After Eric Parsa's death at the hands of Louisiana police, officers received approval for search warrants of the teenager's "incidents of violence or documented behavioral reports" at school.
The two sheriff's deputies have been disciplined, and the sheriff called the arrest "unacceptable."
In 2020, police severely injured Karen Garner when they arrested her for petty theft. While two officers faced time behind bars for the incident, a newly released report makes even more misconduct public.
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
A federal judge denied qualified immunity for officers accused of making up charges to get money from fines.
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.
Norma Thornton of Bullhead City, Arizona, is suing for the right to help people in need.
The unsubstantiated threat that strangers with cannabis candy allegedly pose to trick-or-treaters is an urban legend that never dies.
Once again, policies billed as helping people coerced into prostitution wind up harming those that cops say they're trying to help.
Out of 37 officers who were terminated and later reinstated, 17 had committed acts deemed a "threat to safety."
Fearmongering about mass school shootings leads to some dumb, privacy-threatening ideas.
A highway engineer got qualified immunity for detaining drivers—despite not being a cop.
Plus: the pandemic baby bump, how government is killing starter homes, and more...
Too much government authority lends itself to swatting-style abuse.
He's fully licensed, but not in the right state.
The lawsuit contends that after passengers are screened at federally mandated security checkpoints, Clayton County police search them again before they can board their flight.
Sierra Pettengill's documentary focuses on the fake towns, built by the Army in the 1960s, to train law enforcement.
An officer used an anonymous account to lash out at police protesters (and a Reason post). He was uncovered and fired.
The Kansas credentialing body reprimanded the officer for using excessive force against a child, but stopped short of pulling his license.
Plus: Court says DACA is illegal, Colorado baker appeals gender transition cake ruling, and more...
In Criminal (In)Justice, the Manhattan Institute scholar argues that most reforms favored by social justice activists—and many libertarians—make life worse for communities of color.
No, a big storm does not require big government.
Plus: The Onion weighs in on qualified immunity case, Supreme Court rejects challenges to bump stock ban, and more...
Plus: The editors unpack a philosophical question from a listener concerning foreign policy.
Media outlets repeated police speculation that she might have been involved, but investigators now say she was likely unarmed.
A technically astounding film that turns a French housing block into a political warzone.
Libertarians have some common ground with the abolitionists—but if they insist on anti-capitalism as a litmus test, abolitionists will find themselves isolated and marginalized.
A new report looks at decades of troubling trends of bad convictions in murder, rape, and drug cases.
A new ordinance passed by the city's Board of Supervisors allows police to request live access to private security cameras even for misdemeanor violations.
Plus: The ridiculous panic over "rainbow fentanyl" continues, Arizona can enforce near-total abortion ban, and more...
An emphasis on corruption and enforcement downplays the very real influence of regulation and taxes on California's booming black market.
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