The Court agrees with my argument that crime victims can become "limited-purpose parties" in criminal proceedings to protect their interests, such as an interest in the confidentiality of mental health counseling records.
Climate protesters who blocked an interstate outside D.C. likely cost a man his parole.
Research and data points may not be enough to persuade voters that something different is worth trying.
Reforms promised after Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 are not being followed by Los Angeles police.
Federal and state agencies are busting unlicensed marijuana merchants, who face decades in prison.
John Adams called jury trials part of the "heart and lungs of liberty." Today, defendants are often punished for exercising that very right.
"No legitimate humane system would operate in this manner," the judge concluded.
A pro-life group's model legislation hints at how extreme enforcing abortion bans could get.
Randy Cox was arrested on gun possession charges. Hours later, he was paralyzed from the chest down.
Such victims are often told they have no right to sue.
The former president's recklessness is beyond dispute, but that is not enough to convict him while respecting the First Amendment.
The unanimous decision will rein in prosecutions that have long had a chilling effect on pain treatment.
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There’s no painless way to restrict choices for people who resist.
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Justice Breyer and others argue that gun regulations deserve special judicial deference because Second Amendment rights create risks to life. But the same is true of many other constitutional rights.
A 6–3 ruling undermines attempts to hold police accountable for misconduct.
Looking back at how abortion advertising bans played out last century may give us some idea what the future holds for speech about abortion.
The ruling authorizing the award is at odds with other federal court decisions holding that law-enforcement exercises of the "police power" are exempt from takings liability.
The legislation prohibits firearm sales based on juvenile records and subsidizes state laws that suspend gun rights without due process.
A new directive could impose a hefty financial burden on state taxpayers and reduce community trust toward police.
Just a week ago, New York City convinced a federal judge not to seize control of the jail.
Unsatisfied by the outcome of one case, the feds secured a much more severe penalty the second time around.
A federal badge will now serve as an impenetrable shield against civil liability.
"The only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111 and 112 was the on-scene commander who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children."
According to Alito, Gorsuch’s opinion “veered off into fantasy land.”
Senators are mulling legislation that would expand the categories of people who are disqualified from owning guns.
Transparency advocates say police could invoke a notorious loophole that allows them to hide records of deaths in custody and police killings.
U.S. taxpayers have been paying for training that encourages aggressive policing.
