There is no majority opinion, so the reasoning is unclear. But Justice Kavanaugh's concurring opinion undercuts principle that government must abjure racial discrimination.
It builds on an earlier piece in The Hill
It makes the case for abolishing ICE and transferring its funds to state and local police.
Racial profiling is a longstanding problem, exacerbated by Trump Administration deportation policies.
Although the FBI never produced evidence that Ali Hemani was a threat to national security, it seems determined to imprison him by any means necessary.
The article assesses strengths and weaknesses of the Court's decision, and what it will take to implement Chief Justice Roberts' admonition that "[e]liminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it."
Achieving this goal will require a lot more than banning racial preferences in college admissions. That includes some measures that will make the political right uncomfortable, as well as the left.
The article explains why libertarians should focus much more on constitutional issues arising from zoning, immigration restrictions and racial profiling.
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.
It's virtually the only area of law enforcement where racial discrimination is officially permitted by policy. And it's both wrong and illegal.
A new directive could impose a hefty financial burden on state taxpayers and reduce community trust toward police.
Knox County's program authorizing such enforcement activities may have been instituted illegally.
The report from the attorney general's office also found that Aurora paramedics used ketamine illegally to treat "excited delirium."
Whatever happens, much will remain to be done to curb police abuse. But there is still no justification for rioting.
Ellis' story is a vivid illustration of the principle that justice delayed is justice denied.
Why racial profiling is an important problem, why it's so difficult to address, and what can nonetheless be done about it.
The upheaval over police abuses has damaged America's image in the world, especially coming on the heels of other blows to American "soft power." We can and should do better.
Much can and must be done to curb police brutality. The task is difficult, but far from hopeless. But riots and looting are both wrong in themselves, and likely to have counterproductive results.
Plus: Lionel Shriver on cultural erasure and Stormy Daniels on strip-club labor laws
Patrick Beadle was convicted on a drug trafficking charge, even though there's very little evidence he was a dealer.
Conservative support for racial profiling is deeply problematic. But the e-mail leaked by Sen. Cory Booker actually shows Brett Kavanaugh advocating "race-neutral" post-9/11 security policies.
Booker's totally not running for president or anything.
The Santa Monica Police Department defended their aggressive response after a neighbor called police on the Mission Impossible actor.
A boy delivering newspapers with his mom and brother aroused the suspicion of a local resident, even though he hadn't done anything wrong.
An overlooked alternative: no enforcement
Members of the South Korean pop group "Oh My Girl" fall victim to U.S. sex-trafficking hysteria.
He wants Muslim foreigners to be required to register with Uncle Sam
Civil forfeiture tactics are increasingly making the news.
Training materials also suggest that imitating the speech patterns of other races or ethnicities may "appear disingenuous and possibly racist."
