Criminal Justice

Policy

Death of a Watchdog

Pete Shellem, RIP.

Radley Balko | 11.2.2009 3:00 PM

Policy

Boulder Cops Smash Naked Pumpkin Run

Radley Balko | 11.2.2009 8:33 AM

Politics

Putting the "Limp" in Palimpsest

Matt Welch | 10.29.2009 2:46 PM

Policy

Obama Signs Federal Hate Crime Law

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2009 3:05 PM

Policy

Seven Years for Bong Water

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2009 1:21 PM

Politics

How Can He Be Conservative If He Wants Limits on Government Power?

Jacob Sullum | 10.27.2009 5:24 PM

Policy

A Year of Freedom for Tyler Edmonds

Radley Balko | 10.27.2009 12:11 PM

Politics

No Accountability

Why are bad prosecutors so rarely punished?

Radley Balko | 10.26.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Medical Marijuana Muddle

The Obama administration's new policy may not make much difference in practice.

Reason Staff | 10.23.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: Hate Crimes, Net Neutrality, the National Debt, and the Bible

Jesse Walker | 10.23.2009 8:59 AM

Politics

DEA Agrees With Me About Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 10.22.2009 1:00 PM

Policy

Naked Coffee Guy Update

Radley Balko | 10.21.2009 8:50 PM

Policy

A Prescription Should Be Required for Sudafed Because It Doesn't Cure the Common Cold

Jacob Sullum | 10.21.2009 1:01 PM

Policy

Man Arrested for Being Naked in His Own Kitchen

Radley Balko | 10.21.2009 12:42 PM

Policy

Prosecutor Wants To Know Journalism Students' Grades

Radley Balko | 10.20.2009 4:31 PM

Politics

Will Federal Medical Marijuana Raids Continue?

Jacob Sullum | 10.19.2009 12:51 PM

Policy

We're All Felons, Now

Perpetual public fear of crime has turned us all into criminals.

Radley Balko | 10.19.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Chicago Cops Vacation at Pittsburgh G20 Summit, Snap Souvenier Photo

Radley Balko | 10.19.2009 8:53 AM

Policy

Crack Sentencing Reform Getting Closer

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2009 3:36 PM

Policy

More Strange Turns in Texas' Possible Execution of an Innocent Man

Radley Balko | 10.16.2009 3:16 PM

Politics

Honest Services Fraud: We Know It When We See It

Jacob Sullum | 10.15.2009 3:00 PM

Politics

Could Politically Incorrect Speakers Be Charged With Aiding and Abetting Hate Crimes?

Jacob Sullum | 10.15.2009 1:54 PM

Politics

Bigot Bonus

Under a new federal law, the wrong beliefs can trigger a second trial and extra prison time.

Jacob Sullum | 10.14.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Pelosi vs. the ACLU on the Federal Hate Crime Bill

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2009 10:40 PM

Policy

Revisiting the West Memphis Three

Damon Root | 10.13.2009 2:29 PM

Policy

The Menace of Overeager Cub Scouts

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2009 1:36 PM

Policy

Failing His Way to Higher Office

Bumbling Prince George's County, Maryland Sheriff Michael Jackson wants a promotion.

Radley Balko | 10.12.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

When He Gets Out, I Hear Sheriff Joe Arpaio Is Hiring

Radley Balko | 10.12.2009 8:40 AM

Policy

How Many Times Will the House Boldly Condemn Hate Crimes?

Jacob Sullum | 10.9.2009 4:15 PM

Policy

The Fine Line Between Pot Fees and Pot Prices

Jacob Sullum | 10.9.2009 11:40 AM

Policy

Warning to Teens: "'Sexting' Will Ruin Your Life"…

Radley Balko | 10.8.2009 3:30 PM

Policy

Probation, Fine, and Financial Ruin: The Penalty for Not Committing a Crime

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2009 2:33 PM

Policy

Innocence Roundup

Radley Balko | 10.8.2009 1:04 PM

Policy

Reason Morning Links: FCC Follies, Frivolous Takedown Notices, and the Senate Rape Caucus

Jesse Walker | 10.8.2009 8:16 AM

Policy

"Criminal Alien Program" Capturing Mostly Non-Criminals

Brian Doherty | 10.7.2009 12:26 PM

Policy

Why Skydivers Would Be Better Off Without Parachutes

Jacob Sullum | 10.5.2009 6:13 PM

Politics

Keeping Lone Wolves from the Door

Why Congress should not renew the PATRIOT Act's "lone wolf" provision

Julian Sanchez | 10.5.2009 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

DA Accused of Stealing Money From Motorists Wants To Defend Herself With Money She's Accused of Stealing From Motorists

Radley Balko | 10.2.2009 3:45 PM

Policy

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Sticks His Fingers in His Ears

Radley Balko | 10.2.2009 9:44 AM

Politics

I Dare You to Come Online and Say That

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2009 5:34 PM

Policy

Polanski's Many Detractors

Matt Welch | 10.1.2009 1:52 PM

Policy

A Pharmaceutical Company's Truthful Fraud

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2009 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Lessons for Liberty

Matt Welch | 10.1.2009 2:09 AM

Policy

Put Down the Cold Pills, Grandma, and Come Out With Your Hands Up

Jacob Sullum | 9.30.2009 4:51 PM

Politics

Matt Welch on Bloggingheads.tv Talking Right-Wing Conspiracies and Health Care Semiotics With Michelle Goldberg

Reason Staff | 9.30.2009 12:34 PM

Politics

The Infallible Prosecutor

Should prosecutors who manufacture evidence be susceptible to lawsuits?

Radley Balko | 9.28.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Should Roman Polanski Be Held Accountable to His Own Guilty Plea?

Nick Gillespie | 9.28.2009 10:35 AM

Policy

I'll Have a Tall Half-Caf Latte With Skim Milk and a Flash of Breast

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2009 12:10 PM