Criminal Justice

Politics

What Happened at Occupy Oakland

An eyewitness report from Frank Ogawa Plaza

Mike Godwin | 10.28.2011 6:15 PM

Policy

Chicago May Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2011 11:34 AM

FBI

The Vast Juggalo Conspiracy

Jesse Walker | 10.28.2011 10:44 AM

Policy

"A family that calls 911 for a medical emergency needs to know they can receive medical treatment without being attacked"

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.27.2011 9:00 PM

Politics

Watch a Cop Lob a Flash Grenade Into a Group of Occupy Oakland Protesters Trying to Help a Seriously Injured Man

Matt Welch | 10.27.2011 7:01 AM

Politics

An Iraq War Veteran is in Critical Condition After Occupy Oakland Scuffles, Police Won't Confirm What Weapons They Used

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.26.2011 4:50 PM

Politics

John Paul Stevens' Faint-Hearted Liberalism

The retired justice's new memoir reveals an uneasy relationship with the Bill of Rights.

Damon Root | 10.26.2011 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Policing is Too Important to be Left to the Government: Economist Ed Stringham

Meredith Bragg and Matt Welch | 10.26.2011 3:45 PM

Civil Liberties

DC Metro Cops Who Attack Wheelchair-Bound Boozer Get Off

Nick Gillespie | 10.24.2011 11:27 AM

Politics

Gaddafi Snuff Footage

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.20.2011 3:30 PM

Politics

ACLU: New York is a Taser-Happy State

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.20.2011 1:27 PM

Politics

Did I Ever Tell You About My Medal of Honor?

Jacob Sullum | 10.19.2011 5:40 PM

Politics

9th Circut Taser Decision Could Affect Mountain Death Lawsuit

Paul Detrick | 10.18.2011 6:23 PM

Politics

See-Thru Surveillance: Coming to a Police Department Near You?

Matt Welch | 10.18.2011 11:55 AM

Politics

"1 Marine vs. 30 Cops (Marine Wins)"

Matt Welch | 10.17.2011 3:35 PM

TSA

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 10.17.2011 3:19 PM

Policy

Nonexistent DOJ Studies and Hasty Meetings Win Police Pensions in Knoxville

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.17.2011 2:35 PM

Politics

Rajaratnam and the "No One Has Gone to Prison" Myth

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.14.2011 8:40 PM

Politics

Conrad Murray Open Thread

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.14.2011 7:16 PM

Policy

"We want to have a police force that can handle the most demanding assignments with the least amount of force"

Damon Root | 10.14.2011 4:50 PM

War on Drugs

Wrong Door Raid and Flash-Bang Grenade Heart Attack Provoke Lawsuits

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.13.2011 12:28 PM

Politics

Note to Ticket Fixers: Check the Number Twice, Dial Once

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2011 5:07 PM

Politics

Florida Lawmaker on the Death Penalty: "If it were up to me we would just throw them off the Sunshine Skyway bridge and be done with it"

Mike Riggs | 10.12.2011 12:23 PM

Policy

Cameras for Me but Not for Thee

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2011 11:28 AM

Politics

Read My Tea Leaves

The federal crackdown on medical marijuana shows Obama has no respect for state law.

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Jerry Brown Lets Police Rummage Suspects' Mobile Phones Without a Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.11.2011 5:29 PM

Politics

U.N. Prohibitionists Document Prohibition-Related Violence

Jacob Sullum | 10.10.2011 2:30 PM

Politics

Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Caricatures

Outsiders are criticizing a heterodox movement that they choose not to understand.

Michael Tracey | 10.7.2011 4:30 PM

Policy

Pill Pushers

Got the sniffles? The government may think you're a drug dealer.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.7.2011 1:00 PM

Politics

Remember When Obama Said He Would Stop the DEA's Raids on Oregon's Medical Marijuana Growers? Neither Does He.

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2011 12:15 PM

Politics

'Welcome to the Upside-Down World of Civil Forfeiture'

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2011 4:22 PM

Politics

Baton-Wielding NYPD White Shirts Beat Occupy Wall Street Protestors

Mike Riggs | 10.6.2011 3:00 AM

Policy

Maybe October Will Be Better for the NYPD

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.5.2011 3:10 PM

Politics

Runaway Missiles

Why not trust the president with the power to kill anyone he considers an enemy?

Jacob Sullum | 10.5.2011 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

Cop Who Shot Seven-Year-Old Detroit Girl Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.4.2011 3:55 PM

Politics

Blinding Red Lights

An interview with Jay Beeber

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.3.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Ron Paul Talks About the Occupy Wall Street Protests and the "militarization of our police force"

Michael Tracey | 10.1.2011 10:24 AM

War on Drugs

Update on Wrong-House Raid in Alameda: "I remember the guns pointing at my face when I look at my front door. Every. Single. Time."

Mike Riggs | 9.30.2011 6:02 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Interview with Reason Cartoonist Peter Bagge

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 9.30.2011 3:00 PM

Policy

Radley Balko on Why Americans Support the Death Penalty

Damon Root | 9.29.2011 4:26 PM

Politics

L.A. Times Finds Villain in Gibson Guitar Raid: Republicans

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.28.2011 8:54 PM

Politics

Freedom of the Press Belongs to Everyone

Jacob Sullum | 9.28.2011 11:34 AM

Politics

Off the Record

The Illinois Eavesdropping Act shields public officials from public scrutiny.

Jacob Sullum | 9.28.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

California Democrats Also Run Out of Their Own Money

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.27.2011 1:12 AM