Citizen Journalism Is Under Attack. This Texas Woman Is Fighting to Save It.
After being arrested for doing journalism, Priscilla Villarreal has taken her fight to the courts.
After being arrested for doing journalism, Priscilla Villarreal has taken her fight to the courts.
Netflix's Rebel Ridge is a thrilling tale about an ordinary man wronged by an unjust system.
The change in official warnings and news coverage reflects the dearth of evidence that malicious pranksters are trying to dose trick-or-treaters.
China's crackdown on costumes is a reminder that the holiday is about freedom.
But if they admitted that, they would be out of a job.
Former cop Julian Alcala allegedly stole a woman's nude pictures after he took her phone during a traffic stop.
Both candidates have promised a litany of special favors to handpicked constituencies. If you don't fit into the right categories, you'll pay the price.
Media hysteria and overzealous governments have led many to believe that childhood independence is a form of abuse.
The Department of Justice alleges that the South Bend Police Department is violating the Civil Rights Act due to disparate acceptance rates for female and black applicants.
Tyron McAlpin's lawyers say he couldn't hear the commands of the officers when they jumped out of a police cruiser and immediately attacked him.
Priscilla Villarreal's case is about whether certain reporters have more robust free speech rights than others.
Without a warrant and specific proof of incriminating evidence, police should never be allowed past your phone’s lock screen.
Mason Murphy says Officer Michael Schmitt violated his rights by punishing him for constitutionally protected speech.
A federal judge rejected the officers' claims of qualified immunity.
Federal investigators say police in Lexington, Mississippi, used illegal searches, excessive force, and kept residents in jail when they couldn't pay off old fines.
The three defendants remain under indictment for racketeering, along with 58 others.
This company made a product to serve victims who don't want to go to police right after a sexual assault. Some politicians want to ban it.
In body camera footage from Hill's arrest, Miami-Dade officers intimidate bystanders and invoke a law that hasn't gone into effect yet.
Gotham’s police department has a long history of shooting bystanders in "self defense."
Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier's movie is the rarest of things: a taut, tense thriller about...public policy.
According to a new lawsuit, NYPD officers have been illegally accessing sealed juvenile arrest records.
Matthew Farwell allegedly murdered a 23-year-old woman who was pregnant with his child. Their relationship is said to have began when she was 15. He was 27.
The ruling notes that Breonna Taylor’s death resulted from the "late-night, surprise manner of entry."
Fortson answered the door holding a legally owned handgun at his side. Within three seconds, a police officer shot him six times.
The official Democratic Party platform no longer endorses abolishing the death penalty, decriminalizing marijuana, or repealing mandatory minimums.
Harold Medina made that argument during an internal investigation of a car crash he caused last February.
Although his campaign rejects the FBI's numbers as "garbage," they are broadly consistent with evidence from other sources.
Many circuit courts have said that law enforcement can hold your property for as long as they want. D.C.’s high court decided last week that’s unconstitutional.
If you want something done right, do it yourself. That includes protecting family, friends, and neighbors.
Repeat offenders accounted for over 40 percent of the hefty cost.
South Carolina's Operation Rolling Thunder targets cash and contraband but harasses guilty and innocent travelers alike.
Thus far, the courts have barred Curtrina Martin from asking a jury for damages. She is appealing to the Supreme Court.
An uneven playing field allows the aggressive tactics and legal loopholes that turn traffic stops into cash grabs.
Routine searches of commercial buses violate privacy, target low-income passengers, and result in widespread violations.
No arrest necessary as South Carolina police hunt for cash
A father says his 6-year-old autistic son is traumatized after two police officers tackled the father for refusing to give his ID during an early morning walk in Watonga.
Warrantless surveillance, Comic Con "sex trafficking," and the persistence of trafficking myths
A 21-month legal battle unveils the dark side of South Carolina's annual traffic crackdown.
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