Is Tou Thao More Culpable Than the Other Cops Who Helped Derek Chauvin Kill George Floyd?
The former Minneapolis officer's 57-month sentence is based largely on the premise that he was "in the best position" to save Floyd.
The former Minneapolis officer's 57-month sentence is based largely on the premise that he was "in the best position" to save Floyd.
Even if background check applicants are guilty of wrongdoing, imposing lifetime bans on gainful employment is not a good policy.
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A Reason investigation earlier this year detailed the case of a Minnesota woman who was sentenced to 40 years on probation for a drug crime.
"The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but no more," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts.
Possession and home cultivation will be legal as of August 1, and licensed sales could begin in late 2024.
The debate over the details shows that, despite all the talk of treating cannabis like alcohol, legislators are not prepared to fully embrace that model.
A win for Geraldine Tyler, who is now 94 years old, would be a win for property rights.
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Geraldine Tyler's case is not unique; home equity theft is legal in Minnesota and 11 other states.
Taxpayers spent about $500 million to build U.S Bank stadium, which is just seven years old.
A new report illustrates that the middle of the housing market is still missing.
"My artwork is unapologetic," said the artist. "Sometimes it can be very political. Sometimes it can be very controversial."
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
"Hamline subjected López Prater to the foregoing adverse actions because . . . she did not conform her conduct to the specific beliefs of a Muslim sect," the lawsuit states.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
A highway engineer got qualified immunity for detaining drivers—despite not being a cop.
The St. Paul City Council passed a series of amendments to a voter-passed rent stabilization ordinance that exempt new construction and make it easier for landlords to factor inflation into rent increases.
Licensing authorities are penalizing Strong Towns founder Charles Marohn for referring to himself as a professional engineer while his license was briefly expired.
Good intentions, bad results.
Two St. Paul, Minnesota, landlords claim that the city's restrictions on rent increases above 3 percent amounts to a taking of their property without due process or compensation.
St. Paul has seen a 61 percent decrease in building permits after the city imposed rent control on future housing.
A collapse in new development activity followed St. Paul voters' approval of a strict, vaguely written rent control ordinance. City and state officials are scrambling over how best to fix the new law.
"This is very bad for property rights."
Cops in Los Angeles killed a young girl in a department store dressing room by accident while firing at a suspect armed with nothing more than a bike lock.
Unlike almost every rent control law in the country, the ordinance passed by St. Paul voters includes no exemption for new construction.
The ruling won't help him much, because he also was convicted of a more serious charge, based on a "particularly weird" form of the felony murder doctrine.
The bill would limit petty seizures and require more reporting and oversight of no-knock raids.
A new lawsuit challenges Minnesota's law requiring a person be at least 21 years old to carry a handgun.
Charles Marohn called himself an engineer in speeches and articles while his license was temporarily expired. The First Amendment protects his right to do that.
Most victims of police misconduct never get to take their cases to court.
Plus: All American adults are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and Keith Olbermann briefly returns to the spotlight.
A police officer pulled the trigger. But Wright shouldn't have been pulled over in the first place.
Sometimes vibrant, sometimes crime-ridden, a local tells Reason what it’s like to live blocks from where George Floyd died.
Programs that keep sex offenders indefinitely confined face new challenges.
Like the felony murder charge, it carries a presumptive sentence more than eight years longer than the manslaughter charge.
The former attorney general reportedly nixed a plea deal that involved a sentence of more than 10 years but would have precluded a federal prosecution.
The practice evades constitutional constraints by casting punishment and preventive detention as treatment.
A year into the pandemic, politicians still have not digested the dangers of careless public health measures.