Criminal Justice

Policy

The Economist on America's Senselessly Harsh Criminal Justice System

Jacob Sullum | 8.2.2010 3:36 PM

Politics

What Kind of Sick Society Allows Canoeing Without a Life Preserver?

Tim Cavanaugh | 8.2.2010 1:18 PM

Civil Liberties

"How Much Private Property is the Government Stealing in Your State?"

Damon Root | 8.2.2010 10:34 AM

Policy

U.K. Bars Shaken Baby Syndrome Skeptic From Courtrooms

Radley Balko | 8.1.2010 2:54 PM

Policy

Reason Writers on the Tube: Radley Balko Discusses Age of Consent Laws and Sex Offender Registries on John Stossel's Show

Reason Staff | 7.31.2010 1:51 PM

Policy

Guess How Many Senators Opposed Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs

Jacob Sullum | 7.30.2010 6:40 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: The Sons of Perdition Filmmakers on Warren Jeffs' Polygamist Church

Reason Staff | 7.29.2010 3:00 PM

Policy

Mythical Meth, Cannabis Candy, and Ludicrous Legislators

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 5:54 PM

Policy

Congress Approves Crack Sentencing Reform Bill

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 2:54 PM

Politics

These Buds Are for You

Legal marijuana would be a boon for California consumers.

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 7:00 AM

Politics

California Roundup: If You Can't Pass a Budget, Then to HELL With You!

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.27.2010 1:55 PM

Policy

Jedis March On Ottawa, Vader Robs Bank

Jesse Kline | 7.23.2010 4:25 PM

Policy

Now Playing at Reason.tv: A Drug Raid Goes Viral: Radley Balko on the Missouri SWAT Raid Video

Reason Staff | 7.21.2010 3:00 PM

Politics

Bono and Buttman

If indecency is unconstitutionally vague, why isn't obscenity?

Jacob Sullum | 7.21.2010 7:00 AM

Politics

Is John Stagliano's Victory a First Amendment Victory?

Jacob Sullum | 7.19.2010 12:03 PM

Policy

A Drug Raid Goes Viral

A violent police raid posted on YouTube sparks outrage-but the only thing unusual was that it was caught on video.

Radley Balko | 7.16.2010 1:30 PM

Policy

One Woman's Trash Is the City's Treasure

Jacob Sullum | 7.15.2010 5:34 PM

Policy

If 'Indecency' Is Unconstitutionally Vague, Why Isn't 'Obscenity'?

Jacob Sullum | 7.14.2010 12:49 PM

Policy

Porn Over National Security, Vice Squad Overreach, and Censorship in the Courtroom

More dispatches from the John Stagliano obscenity trial

Richard Abowitz | 7.14.2010 11:45 AM

Policy

Tattoo Tuesday: Now With Mad Scientists!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.13.2010 1:12 PM

Policy

The Trial of John Stagliano

This week's momentous obscenity case shows that Obama's Justice Department is no different than Bush's when it comes to pornographic speech.

Richard Abowitz | 7.12.2010 2:15 PM

Policy

When the Police Stop Absolutely Everybody

Robby Soave | 7.12.2010 1:55 PM

Policy

Now Playing at Reason.tv: Robert K. Elder on The Last Words of the Executed

Reason Staff | 7.12.2010 12:20 PM

Policy

Ninth Circuit Panel: Innocence, Schminnocence. We Have Rules, You Know.

Radley Balko | 7.7.2010 10:11 AM

Civil Liberties

More Watching of the Watchers

Radley Balko | 7.5.2010 7:04 PM

Policy

California NAACP Backs Marijuana Legalization, Citing Racial Disparities

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2010 4:12 PM

Policy

NYPD, Stop-and-Frisk, and a Rock Star Police Chief

Radley Balko | 6.30.2010 11:22 AM

Policy

How You Get 20 Years for a Prescription

Jacob Sullum | 6.29.2010 6:35 PM

Politics

Now We Know What Honest Services Fraud Is (Sort Of)

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2010 12:15 PM

Politics

When Politicians Raise Cigarette Taxes, the Terrorists Win. No, Really.

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2010 12:06 PM

Policy

Immigration Raid Leads to Fraud Accusation, and Essential Lifetime Imprisonment for Kosher Meat Entrepreneur

Brian Doherty | 6.23.2010 4:21 PM

Politics

L.A. Builds Expensive New Jail, Can't Afford to Use It

Brian Doherty | 6.21.2010 3:52 PM

Politics

Psst, State & Federal Gov'ts: Wanna Save About $15 Billion a Year? And Look Better Than Poland While Doing It?

Nick Gillespie | 6.15.2010 11:45 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: "You Are Your Brain" - David Eagleman on Transforming The Criminal Justice System

Reason Staff | 6.14.2010 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Three Charts to Break Your Heart

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.9.2010 2:30 PM

Politics

License to Kill

Obama blurs the line between warfare and summary execution.

Jacob Sullum | 6.9.2010 7:00 AM

Policy

Test All the Evidence

A Texas death penalty case exemplifies why all biological evidence from rape and murder cases should be tested.

Radley Balko | 6.8.2010 12:00 PM

Policy

Stoned Drivers vs. Drunk Drivers

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2010 1:03 PM

Politics

The Unbearable Rightness of Being Armed

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2010 6:01 PM

Policy

OK, So We Can All Agree The Movie Sucks, But is it a Fireable Offense?

Nick Gillespie | 6.1.2010 4:29 PM

Civil Liberties

In Spite of State Law, Maryland Law Enforcement Officials Still Arresting, Charging People for Recording Cops

Radley Balko | 5.29.2010 8:34 AM

Policy

What the New FBI Crime Stats Suggest About Arizona, Immigrants, and Crime

Brian Doherty | 5.25.2010 3:44 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Grants Cert to Hank Skinner

Radley Balko | 5.24.2010 11:56 AM

Civil Liberties

Illinois: Where Recording On-Duty Cops Is Treated Like Sexual Assault

Radley Balko | 5.20.2010 12:40 PM