The Appellate Court of Maryland rules that the rights of the victim's family must be respected in any process that could vacate Mr. Syed's conviction—an important precedent that crime victims' rights are enforceable.
As the government sets its sights on migrants crossing the border, native-born Americans have also come under its watchful eye.
The ADL's annual audit of "antisemitic incidents," which counted a record number last year, is apt to be influenced by changes in methodology and reporting behavior.
Police detectives accused Jerry Johnson of being a drug trafficker and seized cash he says he intended to use to buy a semitruck at auction. He was never charged with a crime.
One officer was fired and another was placed on restricted duty this week, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
Our mobile devices constantly snitch on our whereabouts.
Seven sheriff's deputies say the rapper subjected them to "embarrassment, ridicule, emotional distress, humiliation, and loss of reputation" after a drug bust on his house came up empty.
James King is once again asking the high court to rule that two officers should not receive immunity for choking him unconscious and temporarily disfiguring his face.
Prisons and jails around the country have been banning physical mail and used book donations under the flimsy justification of stopping contraband.
Federal, state, and local officials will always threaten to weaponize the state against private actors they don't like. The "Kia Challenge" provides the latest example.
Plus: American IQs may be shifting, Jack Daniel's lawsuit against dog toy maker hits SCOTUS, and more...
A new Netflix documentary shows how the seeds of political polarization that roil our culture today were planted at Waco.
"The firing squad, in my opinion, is beneath the dignity of the state of Idaho," said one state senator. "We have to find a better way."
An important and compelling new book on qualified immunity and other obstacles to holding law enforcement officers accountable for rights violations.
Three years after "15 days to slow the spread," things almost look like they're back to normal. But they're not.
Is testimony over Zoom consistent with a criminal defendant's Constitutional rights?
Plus: A listener asks the editors if the nation is indeed unraveling or if she is just one of "The Olds" now.
"What I saw today was heartbreaking," said the victim's mother. "It was disturbing, it was traumatic. My son was tortured."
The case hinges on the claim that the former president tried to cover up a campaign finance violation with which he was never charged.
Plus: Libertarians ask Supreme Court to consider New York ballot access rule change, Wyoming bans abortion pills, and more...
Did the Court misunderstand its "adequate and independent state ground" doctrine?
The Oregon DMV knew about the problem, but it "wasn't at a high enough level to understand the urgency" of the need to fix it.
New bills in six states showcase some right and wrong ways to help sex workers, from full decriminalization to ramping up penalties for prostitution customers.
"Then my baby started crying so I reached for my son, and as I'm reaching, a man held me and told me, 'Don't touch him. He's getting taken away from you,'" said the children's mother.
Plus: Lack of independence could cause childhood mental health issues, Biden follows Trump playbook on TikTok, and more...
The former head of the NYPD and the LAPD talks about how bad leadership creates police brutality and why he's still against pot legalization.
Plus: ACLU sues over low-flying helicopter during protests, Canada's Online News Act, and more...
Supervisors and judges tolerated outrageous constitutional violations, including illegal searches and brutal assaults.
Even as the president bemoans the injustice of pot prohibition, his administration insists that cannabis consumers have no right to arms.
Conservatives have been slow to recognize the threat that drug prohibition poses to gun rights and other civil liberties.
A new report details how plea bargaining can hurt defendants and warps the justice system.
"I hurt every day," said the victim's mother. "I cry all day, every day."
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg reportedly intends to prosecute Trump for falsifying business records.
The Institute for Justice says Robert Reeves' First Amendment rights were violated when prosecutors filed and refiled baseless felony charges against him after he sued to get his car back.
Mayor Eric Adams frets that COVID-19 masks are making it too easy for shoplifters to evade facial recognition.
Police dogs seriously injured 186 people within the last two years—more than batons or tasers did, according to the ACLU.
Criticism of public officials doesn't have to be polite, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirmed.
Plus: States move to stop cops from lying to kids, Biden wants to raise Medicare taxes, and more...
He did "what any dad would—he went to hug his crying kid," says former town councilman Keith Kaplan.
Yes, even children should have access to an attorney.
Video footage and arrest data indicate that most of the Trump supporters who invaded the building did not commit violent crimes.
Judges and prosecutors accused James and Jennifer Crumbley of negligent behavior despite the fact that school officials at the time reached many of the same judgments.
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