Police

Politics

Big Brother Is Watching You

Overreaching law enforcement puts privacy rights at risk.

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.25.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Would Meek Compliance Have Saved Jason Kemp's Life?

Jacob Sullum | 5.25.2011 12:08 PM

Politics

Home Insecurity

Two privacy rulings hit us where we live.

Jacob Sullum | 5.25.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

Model Bill Would Revoke the State's License to Steal

Jacob Sullum | 5.24.2011 3:17 PM

Policy

Dead Kids Make Bad Laws

New Jersey may soon repeal one of the most onerous driving restrictions in the country. That doesn't mean legislators have learned their lesson.

Michael Tracey | 5.24.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

The Supreme Court's Advice About the Fourth Amendment: Use It or Lose It

Jacob Sullum | 5.23.2011 3:41 PM

Military

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2011 7:23 AM

Politics

Jose Guerena Evidence: Don't Buy Your Kids the Jesús Malverde Bobblehead

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.22.2011 5:46 PM

Politics

"What Planet Is Alito Living On?"

Damon Root | 5.20.2011 4:27 PM

Politics

Sheriffs: Slain Jose Guerena Linked to "Home-Invasion Crew"

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.20.2011 1:19 PM

Policy

Texas SWAT Cops Face Scrutiny For Drinking on the Job

Mike Riggs | 5.19.2011 3:59 PM

Politics

Alan W. Bock, RIP

Jacob Sullum | 5.19.2011 12:12 PM

Politics

"Why Should Fourth Amendment Protections Be Lessened to Prevent the Destruction of Evidence?"

Damon Root | 5.18.2011 2:39 PM

Policy

Radar Love

The changing status of the radar detector in a hyper-surveilled world

Greg Beato | 5.18.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

The Police's War on Citizen Cameras Boldly Slogs On…

Nick Gillespie | 5.18.2011 8:35 AM

Politics

Marine Survives Two Tours in Iraq, SWAT Kills Him

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.16.2011 10:55 PM

Policy

Raw Milk Raid on Amish Farmer Highlights Stupid FDA Tactics

Nick Gillespie | 5.16.2011 8:41 AM

Politics

Camera Surveillance and GPS Tracking: Public Yet Private

Jacob Sullum | 5.12.2011 1:19 PM

Politics

Sheriffs Kill Innocent Man With Taser

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.12.2011 12:58 PM

Politics

Leviathan's Lawyers

The Office of the Solicitor General has traditionally defended the government. But should it?

Radley Balko | 5.12.2011 10:30 AM

Policy

Reason.tv: Don't Ban DUI Checkpoint Apps!

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 5.11.2011 12:30 PM

Policy

Cop Plays Mock Assassin at High School

Matt Welch | 5.11.2011 7:44 AM

Civil Liberties

Cops Mistakenly Confront a Judge, Her Family at Gunpoint

Radley Balko | 4.27.2011 12:36 PM

Policy

The "War on Cops" That Isn't

Despite what you may have read, it's safer to be a police officer today than it has been in 35 years.

Radley Balko | 4.26.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

The Smell of Privacy

Jacob Sullum | 4.22.2011 5:44 PM

Politics

'We're All Hostages to the Dopiest Person With a Phone'

Jacob Sullum | 4.22.2011 1:54 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Involved in Questionable Shootings Get Medal-of-Freedomed

Radley Balko | 4.21.2011 3:15 PM

Policy

Watch the Watchmen

It shouldn't be a crime to record the cops.

John Stossel | 4.21.2011 12:00 PM

Politics

Sunday Morning Nut-Punch

Radley Balko | 4.17.2011 11:45 AM

Politics

How the Innocent Get Convicted

Radley Balko | 4.14.2011 4:00 PM

Policy

Wet and Wild Teens

Jacob Sullum | 4.8.2011 4:54 PM

Policy

Today in Racism: What Position Did You Play? House Slave!

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.7.2011 2:43 PM

Politics

Federal Pirates Out to Steal Private Silver Coins

Brian Doherty | 4.4.2011 3:25 PM

Policy

The Institute for Justice Takes Aim at Georgia Forfeiture Abuses

Radley Balko | 4.1.2011 1:13 PM

Policy

Underage Drinkers Put on Ice

Radley Balko | 3.28.2011 5:18 PM

Civil Liberties

Reason.tv: Radley Balko on the 3 Worst Cases of Police Abuse in 2011

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 3.28.2011 12:24 PM

Civil Liberties

What Does It Take for a Police Officer To Get Fired?

Radley Balko | 3.28.2011 11:50 AM

Civil Liberties

More Reality Cop Show Shenanigans

Radley Balko | 3.25.2011 5:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Steven Seagal: Lawless Lawman

Radley Balko | 3.23.2011 7:11 PM

Civil Liberties

Bread and Circus. And Chickens. And Tanks.

Radley Balko | 3.23.2011 1:56 PM

Politics

Senators "Ask" Apple to Stop Selling DUI Checkpoint Apps

Brian Doherty | 3.22.2011 10:31 PM

Politics

How Drug Cops Go Bad

We shouldn't be surprised when the police officers we ask to break the laws they enforce turn corrupt.

Radley Balko | 3.21.2011 5:30 PM

Policy

This Week in Innocence

Radley Balko | 3.21.2011 1:15 PM

Government failure

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 3.19.2011 9:25 AM

Policy

Former Police Commissioner Explains Why Cops Lie

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2011 1:11 PM

Policy

Imagine How Much They'd Spend on Pot Busts If Marijuana Possession Hadn't Been Decriminalized

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2011 11:32 AM

Politics

No Protection for Police Whistle Blowers, Ct'd…

Radley Balko | 3.14.2011 12:23 PM

Civil Liberties

SWAT Officer Killed By Non-Lethal Flashbang Grenade

Radley Balko | 3.9.2011 12:13 PM