Criminal Justice

Policy

The Empty Symbolism of Hate Crimes Legislation

Why the Matthew Shepard Act won't help prevent future hate crimes

Steve Chapman | 5.11.2009 7:00 AM

Policy

Texas Justice on Trial

A new movie and TV show spotlight the legacy of race and injustice in the Lone Star State

Radley Balko | 5.8.2009 6:00 PM

Policy

We're Not Censors, Just Crappy Legislators

Jacob Sullum | 5.8.2009 4:47 PM

Policy

Wearing The Ban On Your Sleeve

Jeff Winkler | 5.7.2009 8:00 PM

Policy

Tenth Circuit to Hear Arguments Today on the Science Behind Painkiller Prosecutions

Radley Balko | 5.6.2009 4:12 PM

Policy

Good and Bad Marijuana News

Jacob Sullum | 5.5.2009 6:23 PM

Policy

Cyberbullying Sentencing Scheduled for May 18

Jacob Sullum | 5.5.2009 5:52 PM

Policy

I'll Drink To That!

Jeff Winkler | 5.5.2009 12:25 PM

Politics

A Torturous Debate

Let's have some humility in the debate over interrogation methods

Cathy Young | 5.5.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Everybody's a Critic—and a 'Cyberbully,' Apparently

Jacob Sullum | 5.1.2009 6:23 PM

Policy

Philly Bodega Raids Update: Rogue Narcotics Unit Lacked Oversight

Radley Balko | 5.1.2009 11:52 AM

Policy

A Looming Exoneration in Houston

Radley Balko | 4.30.2009 7:04 PM

Policy

Jury Duty Avoidance Success!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.30.2009 4:36 PM

Policy

House Approves Federal Hate Crime Expansion Bill

Jacob Sullum | 4.29.2009 5:46 PM

Policy

Iowa Reconsiders Residence Restrictions for Sex Offenders

Jacob Sullum | 4.29.2009 4:25 PM

Policy

Our Enemy, The Aussie States

Jeff Winkler | 4.29.2009 3:28 PM

Policy

Obama Administration Supports Eliminating Crack Sentencing Disparity

Jacob Sullum | 4.29.2009 12:24 PM

Policy

Decriminalizing Drugs—and Burglary, Too

Jesse Walker | 4.28.2009 10:18 AM

Policy

Jimmy Carter Wants to Ban Just the Guns That Kill People

Jacob Sullum | 4.27.2009 5:23 PM

Policy

One Step Forward, One Step Back

Jeff Winkler | 4.27.2009 4:40 PM

Policy

On Second Thought, Ignorance of the Law Is a Pretty Good Excuse

Jacob Sullum | 4.24.2009 5:15 PM

Policy

Is Charlie Lynch Eligible for the 'Safety Valve'?

Jacob Sullum | 4.24.2009 4:03 PM

Policy

Innocence Project Seeks Review of Another Rape Conviction Based on Dubious Bite Mark Testimony

Radley Balko | 4.24.2009 10:30 AM

Policy

Reason Morning Links: Private Police, Oriental Orientalism, and the Difference a Soundtrack Makes

Jesse Walker | 4.24.2009 7:15 AM

Policy

Jim Webb Is Open to Legalizing Pot

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2009 7:42 PM

Policy

Drug Control Begets Gun Control

The violence in Mexico is caused by prohibition, not firearms.

Jacob Sullum | 4.22.2009 7:00 AM

Policy

Video of Erie, PA Cop Mocking Homicide Victim Appears on YouTube. Erie PD Launches Investigation . . . To Find the Identity of the Person Who Posted It

Radley Balko | 4.21.2009 3:47 PM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: The Deaths of One Writer, Two Banks, 31 Boys, and Countless Newspapers

Jesse Walker | 4.20.2009 7:15 AM

Policy

Federal Prosecutor Tries to Silence Drug Policy Activist (Again)

Jacob Sullum | 4.17.2009 3:00 PM

Policy

Premature Salvia Arrest in Ohio

Jacob Sullum | 4.13.2009 2:13 PM

Policy

When Jurors Talk Back

The case for letting juries ask questions during trial

Steve Chapman | 4.13.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Osama bin Freed

Jeff Winkler | 4.10.2009 3:10 PM

Policy

Alabama To Review 100 Autopsies Performed by Discredited Medical Examiner

Radley Balko | 4.10.2009 1:10 PM

Policy

Unspeakable Legislation

Jesse Walker | 4.9.2009 10:27 AM

Politics

Is Obama Planning to Ramp Up the War on Drugs?

Nick Gillespie | 4.9.2009 8:56 AM

Policy

Eyewitness Testimony on Trial

New research and DNA exonerations call fresh attention to an old problem

Radley Balko | 4.8.2009 4:30 PM

Policy

Timothy Cole's Name Is Finally Cleared

Radley Balko | 4.8.2009 3:04 PM

Policy

Facebook, Not Just for Drunk Pics Anymore. Also for Catching Drunk Perps.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.7.2009 7:00 PM

Policy

The War on Drugs: What's Race Got to Do With It?

Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2009 3:48 PM

Policy

Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Hayne, West

Radley Balko | 4.6.2009 1:11 PM

Policy

Mary Beth Buchanan vs. John Murtha: Which One Do You Root For?

Jacob Sullum | 4.2.2009 1:09 PM

Politics

Justice Department Withdraws Indictment of Ted Stevens

Jacob Sullum | 4.1.2009 11:52 AM

Policy

Webb: 'We Are Locking Up Too Many People Who Do Not Belong in Jail'

Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2009 2:18 PM

Policy

Super Sperm

The DNA-denying prosecutor

Radley Balko | 3.30.2009 12:31 PM

Policy

New Series Profiles Dallas DA's Efforts to Find Wrongly Convicted

Radley Balko | 3.29.2009 10:29 AM

Policy

Rockefeller Drug Laws Closer to Gone

Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2009 5:20 PM

Policy

Hilltop View, Inconvenient to Schools (and Parks, Playgrounds, Etc.)

Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2009 3:54 PM

Policy

The War on Drugs is No Laughing Matter

It's time for Barack Obama to take legalization seriously

Terry Michael | 3.27.2009 3:00 PM