Jeff Sessions Is Taking Law Enforcement Back to the 1980s
On asset forfeiture, prison sentences, and police oversight, Trump's beleaguered attorney general is rolling back decades of progress.
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Beware, Pain-Sufferers: Jeff Sessions Is Coming for Your Doctor
A new push to imprison those who prescribe too many opioids
Rep. Justin Amash: The Two-Party System Needs to Die
The libertarian congressman says the internet is poised to destroy politics as we know it.
13 Reasons Jeff Sessions is a @$#/!
The attorney general is an unreformed drug warrior and sinister elf.
If Jared Kushner Wants to Reform Federal Drug Sentences, Here's What He Should Keep in Mind
Passing federal sentencing reform will be the hardest thing he's ever done.
Rejecting Sessions' Plea, Senate Panel Votes to Protect Medical Marijuana
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved renewal of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment by a voice vote.
Jeff Sessions Lets Cops Be Robbers
The attorney general revives a program that invites law enforcement agencies to evade state limits on asset forfeiture.
Instapundit: Fire Sessions Over Civil Forfeiture Stance, Not Russia Recusal
The attorney general is bad on most things that matter, and many that do not.
Crooked Cops Need Tighter Restrictions, Not Financial Incentives to Invent Crimes
Cops plant evidence to meet quotas, compete, and settle scores. Eased asset forfeiture with little oversight would just bribe them to do more damage.
Sessions Boosts Forfeiture and Mandatory Minimums but Lets Pot Prohibition Collapse
Could the contrast have something to do with his boss's policy preferences?
Clarence Thomas vs. Jeff Sessions on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Asset forfeiture has "led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses," Thomas writes.
Jeff Sessions Announces Justice Department Will Increase Asset Forfeiture
"No criminal should be allowed to keep the proceeds of their crime," Sessions says of law that lets police take cash without charging anyone with a crime.
Jeff Sessions Wants to Revive DARE
Sessions' nostalgia for the "just say no" campaign glosses over the fact that it didn't work.
Rand Paul Presses Jeff Sessions on Industrial Hemp Policy
Paul and several other senators want Sessions to reassure jittery banks and hemp farmers that the Justice Department will leave them alone.
New Report Contradicts Jeff Sessions' Claim That 'Soft' Drug Sentences Led to More Crime
The Justice Department inspector general comes to a different conclusion than the U.S. attorney general.
Read Jeff Sessions' Utterly Illogical Defense of Tough Drug Sentences
The attorney general says there are no low-level, nonviolent drug offenders in federal prison.
This Bill Would Protect Medical Marijuana Suppliers From Jeff Sessions' Whims
The bipartisan CARERS Act prohibits federal prosecution of patients and providers who comply with state law.
Defending His Honor, Jeff Sessions Highlights His Dishonesty
The attorney general dodges questions about his phony excuse for firing the FBI director.
In Private Letter, Jeff Sessions Asks Congress for Permission to Go After Medical Marijuana
Sessions uses a straw man to justify a war on medical pot.
Jeff Sessions Says Social Media, Encrypted Apps Hamper War on 'Modern Slavery'
These are the tools of pornographers, "sextortionists," and human traffickers, Sessions told a police conference this week.
The Trump Administration's Extraordinary Plans to Use Local Cops for Immigration Enforcement
In an unprecedented move, it wants them to assist in border patrol.
A.G. Sessions Admits Feds Can't Make Sanctuary Cities Help Deport Immigrants
Executive order scaled back in attempt to satisfy courts.
Rand Paul 'Surprised' By Sessions' Support for Harsher Sentencing, Won't Stop Fighting for Reform
Paul, Leahy, and Merkley have reintroduced the Justice Safety Valve Act and think "we could get the president to sign it."
How Many Drug Offenders Benefited From the Holder Memo That Sessions Rescinded?
The impact of the new charging policy was not as big as the DOJ implied.
The Drug War Escalation Is Cruel and Stupid
Attorney General Jeff Sessions's order to prosecutors to seek maximum sentences is wrongheaded.
Jeff Sessions Is a Glutton for Punishment
The attorney general wants prosecutors to maximize penalties for drug offenders, regardless of the threat they pose.
DOJ Investigation of Police Killing of Jordan Edwards Something to Watch
How it plays out could reveal just how far the attorney general can roll back progress made on police accountability.
Rand Paul: Sessions Misled Me on Drug Sentencing
Senator slams the Attorney General's new directive, and offers new explanation for his confirmation vote.
Are the Wheels Coming Off Our 20th Century Political Institutions? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss Comey, Trump, Sessions, and the Rock.
Freaky Friday Politics: Republicans And Democrats Keep Switching Positions
The two parties are more interested in fighting each other than maintaining a consistent ideology
Jeff Sessions Re-Escalates the Drug War By Ordering Prosecutors to Seek Maximum Sentences
Congress' failure to pass criminal justice reform allows the A.G. to reverse the Obama-era policy.
Jeff Sessions' Defense of James Comey Contradicts His Justification for Firing Him
Actions by the FBI director that the attorney general recently described as unavoidable are suddenly grounds for dismissal.
Marijuana Policy in the Trump Era
Reason sat down with experts and advocates to discuss the state legalization, science, and the marijuana industry.
Woman Prosecuted for Laughing at Jeff Sessions During Confirmation Hearing
Jeff Sessions is nothing to LOL at, prosecutors say.
Justice Dept.'s Threatening Letter to Sanctuary Cities Is Less Than It Seems, and That's Good
The feds can't make cities help them deport immigrants. This is about communication lines.
Marijuana Is Bad, DHS Chief Says, Although It's 'Not a Factor in the Drug War'
John Kelly wants us to know that he and Jeff Sessions see eye to eye on the perils of pot.
Sessions Scraps Commission on Forensic Science Standards
Say goodbye to an independent panel trying to keep bad science out of courtrooms
Jeff Sessions Warns of Crime Rise in Baltimore After Police Oversight Agreement Finalized
Jeff Sessions once again shows he's determined to roll back the Obama administration's attempts to stop unconstitutional policing.
Jeff Sessions Orders Review of All Consent Decrees, Plus a Host of Other DOJ Activities
DOJ also asked for postponement of Baltimore consent decree hearing.
Sessions' Targeting of Sanctuary Cities Not Exactly What It Appears
The rule invoked is about communication and doesn't require cities detain or help deport immigrants.
Jeff Sessions Threatens Unconstitutional Action Against Sanctuary Cities
The Attorney General aims to dragoon state and local officials and leave them "no real option but to acquiesce."
Jeff Sessions' Terrible Truth About Drugs Is a Lie
The attorney general stages a revival of the "Just Say No" show.
Opioid Deaths: Another Drug War Failure
Prohibition is the cause of the problem; it's not the solution.
Trump Can Help Stop Prison Rape
Will Jeff Sessions use his new power to enforce a bill he co-sponsored?
Jeff Sessions' Praise for the Cole Marijuana Memo Is Not a Promise of Restraint
The memo leaves plenty of room for a crackdown on the newly legal cannabis industry.
Jeff Sessions: Using Marijuana Is 'Only Slightly Less Awful' Than Heroin
Jeff Sessions continues to insist that the only America he wants to live in is one where no one is legally permitted to use substances he doesn't like.
Jeff Sessions Wants to Bring Back 'Just Say No'
At a speech in Manchester, Sessions called anti-drug campaigns of the '80s and '90s the "most effective solution."
