Nanny State
Even in 2013, Parents Who Use Marijuana Risk Losing Their Kids
"This feels like the worst nightmare that I have ever had and no matter what I do I can't wake up."
Federal Judge Criticizes Lawyers Involved in "Porn Trolling Collective"
Lawyers from Prenda Law pressured people to settle porn copyright suits in order to avoid be revealed as an illegal porn downloader
Obama's Cigarette Tax Hike Going Nowhere
Sin tax was supposed to raise $78 billion for an education program
FTC Targets Data Broker Companies
Warned 10 companies they may be violating federal laws against collecting and selling private information
Food Truck Rally Hits New Orleans As Future of Businesses Unclear
Mayor last week vetoed an ordinance loosening restrictions
U.S. Gun Crimes Plunge in Last Twenty Years
Public perception generally disconnected from reality
White House To Pick Twitter Legal Director as "Chief Privacy Officer"
New position in the executive branch
Maine Lawmakers Crafting Drone Regulations
Committee defeated an attempt to require search warrants for police to use drones
Cop Caught on Camera Withdrawing Money Using Drunk Man's ATM Card and Walking Away Had a Good Reason But Who Trusts the Police?
Milwaukee Police chief appeared to blame department's trust deficit on media, not prior police obfuscation
Woman Paid Spousal Support to Man Convicted of Raping Her Daughter
Payments suspended after the conviction, ex-husband looking to reinstate them and get back pay now that he's out of jail
Rapper Ja Rule Released From Prison
Served sentence for "attempted illegal gun possession" and tax evasion
Government Agencies Among Major Toll Dodgers in Bay Area
California Dept. of Corrections alone notched 320 violations
Activists Looking to Get Opponents of Stop-and-Frisk Registered to Votes
Rethinking the relationship between the government and the governed probably also helpful
Colorado State Senate Rejects Attempt to Set THC Limit for Driving
Limit being proposed was arbitrary and very low
Obama Wants Millennials to Love Big Government
These days, millennials are growing less gullible.
Chicago Alderman Upset Over Traffic Ticket, Hurls Accusation of Racism
You gotta follow the stupid laws you pass too buddy
Man Arrested Trying to Turn in Pipe Bomb at LA Gun Buyback
Immunity apparently doesn't extend to home-made explosives
Maryland County Legalizes Ownership of Tasers, Stun Guns
Residents were banned from possessing the electronic devices
'A Pencil is Considered a Weapon When It's Pointed at Someone in a Threatening Way and Gunlike Noises Are Made'
The latest zero-tolerance nonsense
Tanning Beds Could Soon Come With Warning Labels Thanks to the FDA
Would tell those using the bed about possible risks of cancer
Cop Refuses to Give 12-Year-Old His Badge Number After Parking Police Motorcycle on Sidewalk
The law is supposed to be blind, contrary to the opinion of some of its enforcers
Zoning Kills Affordable Housing
How established homeowners use regulations to stop new low-cost homes.
La. Food Stamp Audit Shows Overpayments, Ineligible Recipients
A good chunk of money went to people who were currently in prison
USC Students Claim Racial Bias over Party Bust
Black student party gets shut down. White student party allegedly just told to keep the noise down.
Meddlers Want FDA To Investigate Caffeine-Infused Gum
How about if we just soak our gum in our coffee?
New Arizona Law Requires Local Governments to Sell Guns They "Buy Back"
Wasting taxpayers' money by buying guns just to destroy them no longer permitted
Montana's Medical Marijuana Battle
An Interview with Code of the West Filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen
Palm Beach County Sheriff May Get $1 Million for First in the Nation "Violence Prevention Unit"
Florida governor can use line-item veto against it