Kyle Rittenhouse Has Been Acquitted on All Charges
The trial became an upside-down microcosm for the polarized debates about the U.S. criminal justice system.
The trial became an upside-down microcosm for the polarized debates about the U.S. criminal justice system.
COVID-19 has led to foot dragging in implementing some FIRST STEP Act reforms.
Coercive plea deals trample on defendants' Sixth Amendment rights.
In exchange, Jones shall “never again be eligible to apply for, be considered for, or receive any additional commutation, pardon, or parole.”
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The state’s pardon board vote to recommend clemency for Julius Jones. He’s scheduled to be put to death on Thursday.
Fanta Bility's death has revived an under-the-radar debate about the doctrine of transferred intent.
A new case asks whether a Border Patrol agent may be sued for alleged First and Fourth Amendment violations.
Despite a tragic on-set death, there is no need to involve police officers in still more aspects of people's lives.
Judge Bruce Schroeder rightly reprimanded Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger for what he called a "grave constitutional violation."
Knox County's program authorizing such enforcement activities may have been instituted illegally.
It’s difficult to avoid the suspicion that the powers-that-be habitually lie about their conduct.
Bau Tran might go to jail for his conduct, but he will be insulated from having to face a jury in civil court.
"A system that allows this level of sustained incompetence and cruelty... is morally bankrupt," a doctor wrote after investigating medical neglect in Arizona prisons.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s crusade is costing the state huge sums just to try to prosecute thousands of misdemeanor trespassing cases.
Keddins Etienne's experience shows that bullies who seize innocent people's property tend to back down when their victims put up a fight.
The investigation of Trump aide Carter Page has exposed major problems with federal secret surveillance warrants.
A 2016 Reason story detailed the D.C. Jail's long history of failure. Now the federal government is finally paying attention.
"This is not just an obvious constitutional infringement—it's hard to imagine a more textbook violation of the First Amendment."
The obvious lesson is that, yes, people want reform and better police conduct, not necessarily broad, vague plans to replace them.