? Because the U.S. 'Is a War Zone'

Zenon Evans | 6.10.2014 9:25 AM