Police

Police Abuse

Rules of the Road

Charles Oliver | 12.30.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Body Cameras for Police Only Work When On: Did Utah Police Killing of Iraq Vet Sgt. Nicholas McGehee Go Down Like Police Claim?

Brian Doherty | 12.29.2014 11:23 PM

Policy

Police Informant Says His Lies Killed a Harmless Pot Smoker

Jacob Sullum | 12.29.2014 2:27 PM

Politics

Instapundit: Excessive Tribalism Poisons Both Sides of Police-Violence Debate

Nick Gillespie | 12.29.2014 11:54 AM

Protests

Nashville Police Responded Peacefully to Peaceful Protesters, and That Made Some Folks Upset

Scott Shackford | 12.29.2014 11:20 AM

Public Unions

Affidavit Shows Cop Union Targeting Foes

A case in California spotlights their political 'playbook'

Steven Greenhut | 12.26.2014 11:30 AM

Police

Dallas Cop Disarms Armed Suspect Without Shooting at Him

Ed Krayewski | 12.26.2014 11:12 AM

Police

Merry Christmas, Rudolph!

Charles Oliver | 12.25.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Teen Fatally Shot by Police Officer at Suburban St. Louis Gas Station

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.24.2014 9:30 AM

War on Drugs

Top 25 'Christmas Gifts' Cops Took From You or Bought With Your Money

Justin Monticello and Paul Detrick | 12.24.2014 9:00 AM

Cuba

The Fugitive Assata Shakur, U.S.-Cuba Relations, and the So-Called 'Anti-Cop' Movement

Past imperfect

Ed Krayewski | 12.23.2014 4:31 PM

Terrorism

Amanda Marcotte Is Confused

On Ismaaiyl Brinsley and Scott Roeder

Jesse Walker | 12.23.2014 2:09 PM

Police

Cincinnati Cop Charged in Teen Sex Scandal May Not be Only Officer Involved

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.23.2014 12:50 PM

Militarization of Police

Rand Paul: Demilitarize the Police! New York: Bulletproof Everything!

Scott Shackford | 12.22.2014 5:10 PM

Police Abuse

Sotomayor Is Right: SCOTUS Gave Too Much Leeway to the Police in Heien v. North Carolina

Damon Root | 12.22.2014 2:40 PM

Detroit

Investigation into Overtime Fraud at Detroit Police Department Expanding

Ed Krayewski | 12.22.2014 2:18 PM

Politics

NYPD Freakout: "We've Become a 'Wartime' Police Department"

Ed Krayewski | 12.22.2014 9:32 AM

NYPD

Two Cops Shot and Killed in New York City in "Ambush" and "Assassination," Says Commish

Ed Krayewski | 12.20.2014 9:07 PM

Culture

And the Award for Fattest American Workers Goes to… Cops

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.19.2014 10:10 AM

Police

'Your Eyes Are Kind of Messed-Up Looking,' Says Cop Interrogating Girlfriend of Man Wrongly Killed By Cops

Robby Soave | 12.18.2014 12:19 PM

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Philadelphia Drops Two Asset Forfeiture Cases Amid Legal Battle

Scott Shackford | 12.18.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

Centralized Policing Is the Wrong Solution

Elinor Ostrom and the case against centralization

Jesse Walker | 12.17.2014 4:30 PM

Nanny State

Help End Violence Against Sex Workers by Decriminalizing Prostitution, Activists Say

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.17.2014 2:07 PM

Police

LAPD to Get Body Cameras. Will They Tamper with Those, Too?

Scott Shackford | 12.17.2014 10:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Friend Disputes Police Narrative in Death of Miami Graffiti Artist Demz

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2014 4:16 PM

Civil Liberties

Law Student Calls Out Cops Trying to Ticket Him for Playing 'Fuck Tha Police'—So They Find Other Reasons to Ticket Him, Obviously

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

On The Independents: Radley Balko on Cops, Lisa Daftari on Sydney's 'Known Wolf,' Plus Cromnibus Politics, Jeb & Warren, Cheney's Torture Apologetics, Sony Fallout, Uber's Surge Pricing, and Online-Only Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.15.2014 7:50 PM

Nanny State

Woman Jailed for Saying 'Fuck the Police' Wins $100,000 Settlement

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.15.2014 11:15 AM

World

You Know the Drill

Charles Oliver | 12.15.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Families of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Other Recent Victims of Police Violence Gather for 'Justice for All March' in D.C.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.13.2014 8:20 PM

Criminal Justice

After 22 Years on Death Row, Woman May See Case—Based on Word of Rogue Cop—Dropped

Scott Shackford | 12.12.2014 11:15 AM

Police

Oakland Protester Unmasked As Undercover Cop, Aimed Gun at Photographer

Robby Soave | 12.11.2014 8:50 PM

Art

Cop Car Runs Down Graffiti Artist; 'For Every Action There's a Reaction,' Says Miami Police Union Prez

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.9.2014 12:15 PM

Police

More Than 1,000 People Have Been Killed by Police in 2014

Scott Shackford | 12.9.2014 10:55 AM

Civil Liberties

Video: Protesters Attempt to Shutdown NBA Game Attended by Prince William and Duchess Kate

Jim Epstein | 12.8.2014 8:37 PM

Policy

New Illinois Eavesdropping Act Still Seems Designed to Protect Cops From Scrutiny

Jacob Sullum | 12.8.2014 12:21 PM

Politics

Violent Crime Decreases After San Francisco Stopped Prosecuting Drug Users

Zach Weissmueller | 12.6.2014 6:00 PM

Politics

Now Hillary Clinton Cares About Criminal Justice Reform

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.5.2014 1:00 PM

Police

Eyes on the Road

Charles Oliver | 12.5.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Forget Eric Garner: Cops Should Want More Cameras Covering Their Every Move

Nick Gillespie | 12.4.2014 4:24 PM

Eric Garner

Body Cameras for Police Are a Powerful Tool, Not a Cure-All

Scott Shackford | 12.4.2014 12:30 PM

Police Abuse

The Last Words of Eric Garner

The ultimate political litmus test

Jesse Walker | 12.4.2014 11:01 AM

Civil Liberties

Justice Was Not Served in Ferguson. What Happens Now?

If we fail to address this maturely, it will lead us further down the path to a police state.

Andrew Napolitano | 12.4.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

What We Saw at Tonight's Eric Garner Protest

Demonstrators pack the streets of Midtown Manhattan.

Jim Epstein | 12.3.2014 10:15 PM

Nanny State

Man Arrested for Holding a Banana

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.3.2014 5:10 PM