Criminal Justice
How Did Ahmaud Arbery's 3 Assailants End Up With 12 Murder Convictions?
The felony murder rule is a perversion of justice—even when used against unsympathetic defendants.
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The Michigan School Shooter Can Be a Murderer Without Also Being a Terrorist
The shooting was horrific, and the shooter deserves prosecution. But the charges should fit the crimes.
Judge Orders Massachusetts Prisons To Stop Using 'Highly Unreliable' Drug Field Tests To Punish Inmates
Although the tests are used by prison systems and police departments across the country, a judge found they have an error rate "only marginally better than a coin-flip."
Best-Selling Author Alice Sebold Apologizes to Innocent Man Who Served 16 Years for Her Rape
Her publisher will stop distributing her memoir Lucky, which detailed the attack and aftermath.
Socialist Students Want Arizona State University To Expel 'Racist Murderer' Kyle Rittenhouse
So much for education being a universal human right.
Watch Nevada Highway Patrol Officers Seize a Veteran's Life Savings Through Asset Forfeiture
The officers admit there's nothing illegal about carrying large amounts of cash, then take almost $90,000 from him anyway.
More Police Officers Associated with More Black Homicides Prevented
"[E]ach additional police officer hired abates between 0.06 and 0.1 homicides [per year].... [T]he decline in homicide is twice as large for Black victims in per capita terms."
A SWAT Team Blew Up This Innocent Woman's House and Cost Her Over $50,000. The City Tried To Stop Her From Suing.
A federal court wasn't having it.
Man Imprisoned for 16 Years for Raping Lovely Bones Author Is Exonerated
Anthony Broadwater, now 61, had no idea his accuser achieved fame and fortune while he has been living as a pariah for over 20 years on the sex offender registry.
Every Year, Police Pull People Over To Give Out Turkeys Instead of Tickets. That Could Be Illegal.
There are better ways to build trust in the community than by violating the Fourth Amendment.
Ahmaud Arbery Case Highlights Problem of Insider Favoritism in Law Enforcement
The perpetrators almost escaped prosecution because one of them was a former employer of the prosecutor's office.
Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William 'Roddie' Bryan Found Guilty of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery
The men were almost never charged, thanks to misconduct from the first prosecutor, who is now under a criminal indictment.
Ahmaud Arbery's Alleged Murderers Almost Escaped Charges, Thanks to Prosecutorial Misconduct
As the trial wraps up, it's important to remember that the first prosecutor on the case, Jackie Johnson, has been indicted for violating her oath of office.
Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal
The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
Thousands Beg President Joe Biden for Mercy as He Pardons a Couple of Turkeys
The annual photo op takes on cruel undertones as drug offenders continue to suffer under harsh federal prison sentences.
He Wouldn't Wear a Mask on a Bus. One Thing Led to Another, and He Ended Up Dying in Jail.
Given the dangers of jails and prisons, the pettiest of crimes can become death sentences.
Man Faces 30-Year Sentence in the Self-Defense Case Everyone Ignored Last Week
Some are using Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal to argue for harsher laws and punishments. Andrew Coffee IV's case is a study in why that's an awful idea.
Conservatives Should Resist the Urge To Blame Bail Reform for the Waukesha Parade Deaths
The D.A.'s office has said that Darrell Brooks bail was set "inappropriately low."
Prisoners Sue Virginia Department of Corrections Over Canine Attacks
If police dogs assault innocent people at their handlers’ direction, it’s usually treated as the victim’s fault.
The ACLU Thinks Kyle Rittenhouse's Civil Liberties Got Too Much Protection
The American Civil Liberties Union should not cavalierly take the side of prosecutors against the concept of self-defense.
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.
Thousands of Federal Prisoners Aren't Getting Mandated Time Credits Because Prison Officials Won't Negotiate
COVID-19 has led to foot dragging in implementing some FIRST STEP Act reforms.
Don't Punish the QAnon Shaman—or Anyone—for Demanding a Jury Trial
Coercive plea deals trample on defendants' Sixth Amendment rights.
Oklahoma's Governor Commutes Julius Jones' Death Sentence, Halting Today's Scheduled Execution
In exchange, Jones shall “never again be eligible to apply for, be considered for, or receive any additional commutation, pardon, or parole.”
'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley Gets 41 Months in Prison
Plus: Detroit schools close on Fridays just because, Scott Alexander offers a plausible ivermectin theory, and more...
Prosecution Rests in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial
Plus: The View eats its own, NPR ignores a victory for Asian-Americans, and more...
