Criminal Justice

Policy

The Other War That Isn't Covered by Obama's Spending Freeze

Jacob Sullum | 2.4.2010 1:10 PM

Policy

Trial by Ordeal

The surprising accuracy of the Dark Ages' trial by fire rituals

Radley Balko | 2.1.2010 4:30 PM

Policy

Sure, He Lies, but He's 'an Outstanding Testifier'

Jacob Sullum | 1.29.2010 1:04 PM

Policy

Ruining Kids To Save Them, Ct'd…

Radley Balko | 1.29.2010 1:04 PM

Policy

'The Babies Were Going to Die the Next Day'

Jacob Sullum | 1.29.2010 12:23 PM

Politics

Watchdogs and Watches

Russian journalists publish a subtle exposé.

Radley Balko | 1.29.2010 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

The Forfeiture Racket

Police and prosecutors won't give up their license to steal.

Radley Balko | 1.26.2010 7:00 AM

Policy

Ruining Kids in Order to Save Them

The boneheaded logic behind treating "sexting" teens as child pornographers.

Radley Balko | 1.25.2010 4:30 PM

Policy

The Guy Was Guilty; the Cops Were Lying

Radley Balko | 1.25.2010 8:27 AM

Politics

Happy Guantanamo Closing Day!

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2010 5:52 PM

Policy

New Orleans Cops, Prosecutors Tagging Prostitutes as Sex Offenders

Radley Balko | 1.21.2010 10:43 AM

Policy

Jets Fan Arrested at Chargers Game

Radley Balko | 1.21.2010 10:16 AM

Policy

Pot Smoking Is a Lower Lowest Priority in Seattle Than It Is in Denver

Jacob Sullum | 1.20.2010 5:09 PM

Politics

Brady Campaign Boosts Obama Campaign With Its Seal of Disapproval

Jacob Sullum | 1.19.2010 6:54 PM

Policy

Sheriff Joe's Enabler

Meet Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas-overtly political prosecutor, abuser of power, sworn enemy of libertarianism

Radley Balko | 1.19.2010 3:00 PM

Politics

Case Study in New York Times Bias, Coakley/Brown Edition

Matt Welch | 1.19.2010 10:21 AM

Politics

Straining to Defend Martha Coakley

Radley Balko | 1.17.2010 1:38 PM

Politics

The Incredible Incompetence of Martha Coakley

The race for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat gets weirder-and tighter-by the hour.

Michael Moynihan | 1.15.2010 7:00 PM

Politics

Dorothy Rabinowitz on Martha Coakley and the Fells Acres Sex Abuse Cases

Radley Balko | 1.15.2010 10:28 AM

Politics

More Problems at the Houston Crime Lab

Radley Balko | 1.13.2010 3:58 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around the Web: Radley Balko Writes About Martha Coakley's Troubling History as a Prosecutor for Politico

Reason Staff | 1.13.2010 11:03 AM

Policy

Roeder's Rescue

Why is killing abortionists wrong?

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2010 7:00 AM

Politics

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas: Blame the Libertarians!

Radley Balko | 1.11.2010 3:28 PM

Policy

New Jersey Scraps Mandatory Minimums Tied to Drug-Free Zones

Jacob Sullum | 1.8.2010 5:35 PM

Politics

The Meaning of Ists

What's the difference between Obama's anti-terrorism policies and Bush's?

Jacob Sullum | 1.6.2010 7:00 AM

Politics

$12 Million Prevents a Supreme Court Ruling in Prosecutorial Abuse Case

Jacob Sullum | 1.5.2010 3:11 PM

Policy

American Law Institute Shifts Course on the Death Penalty

Radley Balko | 1.5.2010 8:03 AM

Politics

There's a New Law in Town. Actually, Lots of Them.

Matt Welch | 1.4.2010 5:14 PM

Policy

Dirty Old Men and Judicial Deviation

Jacob Sullum | 12.23.2009 5:20 PM

Politics

The Appropriate Persistence of Guantanamo

Jacob Sullum | 12.23.2009 11:59 AM

Policy

Kern County's Monstrous D.A.

Farewell to Ed Jagels, a man who put 25 innocent "child abusers" in prison.

Radley Balko | 12.21.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: DC Cop vs. Snowball Throwers, Exclusive Video; UPDATED with Today Show Footage!

Nick Gillespie | 12.21.2009 8:35 AM

Policy

Florida Sees Its 12th Exoneration

Radley Balko | 12.20.2009 10:48 AM

Policy

N.J. Medical Marijuana Patient Acquitted of Most Serious Charge

Jacob Sullum | 12.18.2009 1:12 PM

Policy

Report: New York State Crime Lab Tainted by Incompetence, Corruption, Indifference

Radley Balko | 12.18.2009 11:11 AM

Policy

Strange New Twist in Scandal Involving Rogue Philadelphia PD Narcotics Unit

Radley Balko | 12.17.2009 2:27 PM

Politics

Have You Committed Your Three Felonies Today?

Jacob Sullum | 12.16.2009 1:08 PM

Policy

Innocence Roundup

Radley Balko | 12.16.2009 12:37 PM

Policy

Sex Offender Law Nabs Man Shooting Hoops in His Driveway

Radley Balko | 12.15.2009 2:07 PM

Crime

Death of a Watchdog

Pete Shellem, crime reporter

Radley Balko | 12.14.2009 6:01 PM

Policy

Chicago's Thick Blue Wall

The Windy City's notoriously aggressive police department fights for less accountability.

Radley Balko | 12.14.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Sexting Hysteria Drives Teen to Suicide. Media Blames Sexting, Fuels More Hysteria.

Radley Balko | 12.11.2009 1:46 PM

Policy

20 Years for Growing Pot to Treat M.S.?

Jacob Sullum | 12.11.2009 12:01 PM

Policy

Excessive Police Force, Holiday Cheer Edition

Radley Balko | 12.10.2009 4:07 PM

Policy

When Living Standards Regress to 2002 Levels*, Survivors Will Envy the Dead

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.9.2009 11:58 PM

Policy

Tanya Treadway's Unconstitutional Vendetta

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2009 2:10 PM

Policy

A Tale of Two Forensic Scandals: Ontario vs. Mississippi

Radley Balko | 12.9.2009 12:46 PM

Policy

Flexing Your Rights

Radley Balko | 12.9.2009 11:52 AM