A New Report Casts Doubt on Both Fears and Hopes About the Consequences of Abolishing Qualified Immunity
A Connecticut law that made it easier to sue abusive cops is not expected to have a noticeable effect on municipal insurance costs.
A Connecticut law that made it easier to sue abusive cops is not expected to have a noticeable effect on municipal insurance costs.
Frightening events create openings for attacks on civil liberties.
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During the last few election cycles, a wave of well-funded progressive candidates have run for prosecutor's offices in major cities. This time, quite a few reform-minded D.A.s won.
Lisa Montgomery faces possible execution this evening.
Justice Clint Bolick dissents in Arizona v. Mixton.
Laws against sedition have historically been used by insecure officials to punish critics.
Proposals are already being floated for new unnecessary laws and punishments to address the riots.
Now more than ever, it’s important to separate feelings of anger from the needs of justice.
Under federal law, incitement to riot does not include "advocacy of ideas" or "expression of belief" unless it endorses violence, which Trump did not do.
A report cites his "anti-government," "anti-police" ideology as an impetus for the fatal no-knock raid.
Yesterday's events at the Capitol building should be understood as a colossal law enforcement failure.
The Biden administration has just delivered its first disappointment to criminal justice reform advocates.
The Bay State finally creates a police certification system.
Contrary to what the judge who blocked his extradition implied, the Espionage Act does not include an exception for "responsible" journalism.
The legislation gives the government wide latitude to detain those who might have a contagious disease.
The incoming president can bring some much-needed professional diversity to the federal bench.
Nationwide, marijuana arrests peaked at nearly 873,000 in 2007; the 2019 number was 37 percent lower.
Ellis' story is a vivid illustration of the principle that justice delayed is justice denied.
Some progressives are for criminal justice reform only when it's convenient.
The case for legally constraining what police departments can do with robots.
Louisville's police chief wants to fire an officer who shot Taylor and a detective who "lied" in the search warrant affidavit.
Justice Department: “It is not enough to show that the officer made a mistake, acted negligently, acted by accident or mistake, or even exercised bad judgment.”
The list also included several drug war victims.
Trump's clemencies last night surprised a lot of people—including one of the recipients. Clemency advocates are confident more are on the way.
Full pardons were given to the four contractors convicted of murdering Iraqis in a firefight in Baghdad.
The report confirms what news investigations and advocates have said for years: Lowell prison lets guards abuse women without consequence.
Police response “likely escalated tensions and the potential for violence” say investigators.
Thanks to poor management and massive rates of incarceration, people are dying both inside and outside prisons.
Mory Keita was involved in two cases against the government, including an ACLU suit challenging ICE and a case alleging abuse by Butler County Jail guards.
"I pulled the kids and I'm homeschooling."
A recent flurry of legislative activity suggests why forfeiture reform succeeds—and why it fails.
Don’t expand the “hot pursuit” exception to the Fourth Amendment.
Aaron Sorkin takes on the famous trial of activists who organized an anti-war protest during the 1968 Democratic convention.
The practice is plainly unconstitutional.
An annual report on the death penalty shows its use declining everywhere except in the federal government.
The move is similar to what's known as a "reverse FOIA" lawsuit, which forces the requester to go to court to defend his right to access public records.