Police

Policy

How Does the D.C. Establishment Compensate You for Smashing Your Leg with a Diplomatic SUV? By Giving You a Jaywalking Ticket for a Faraway Intersection, Then Accusing You of "Jogging" Into the Vehicle

Matt Welch | 2.4.2010 9:47 PM

Policy

Bad Hoboken Cop Punished With $132,000/Year Vacation

Radley Balko | 1.31.2010 11:13 AM

Policy

D.C. Police Raid Wrong Home, City Refuses to Pay for Damage

Radley Balko | 1.26.2010 3:25 PM

Policy

Recovered Radio History

Jesse Walker | 1.25.2010 4:38 PM

Policy

Hey, If You Aren't Doing Anything Wrong, Then You Have Nothing To Worry About

Radley Balko | 1.12.2010 2:57 PM

Politics

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas: Blame the Libertarians!

Radley Balko | 1.11.2010 3:28 PM

Policy

The Sheriff Is Coming! The Sheriff Is Coming!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.6.2010 5:34 PM

Civil Liberties

I'm Just a Simple Lawman

Radley Balko | 1.5.2010 3:39 PM

Policy

The D.C. Snow Job

Social networks, video sharing, and blogs expose Washington, D.C.'s lying police department and their media enablers.

Radley Balko | 1.4.2010 12:00 PM

Politics

Some Good Taser News: Federal Appeals Court Restricts Its Use

Brian Doherty | 12.30.2009 8:45 PM

Policy

The Criminalization of Protest

Police and politicians ignore the First Amendment when we need it the most.

Radley Balko | 12.30.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Don't Tase Me When I'm Having a Diabetic Seizure, Bro

Matt Welch | 12.30.2009 4:37 AM

Policy

L.A. Blunting the One Advantage Woody Allen Ever Admitted it Having Over New York

Matt Welch | 12.29.2009 10:16 AM

Civil Liberties

Where Do You Go to Return a Christmas Gift From Roman Polanski?

Nick Gillespie | 12.28.2009 10:04 AM

Policy

Hey Look, the Guy Who Got Momentarily Detained During the Great D.C. Snowball Fight Has Written an Op-Ed in the Washington Post!

Matt Welch | 12.23.2009 5:01 PM

Policy

Kern County's Monstrous D.A.

Farewell to Ed Jagels, a man who put 25 innocent "child abusers" in prison.

Radley Balko | 12.21.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: DC Cop vs. Snowball Throwers, Exclusive Video; UPDATED with Today Show Footage!

Nick Gillespie | 12.21.2009 8:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Reason.tv: Exclusive Footage: DC Cop Brings Gun to a Snowball Fight!

Nick Gillespie | 12.19.2009 11:33 PM

Policy

Cop Brings a Gun to a Snowball Fight

Jesse Walker | 12.19.2009 7:22 PM

Policy

Strange New Twist in Scandal Involving Rogue Philadelphia PD Narcotics Unit

Radley Balko | 12.17.2009 2:27 PM

Policy

Chicago's Thick Blue Wall

The Windy City's notoriously aggressive police department fights for less accountability.

Radley Balko | 12.14.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Excessive Police Force, Holiday Cheer Edition

Radley Balko | 12.10.2009 4:07 PM

Policy

The Continuing Drama of the Document-Swiping Deputy

Radley Balko | 12.3.2009 1:21 PM

Policy

Polanski Condemned For a Crime He Admits to Committing, Must Now Tough It Out in Alpine Chalet

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2009 1:55 PM

Politics

The Drama Builds in Marikafka County

Radley Balko | 12.1.2009 12:01 PM

Policy

Showdown in Marikafka County

Radley Balko | 11.30.2009 3:11 PM

Policy

Go to Every Party, Rob The D.J….

Brian Doherty | 11.19.2009 11:17 AM

Policy

Georgia Cops Nab 16 Bottles of Bubbly, and a City Councilwoman's Scalp

Brian Doherty | 11.18.2009 11:11 AM

Politics

Police Officer Suspended Without Pay

Radley Balko | 10.29.2009 10:45 AM

Politics

Deposit the "Wrong" Amount of Cash in Your Bank, Go to Jail

Brian Doherty | 10.21.2009 3:41 AM

Politics

L.A. Declares War on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Brian Doherty | 10.8.2009 9:00 PM

Policy

The Blurry Blue Line

Cops and crooks in cahoots

Jesse Walker | 1.1.2004 12:00 AM

Culture

Take Me to Your Leader

A huge annual gathering of hippies freaks out the National Forest Service

Sam MacDonald | 2.1.2001 12:00 AM

Racism

How Would You Like It: Some Ghetto Grievances

Joe Hofmann | 7.1.1968 4:25 PM