Criminal Justice

Policy

Albuquerque Police Just a Tad Too Abusive for the Department of Justice's Liking

Report decries repeated, systemic unconstitutional uses of excessive force

Scott Shackford | 4.10.2014 3:45 PM

Policy

Arizona Bill Opens Abortion Clinics to Surprise, Warrantless Searches

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.10.2014 3:15 PM

Police Abuse

Surprise! Feds Find Pattern of Excessive Force in Albuquerque PD

Ed Krayewski | 4.10.2014 2:30 PM

Civil Liberties

We'll Go Where We Like

Charles Oliver | 4.10.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: We'll Go Where We Like

Charles Oliver | 4.10.2014 6:00 AM

LAPD

LAPD Cops Sabotaged Equipment Installed to Monitor Them

Ed Krayewski | 4.9.2014 4:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Should Violent Rap Lyrics Be Admitted As Criminal Evidence?

Damon Root | 4.9.2014 4:20 PM

Politics

Venezuelan Students Say 'Better Naked Than Without Liberty'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.9.2014 4:18 PM

Culture

Media Hysteria Watch: Local News Show Freaks Out Over Footage of a Car Briefly Stopping

The abduction attempt that wasn't.

Jesse Walker | 4.9.2014 8:33 AM

Politics

Too Little, Too Late? Justice John Paul Stevens Takes Aim at the Death Penalty

Damon Root | 4.8.2014 5:06 PM

Policy

Bronx Judge Chastises and Banishes Prosecutor for Failing to Share Exculpatory Evidence With Rape Defendant

Jacob Sullum | 4.8.2014 4:07 PM

Police Abuse

Arkansas Cop Who Fatally Shot Teen Wants Job Back After Prosecutors Decline to Try Him for Third Time

Ed Krayewski | 4.8.2014 1:29 PM

Policy

Timely Reality Check as Cops and Firemen Pound Each Other at a Charity Hockey Game

J.D. Tuccille | 4.7.2014 10:27 AM

Civil Liberties

Come and Knock on Our Door

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Come and Knock on Our Door

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

NYC Prison Guards Union vs. Humane Treatment of Prisoners

Damon Root | 4.4.2014 2:36 PM

Police Abuse

Chicago Spent More Than $500 Million on Police Lawsuits Since 2004

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 2:25 PM

Policy

Connecticut Drug Law Imposes a Three-Year Mandatory Minimum for Living in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, or Waterbury

Jacob Sullum | 4.4.2014 12:35 PM

Politics

What Are You Going to Do Now That You've Lost the Drug War? Blame George Soros!

Matt Welch | 4.4.2014 10:43 AM

Civil Liberties

Reason-Rupe Poll: Half of Americans Think Cops Not Held Accountable

Paul Detrick | 4.4.2014 9:35 AM

Police Abuse

Georgia Cop Reportedly Pulls Gun on Children Building Tree Fort After Neighbor Calls 911

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 9:34 AM

Policy

Million-Dollar Yacht Owners Accused of Welfare Fraud

Zenon Evans | 4.3.2014 2:33 PM

Policy

DEA Administrator Says Pot Prohibition Protects Dogs; Many Dead Dogs Would Disagree

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2014 11:53 AM

Politics

Americans Say 75 Percent of Politicians Are Corrupted, 70 Percent Use Political Power to Hurt Enemies

Flight 370 conspiracy theories; college basketball players should share NCAA revenue; distrust of NSA and Facebook; concerns about police misconduct

Emily Ekins | 4.3.2014 9:16 AM

Politics

Shooter, Three Military Killed in Fort Hood Attack; 16 Injured

Not believed to be terrorism; soldier was getting treatment for mental health issues

Matthew Feeney and Scott Shackford | 4.2.2014 10:57 PM

Police Abuse

LAPD Chief Denies Favoritism in Reversing Firing of Problem Cop Who Came From a Family of Cops

Ed Krayewski | 4.2.2014 4:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Cop Charged in Death of 95-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.2.2014 3:45 PM

Police

Not Just Hollywood: Nearly a Dozen Police Cruisers Respond to Possible "Crazed" DUI Suspect; Cops Come Guns Drawn

Ed Krayewski | 4.2.2014 2:15 PM

Policy

Poll Finds Most Americans Support Legal Pot and Oppose Treating Drug Users As Criminals

Jacob Sullum | 4.2.2014 1:15 PM

Civil Liberties

On Death Row for a Murder Her Son Admitted To, Michelle Byrom Will Finally Get a New Trial

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.1.2014 4:50 PM

Politics

Why is Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee Not Yet a Household Name?

Scott Shackford | 4.1.2014 11:31 AM

Policy

The Case Against Warrantless Cell Phone Snooping by the Cops

Damon Root | 3.31.2014 4:40 PM

Kelly Thomas

Cop in Kelly Thomas Beating Death Wants Immunity from Federal Prosecution

Scott Shackford | 3.31.2014 2:29 PM

Politics

People Protest Police Brutality in New Mexico, Cops Tear Gas Them

Zenon Evans | 3.31.2014 2:15 PM

Policy

Why Bother With Drug-Sniffing Dogs If a Cop's Nose Can Authorize a Search?

Jacob Sullum | 3.31.2014 1:27 PM

Civil Liberties

Campus Police Fatally Shoot Young Man in Columbus State University Chase

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.31.2014 1:10 PM

War on Drugs

Judge Rejects Drug Court Judge's 1.5 Year Plea Deal, Demands 2 Years Instead

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 10:10 AM

Politics

Liberty Lessons

Reason Staff | 3.31.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Ex Cop: Everyone Behaves Better When They're on Video

Paul Detrick and Will Neff | 3.29.2014 3:00 PM

Policy

Now Airport Employees Are Being Trained To Spot Sex Traffickers

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.28.2014 3:14 PM

Policy

More Pot, Less Crime: Medical Marijuana States See Drops in Assaults and Homicides

Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2014 12:34 PM

Policy

Probable Cause is Too Hard for the NSA? Too Bad.

The NSA knows it is violating the Fourth Amendment, which expressly forbids general warrants.

Andrew Napolitano | 3.27.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Silence Is Golden

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Silence Is Golden

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Rich Driver = Poor Driver, Beggarman = Cop

Brian Doherty | 3.26.2014 8:20 PM