Courts

NYPD

More Good Outcomes from NYPD Arrest Slowdown—Less Harried Public Defenders

Scott Shackford | 1.8.2015 10:35 AM

Politics

Best of 2014: "Sex, Spice and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid"

Anthony Fisher | 1.1.2015 9:00 AM

Policy

NPR Discovers the Dire Effects of Petty Law Enforcement Regarding Drivers Licenses

Brian Doherty | 12.30.2014 12:53 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

Politics

Why the Stockton California Bankruptcy Ruling Can't Stop Public Sector Pension Reform

A federal judge approved Stockton's bankruptcy exit plan which punts on pension debt. But other cities are free to tackle the problem, and they must.

Steven Greenhut | 11.7.2014 12:00 PM

Gay Marriage

Citing Judicial Deference to Legislators, Federal Judge Upholds Obamacare in 2011, Gay Marriage Bans in 2014

Damon Root | 11.7.2014 9:43 AM

Politics

Huge Win for Gun Rights in Alabama Election

Damon Root | 11.5.2014 9:32 AM

Policy

Hells Angels vs. DEA Agents and SWAT Team With Explosives

Zenon Evans | 10.31.2014 11:40 AM

Policy

Lawsuit Targets Idiotic Florida Ban on Beer Growlers

Damon Root | 10.28.2014 4:45 PM

Militarization of Police

Texas Prosecutor Responds to Reason's "Purple Zone Raid" Article/Video

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:50 PM

Politics

"A Blatant Lie": Texas Prosecutor Rod Ponton Responds to Reason

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:45 PM

Militarization of Police

Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid

Anthony Fisher | 10.25.2014 7:00 PM

Policy

Do U.S. Ebola Patients Have a Constitutional Right to Try Experimental Drugs?

Damon Root | 10.9.2014 9:40 AM

Policy

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Bans in Idaho and Nevada

Damon Root | 10.7.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

Journalist Enters Closed Public Park, Finds Self in Federal Court, Ends Up Scrubbing Toilets

Zenon Evans | 10.7.2014 1:15 PM

Policy

Lawsuit: TSA Agents Opened Urn and Spilled Ashes Throughout Suitcase

Zenon Evans | 10.3.2014 11:10 AM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Case Against Baltimore Cop Who Inspired a Character on The Wire

Damon Root | 10.3.2014 10:51 AM

Homelessness

No Napping!

War on the poor

Scott Shackford | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Due Process

Brickbat: Due Process

Charles Oliver | 9.24.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

How Court Fees and Fines Can Crush You, Ferguson Department

Brian Doherty | 9.13.2014 10:40 PM

Policy

Property Rights Under Fire in Virginia

Local government uses extortionist tactics to fill its coffers.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.8.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

The Obama Administration Gets Its Wish In Legal Challenge to Obamacare Subsidies

Peter Suderman | 9.4.2014 10:37 AM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Questions 'Self-Serving' Police Account of Fatal Shooting

Jury trial ordered for California cops who shot and killed an unarmed suspect

Damon Root | 9.3.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Upholds Louisiana Ban on Gay Marriage, Says 'Traditional Authority' Must Trump 'Lifestyle Choices'

Damon Root | 9.3.2014 2:27 PM

Murder

Acquitted: Texas Man Accused of Revenge-Killing His Sons' Killer

Reason Staff | 8.27.2014 5:04 PM

Politics

D.C. Asks Federal Court to Erase Second Amendment Opinion Recognizing Right to Carry

Damon Root | 8.27.2014 11:19 AM

Policy

Petty Law Enforcement and Its Effect on Ferguson

Brian Doherty | 8.21.2014 3:52 PM

Politics

Former Auburn Cop's Ticket and Arrest Quotas Case Dismissed

Tracy Oppenheimer | 8.20.2014 4:30 PM

Courts

Impeachment Possible for Tennessee Justices

Hit em with the book.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2014 5:30 PM

Civil Liberties

I've Got a Little List

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: I've Got a Little List

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Connecticut Court Says Cops Can Detain You For Being Near Someone That's Getting Arrested

Brittany Morrisey | 8.6.2014 4:45 PM

Politics

New Jersey Supreme Court: 'Violent, Profane, and Disturbing Rap Lyrics' Inadmissible in Attempted Murder Trial

Damon Root | 8.5.2014 11:14 AM

Culture

The Language of Love

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: The Language of Love

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

3 Takeaways from Today's Big Rulings on Obamacare's Subsidies

Peter Suderman | 7.22.2014 4:33 PM

Courts

Judge Not

Charles Oliver | 7.22.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: Judge Not

Charles Oliver | 7.22.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

This Little Piggy

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: This Little Piggy

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

This Independence Day, America Again Has a Monarch

We have gone from an inherited tyrant to an elected one.

Andrew Napolitano | 7.3.2014 7:00 AM

Courts

The Eyes of Texas

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2014 6:00 AM

Courts

Brickbat: The Eyes of Texas

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Obama's Unconstitutional Executive Overreach 9–0

Damon Root | 6.26.2014 10:55 AM

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Round-Up: Cellphone Privacy Wins Big, Aereo Loses Big

Zenon Evans | 6.25.2014 5:03 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Rules 6–3 Against Aereo

A setback for tech freedom.

Jesse Walker | 6.25.2014 2:32 PM

Gay Marriage

New Ruling on Utah Gay Marriage Inches Laws Closer to Another Supreme Court Review

Scott Shackford | 6.25.2014 2:15 PM