Gun Owners Who Are Disqualified Under State Law Can Now Be Charged With 'Trafficking in Firearms'
That new crime, which is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison, includes receipt of firearms by "prohibited persons."
That new crime, which is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison, includes receipt of firearms by "prohibited persons."
New body cam footage shows Ruben Ruiz heading toward the classroom to rescue his wife, but other officers stopped him.
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Taking personal responsibility turns out to be a better idea than putting faith in the state.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases the penalties for violating arbitrary firearm bans.
"There's currently no way for me to even know where that buffer zone is."
The initial decision to pursue prosecution runs contrary to the campaign promises of Alvin Bragg, who claims to understand that, so often, the process is the punishment.
Only you can be relied upon to protect you and your loved ones. Ignore anybody who claims otherwise.
In a petition for reconsideration, I ask the Utah Supreme Court to modify a recent opinion to remove the qualifier "alleged" in front of term "victim" in light of the fact that the defendant has been convicted of sexually assaulting the victim.
The vast majority of federal firearm offenses involve illegal possession, often without aggravating conduct or a history of violence.
The unanimous decision is a good first step for getting law enforcement out of prescription decisions.
This was an attempted arrest of a man wanted for questioning and parole violations, not a hostage situation.
Heather Ann Thompson's Blood in the Water might lead to "disobedience," prison officials say.
The Institute for Justice urges SCOTUS to renounce that open-ended exception to the Fourth Amendment.
The felony murder rule continues to criminalize people for killing people they didn't actually kill.
The Supreme Court still refuses to weigh in on the issue.
Alvin Bragg campaigned on "ending mass incarceration." But that promise apparently does not apply to Jose Alba.
The case of Jose Alba reminds us that progressive prosecutors don't always apply their principles when they're inconvenient.
The law is an important step, but ending police harassment of sex workers requires decriminalizing the trade entirely.
Civil liberties groups oppose the law, saying it will impede First Amendment–protected activity and protect bad cops.
Despite the stakes, the former Minneapolis police officer could not bring himself even to feign regret for his actions.
I coauthored the report with Clark Neily and Walter Olson, both of the Cato Institute.
Like it or not, the Thomas Court is here.
After community outrage and the mayor saying he wasn't told about Timothy Loehmann's policing background, the officer withdrew his application.
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.