Want to Stop the Shooting of Innocent Police Officers? Rein In Police Unions
They insulate the worst offenders from accountability, breeding frustration and resentment
Police Abuse
Another Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Case
Judge clears Lt. Brian Rice of all charges
There Is No War on Cops
A new book from a prominent right-wing commentator fails to make the case.
Black Dignity Matters
Research shows that police do subject African Americans to much greater unwarranted scrutiny and harsher treatment
Biased Policing and Black Dignity: New at Reason
New studies show that increasing police stops and searches of black male drivers is completely unjustified
Police Body Camera Footage in Killing of Dylan Noble in Fresno Released
Matches earlier police accounts of Noble's hands going behind his back, shouting about hating his life.
Criticism Does Not Kill Cops
Tarring opponents as accomplices to murder is deadly to debate.
If You Like the War on Drugs, You'll Love the War on Guns!
The police got militarized to fight drugs. If you thought the drug war was racist, how do you think the gun war will look?
Do We Live in a Nation Riven Asunder Over Race, Policing and Crime?
Matt Welch talks about our wobbly state of the union on tonight's Kennedy.
We Need a Different, Better Conversation on Race and Public Policy
Blacks and whites are talking past each other instead of connecting. Sadly, there's no reason to think anything will change soon.
Cops Can Stop Harassing People, if Voters and Politicians Stop Pushing Laws That Make Them
The power's with the people.
Baton Rouge Protesters Flee to Private Property, Militarized Police Chase Them Off and Arrest Many
Black Lives Matter's DeRay Mckesson and Breitbart News' Lee Stranahan among over 100 journalists and protesters arrested over the weekend.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Policing and Black Lives Matter on MSNBC's AM Joy at 10 a.m. ET
Sorting through a lousy week in police-citizenry relations
Washington Post, in Dishonest Editorial, Calls Gary Johnson 'honest but defective'
Editorial board dings Libertarian ticket for "wishful thinking" that libertarian policies could "solve a range of complicated social problems," even though candidates said no such thing
Anti-Police Violence in Dallas Hits City That Has Worked Hard to Reform Officer Behavior
Chief arranged for de-escalation training and got rid of bad cops.
Beyonce and Jay Z Take Musical Stands on Police Shootings
The superstar couple make separate musical statements in the wake of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile's deaths.
Here Are the Cities Where Cops Are Allowed to Choke You
A look at city police department policies defining when and how officers can use force
Snipers Shoot at Police in Dallas During Protests, Killing Four, Injuring Eight (Updated)
Details still unfolding
California Highway Cops Shoot Teenager Who Made U-Turn in Cul De Sac After Following Him From an Illegal Street Car Meet
CHP cops are supposed to be testing body cameras this year
New York Attorney General Using Authority on Police Shootings To Investigate an Off-Duty Cop
Road rage incident ends with off-duty cop killing another motorist
Second Amendment Foundation Calls for Independent Investigation of Philando Castile's Death
"Exercising our right to bear arms should not translate to a death sentence over something so trivial as a traffic stop for a broken tail light, and we are going to watch this case with a magnifying glass."
New Citizen Video Released of Fresno Police Shooting An Unarmed Teen Who Was Lying on the Ground
Dylan Noble, shot at least twice while already wounded and prone on the ground, was killed.
How Local Anti-Violence Activists Brought the Alton Sterling Shooting Video to the Public
A group founded by a former gang member brought transparency to the shooting after officers' body cams "fell off."
Black Lives Matter and So Do Their Gun Rights: Where's the NRA on Philando Castile?
The Second Amendment isn't just for white citizens.
Witness: Cops Comforted Philando Castile's Killer, Told Him 'He Would Get Through This'
Girlfriend Diamond Reynolds: 'They treated me like I did this.'
When Police 'Use of Force' Updates Are Anything But
Former Baltimore Police officer blasts reforms as just more of the same.
Gary Johnson Says Alton Sterling's Shooting Could Be "Murder"
But the Libertarian presidential candidate fails to recall "egregious police shootings" while he was governor of New Mexico.
Police in Minnesota Shoot and Kill Man, Allegedly in a Broken Tail Light Traffic Stop [Updated, Corrected]
Bloody video shows the dying Philando Castile, as his girlfriend records and the police take her into custody.
Video Shows Alton Sterling Shot and Killed by Baton Rouge Police Despite Being Pinned and On His Back
Sterling had been selling CDs outside a supermarket; police had responded to a call that a man matching his description had pointed a gun.
New Baltimore Use of Force Policy Doesn't Really Work Without 'Reasonable' Officers
Detailed policy leaves much to the discretion of "reasonable" officers.
More Obstacles to Prosecuting Police Misconduct Revealed in Police Union Contracts
Black Lives Matter's Campaign Zero project releases new analysis of contracts and police bills of rights.
Sonia Sotomayor Stands Up for the Fourth Amendment
Justice Sotomayor emerges as an outspoken Fourth Amendment defender.
Kentucky Sheriff's Deputy Performed Illegal Traffic Stop on Business Rival, Lawsuit Alleges
The deputy, who is also a city councilman, owns a private ambulance company currently engaged in a lawsuit with the employer of the driver he detained.
Oakland Cops Uncover Dead Colleague's Fling With Underage Sex Worker, Make Sure to Get Her Number for Themselves
"Buying a teen for sex is child abuse," warned Oakland city billboards as its police force passed around a teenager for sex.
Nine Years Paid Vacation for New Jersey Cop Accused of Sexually Assaulting Inmate
The city has spent nearly $2 million on leave pay plus legal costs.
Justice and Freddie Gray
Prosecution isn't necessarily the best tool for appeasing anger.
Baltimore Police Van Driver Found Not Guilty of Charges over Freddie Gray's Death
Prosecutors unable to prove intent to harm by officer.
Democrats Sit-In for Secret Lists and Maybe Even a Police State
Still shamelessly exploiting emotions without regard to the dangerous consequences.
Denver Man Sues, Says He Was Pressured To Confess To Murder at 14
Lawrence Rubin Montoya served more than 13 years in prison before his conviction was overturned.
Three Oakland Police Chiefs Resign Within Nine Days
The long-corrupt department is reeling from scandals involving teen prostitution and racist text messages.
Sonia Sotomayor Blasts SCOTUS for Excusing 'Lawless Police Conduct' in 4th Amendment Case
The Supreme Court issues its decision in Utah v. Strieff.
Sexual Violence and the State: 15 U.S. Cops in the News for Sex Crimes This Week
Alleged misconduct ranges from paying for sex to forcible rape, extorting sex through threats of arrest, and sex with underage girls.
Making a Murderer's Jerry Buting on New Evidence, Reddit Theories, and What the Documentary Left Out
Reason TV sits down with Steven Avery's defense attorney.
