An Appeals Court Says the $464 Million Fine in Trump's Civil Fraud Case Violated the Eighth Amendment
The decision overturns a staggering "disgorgement" order that was based on dubious math.
Criminal Justice
Chicago Next for National Guard?
Plus: Zohran can't benchpress, Powell speech doesn't exactly soothe markets, Waymo approved for NYC, and more...
ICE's Tricked-Out Trucks Might Boost Recruitment, but They Won't Make America Any Safer
The agency has spent millions of taxpayer dollars on custom SUVs, trucks, and recruitment ads.
Megan McArdle: Trump's D.C. Takeover Is Just the Beginning
The Washington Post columnist joins the show to discuss crime in D.C. and Trump's deployment of federal troops.
Trump's D.C. Goon Squads Are Un-American
The president ordering federal agents onto the street is not how routine policing should work, even in the nation's capital.
Video Shows Immigration Officers Shooting at a San Bernardino Family's Car. DHS Calls It Justified.
CBP officers said they acted in self-defense when the driver fled the scene, but passengers believe video evidence shows they were the real victims.
$2M Recommended Compensatory Damages + $7.5M Punitives for Inmate Raped by Guard
So a Magistrate Judge concludes in recommending a default judgment in favor of the inmate.
Nova Scotia Bans Everyone From Hiking in the Woods Until October
The province says this will prevent forest fires. Those who violate the ban will face a $25,000 fine.
Trump's Ineffective D.C. Crackdown: Nearly 2,000 Officers Made Fewer Than 400 Arrests in 10 Days
And a lot of those were for drug possession, gun possession, and other minor offenses.
Rob Manfred Can't Fix Baseball. But These 4 Changes Might.
Plus: College football insanity, fans jailed in Venezuela, and the benefits of betting
Do Cops Still Need a Warrant To Search Your Home in an 'Emergency'?
SCOTUS will soon decide.
The Trump Economy Is Now Pay To Play
Plus: Trump talks with Putin in Alaska, federal troops flood D.C., a controversial Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee, and a listener question about the hosts as a band
Republican Governors Send National Guard to D.C.
Plus: Eric Adams introduces anti-drug proposals, ICE recruitment gets crazier, and more...
What Caused the Serial Killing Spike of the 1970s and '80s?
A new book draws a rich, informative, but not entirely convincing account of a crime wave.
The Government Sent '20 Police Officers' With Riot Gear To Rearrest D.C. Sandwich Thrower, Says Attorney
A video by the White House corroborates that account, calling into question just how serious the president is about actually addressing crime.
D.C. Sues Pam Bondi and the Trump Administration for Replacing Police Commissioner
The latest escalation in the showdown between the Trump administration and D.C. elected officials
D.C. Residents Are Right To Protest Unconstitutional Police Roadblocks
Checkpoints for general crime control are illegal and smack of a police state.
The Human Rights Crisis in ICE Detention Centers
Reports of human rights abuses are piling up as the number of people in immigrant detention reaches all-time highs.
D.C. Showdown
Plus: Showdown between mayor and attorney general, Zohran booed off Staten Island, and more...
Louisiana Wildlife Officials Killed a Blind Deer After a Family Nursed It Back to Health
The family also faced over $1,600 in fines, which were ultimately dropped.
Warrantless Use of License Plate Reader Cameras Is Unconstitutional
A new campaign pushes back against the widespread use of automatic license plate readers without warrants.
Is Trump's D.C. Policing Doing Anything?
Plus: Core inflation rises, booze falls out of favor, the FDA won't let us have nice things, and more...
Trump Says 'People Are Feeling Safer Already,' but Federal Troops Won't Fix D.C.'s Crime
Local government incompetence has crippled the city's criminal justice system.
CBP Is Deporting Cruise Ship Crew Over Child Pornography Allegations Without Evidence
Advocacy groups say more than 100 cruise ship crew members have been deported in recent months, and they're not being shown the evidence against them or given any due process.
Pentagon Draws Up Plans To Send Troops to American Cities
The Trump administration is considering plans for a "Reaction Force" of National Guard troops to deploy quickly to American cities with signs of civil unrest.
With $75 Billion Boost, ICE Launches Aggressive Recruitment Campaign
ICE is offering a near $90,000 salary, a $50,000 signing bonus, and loan forgiveness to grow its ranks by 10,000 officers.
Show Patrol
Plus: Zohran Mamdani courts the "it" crowd, Mexican cartel deal, shutting down microschools, and more...
He Took a Bus To Watch His Soccer Team. Instead, He Ended Up in a Venezuelan Prison.
Fans of Deportivo Táchira wanted to see their team play in the league final. The mafia state made sure most never made it.
Automated License Plate Readers Are Watching You
The technology enables routine surveillance that would have troubled the Fourth Amendment’s framers.
Are Trump's Deportations Constitutional?
Glenn Greenwald debates Anna Gorisch on Trump's deportation policies.
What's Really Happening to D.C.?
Plus: ICE changes approach, Alan Dershowitz gets that pierogi hookup, and more...
How Elite Special Operations Troops Created a Drug Cartel
A bizarre criminal conspiracy in the ranks of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg
Judge Wilson Denies the Justice Department's Motion to Dismiss a Police Excessive Force Conviction
Judge Wilson from the Central District of California rejects the Department's breathtakingly sweeping position that "what the Government says is the public interest in this courtroom."
Lower Crime Hasn't Stopped Gun Control Push
Plus: The National Guard deployed to D.C., the Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine, Texas Democrats flee the state, and a listener question on free speech in the U.K.
Hostile Takeover: Trump Federalizes Law Enforcement and Deploys National Guard in D.C.
Despite an apparent drop in the city’s violent crime, President Donald Trump announced a “public safety emergency” in D.C., deploying 800 of the city’s National Guard and over 450 federal law enforcement officers.
Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit Can Proceed, Inviting Hotels to Profile and Harass Guests
Can a hotel be guilty of sex trafficking just because it didn't surveil its customers enough?
Big Balls Attacked
Plus: Cuomo attacks rent stabilization, marijuana might be reclassified as Schedule III, and more...
From Terror Sanctions to Military Strikes? Trump's Cartel Policy Sidesteps Congress
Federal terrorist lists were not supposed to be an open-ended war authorization. But it sure looks like it’s being used as one.
The FBI Has No Business Tracking Down Texas Democrats
Using the FBI to track down AWOL Texas Democrats is an unnecessary expansion of federal law enforcement authority.
Why Ghislaine Maxwell's Transfer to a Minimum-Security Prison Camp Stinks
Sex offenders are supposed to be ineligible for minimum-security federal prison camps, but the rule was waived for Maxwell.
Violent Crime Rates Fell Again in 2024 and Are Likely To Keep Dropping in 2025
This is great news, but it also undercuts Donald Trump's claim that violent crime was out of control before he returned to office.
The Justice Department's Dubious Attempt to Erase a Police Officer's Federal Excessive Force Conviction
I've teamed up with well-regarded civil rights lawyer, Caree Harper, to fight the Department's effort to vacate L.A. Sheriff's Department Officer Trevor Kirk's conviction.
