Nanny State
Ray Kelly Warns of Reversal of Downward Trend in NYC Violent Crime After Stop and Frisk Ruling
He's just trying to save lives, he says
Chris Christie to Sign Bill Banning Gay Conversion Therapy
New Jersey to join California in banning licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teens straight
New Orleans Murder Rate Down 35 Percent Year-on-Year in Second Quarter
Mayor trying to assign credit
Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse
We should be concerned whenever the executive branch unilaterally declares it will write its own law.
Pushing Back Against Food Nudges
Should libertarian paternalists in government nudge you to make "better" food choices?
Chris Christie Says It's Up to Parents to Decide How to Care for Their Kids, But He Has to Protect Them All; Conditionally Vetoes Medical Marijuana for Children Bill
Edible marijuana permitted, authorized physician's approval still required
Bloomberg Off-Handedly Suggests Fingerprinting New York Public Housing Residents
What next? Tracking chips?
After Years of Hand-Wringing, Obesity Rates Decline for No Known Reasons
Experts admit that people are often beyond comprehension
Crackdown on Pain Medication Cuts Off Florida Patients From Relief
Better that people suffer than that anybody ever get high, right?
Penn State Forces Staff to Reveal Medical Habits or Face Steep Fine
$1,200 if you don't inspect your balls, gentlemen
Miami Beach Cop Who Tasered, Killed Teenaged Tagger Also Punched Someone at a Concert, Arrested an Elderly Woman Who Asked for Help, and Participated in Alleged Beating of Iraq War Vet
Jorge Mercado fatally tased 18-year-old Israel Hernandez after allegedly catching him tagging a building
Louisiana Court Clerk Employee Charged With Stealing Cocaine From Evidence Locker; "Not the Brightest Crayon in the Box" Says Defense Attorney, Oh and His Mom's a Judge
Authorities believe he's hiding the profits he made from selling the cocaine
Forfeiture Laws Turn Public Officials Into Profiteers
The lure of revenues has distorted police priorities as money-hungry agencies think more about grabbing property than about fairly applying the law.
Gov. Jerry Brown Condescends Toward Women in Egg-Sale Bill Veto
Loathsome paternalism from the left. Where are the protests?
Cop Records Police Chief Pushing Ticket Quotas, Boasting About Always Finding a Reason to Stop Someone
"I wanna stop that car load of dumb sh*** in the car, I wanna stop it, but they are not going to do anything wrong."
California School District Suspends Social Media Policy After Student Protests
Pressure from attorneys also helped
Orange County, Fla. Sheriff: "We are a paramilitary organization"
11 new deputies sworn in
NYPD Investigating Assault on Gay Couple in Midtown Manhattan as Hate Crime
City council members as well as mayoral candidate Christine Quinn all trying to capitalize
Massachusetts State Police Have a Sad Because People Took Photos of Teens Riding Back of Truck Instead of Calling 911
Trawling Facebook as law enforcement tactic
California Couple Awarded $4 Million for Warrantless Raid
Man had to have his foot amputated, cops also shattered pregnant woman's collar bone
Obama Not Using His Presidential Powers to Alleviate Prison Sentences and be "Smart on Crime"
Only one person granted an early release by the president, and he has a lower clemency rate than any other modern president
Feds to Spend $67 Million on Grants for Obamacare "Navigators"
To help people understand the options available
Mass. State Police Upset No One Called Them After Two Teens Rode on Back of Tractor-Trailer
Lots of people took pictures and posted them on Facebook, the police said, but nobody called them
St. Louis Alderwoman Pushing To Ban Pants Below the Waist
Says, "This is an absolutely vulgar display of disrespect not only to every other human being that has to look at it but also to themselves"
Chris Christie Tells Local Dad Medical Marijuana More "Complicated" Than Just Letting His Daughter Live
Which way's the wind blow?
NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Supports Marijuana Legalization, For the Children
John Liu polling fifth
Medical Marijuana Debate Draws Attention to Treating Seizures
Coverage of recent successes may spur demand for more research
House GOP Targets IRS's Lois Lerner's E-mails
Concerns she may have been using personal address for work-related correspondence
Teen Initially Denied Heart Transplant Added to List
Hospital has apparent change of position
White House Responds to Petition Requesting "Gun Free Zone" Around President, Vice President
President faces too many "serious, persistent and credible threats on a daily basis"
Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner Pushing Anti-Paparazzi Laws in California
war on cameras part n
Bradley Manning May Speak at Sentencing Hearing
Defense arguing military ignored signs of mental stress
LA County Sheriff's Department Loses Fed-Issued M-16 Rifle
LA has been suspended from the feds' military surplus program
