State law enforcement groups have warned that H.B. 4156 “conflicts with many existing directives” and could “destroy” their relationships with immigrant communities.
Staff shortages and chronic corruption have plagued the Bureau of Prisons for years, exposing inmates to abuse and whistleblowers to retaliation.
Rescheduling does not resolve the conflict between federal pot prohibition and state rejection of that policy.
It looks like Attorney General Merrick Garland overrode the agency's recalcitrant drug warriors in deciding to reclassify the drug.
Contrary to the president's rhetoric, moving marijuana to Schedule III will leave federal pot prohibition essentially unchanged.
The Institute for Justice has launched a project to reform land use regulation.
The Department of Justice indicted the creators of Samourai Wallet, an application that helps people spend their bitcoins anonymously.
Private unions have every right to exist, but that doesn't mean they're actually beneficial on net.
Moving marijuana to Schedule III, as the DEA plans to do, leaves federal pot prohibition essentially untouched.
The government always has seemingly good reasons to sidestep people’s rights.
Julian Assange and Priscilla Villarreal were both arrested for publishing information that government officials wanted to conceal.
Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."
The court found insufficient evidence to sustain 53 of 84 remaining counts against Lacey.
The Supreme Court's interpretation of the statute also could affect two charges against Donald Trump.
The leading possibilities are all problematic in one way or another.
If drug warriors really wanted to punish "those responsible" for the transgender activist's death, they would start by arresting themselves.
Plus: A listener asks about the absurdity of Social Security entitlements.
The Department of Justice is suing several tax preparers for filing fraudulent returns, but even honest filers risk running afoul of tax laws.
If you fail to see a problem with Apple's actions, you may not be an overzealous government lawyer.
Hours before the president said "no one should be jailed" for marijuana use, his Justice Department was saying no one who uses marijuana should be allowed to own guns.
During a congressional hearing, the former special counsel caught flak from Democrats outraged by his legally mitigating but politically damaging portrayal of the president.
Charlie Lynch’s ordeal is a vivid reminder of a senseless prohibition policy that persists thanks to political inertia.
Mississippi's prisons are falling apart, run by gangs, and riddled with sexual assaults, a Justice Department report says.
His lawyers assert presidential immunity and discretion, criticize an "unconstitutionally vague" statute, and question the special counsel's legal status.
An escalation in the war between people who publish secrets and those who seek to keep them.
Philip Esformes was sentenced for charges on which a jury hung. After receiving a commutation, the federal government vowed to try to put him back in prison.
The WikiLeaks founder already has spent as much time in a London prison as DOJ lawyers say he is likely to serve if convicted in the U.S.
The essence of the case, the Manhattan D.A. says, is that Trump "corrupt[ed] a presidential election" by concealing embarrassing information.
Unlike Biden's conduct, Special Counsel Robert Hur notes, the document-related charges against Trump feature "serious aggravating facts."
It's a frightening reminder of how far the government will go to get their way—and to warn tech companies against platforming speech it doesn't like.
"Responding officers should have immediately recognized the incident as an active shooter situation," the report found.
"You've got to be able to demonstrate some level of legitimacy" the head of the National Sheriffs' Association says of carrying large amounts of cash.
His lawyers say no jury can ever consider charges based on his "official acts" as president, which include his efforts to reverse Joe Biden's election.
The president's son is seeking dismissal of three felony charges based on his illegal 2018 firearm purchase.
Prosecutors have enormous power to coerce guilty pleas, which are the basis for nearly all convictions.
Plus: Digital AR-15s, actual AR-15s, politicians livestreaming sex acts, and more...
The Court has been asked to intervene in cases involving abortion pills and criminal prosecution of abortion doctors.
A new biography by Judith Hicks Stiehm ignores Janet Reno's many failures as attorney general.
The White House cited the extraordinarily low recidivism rates among those released and the savings to taxpayers in its veto threat.
Years before a federal case shined a light on the problem, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey should have known something was amiss.
A D.C. Circuit judge says the government’s defense of the order gives short shrift to "the First Amendment’s vigorous protection of political speech."
Lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia fought over which state should house the new site rather than whether the bureau even needs so many agents.
The Bureau of Prisons released more than 12,000 people on home confinement during the pandemic. Three years later, Republicans want to overturn a Justice Department rule allowing those still serving sentences to stay home.
The former White House chief of staff is one of several former Trump advisers who are cooperating with prosecutors.
A federal judge barred the former president from "publicly targeting" witnesses, prosecutors, or court personnel.
The outrageous case has led to calls from Congress to pass legislation curbing civil asset forfeiture.
Plus: Donald Trump's creative accounting, those sneaky vegans, brain drain, and more...
The best reforms would correct the real problems of overcriminalization and overincarceration, as well as removing all artificial barriers to building more homes.
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