Biden Is Still Seeking Potential Life Sentences for Distributing Weed, Even As He Pardons for Possession
Pardoning possession offenders is nice. Taking his boot off the necks of cannabis sellers would be even better.
Rape
Cops Fail To Protect Own Informant From Rape, Then Charge Her With a Drug Crime
Plus: The authoritarian convergence, inflation up and stocks down, and more...
How Focusing on Rape-or-Incest Exceptions Distorts the Abortion Debate
The New York Times misleadingly claims that cases like the abortion sought by a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim "are not as rare as people think."
For 20 Years, This Prosecutor Had a Secret Job Working For the Judges Who'd Decide His Cases
One of Ralph Petty's victims is trying to hold him accountable, but she will have to overcome prosecutorial immunity.
Best-Selling Author Alice Sebold Apologizes to Innocent Man Who Served 16 Years for Her Rape
Her publisher will stop distributing her memoir Lucky, which detailed the attack and aftermath.
A Louisiana Prosecutor Escapes Responsibility After Allegedly Covering Up Rape Allegations Against a Prison Official
No accountability for government corruption.
Deceiving Your Sex Partner Would Be a Crime Under Bill Backed by New York Democrats
Plus: Tennessee tries to micromanage media, Biden's ATF nominee worked Waco case, and more...
Will Feminists Please Stop Calling the Cops?
The women's liberation movement has gotten tied to mass incarceration. It needs to break free.
Biden Vows To Destroy Campus Due Process Again If Elected
Plus: Homeland Security has detained thousands of pregnant women, Ginsburg wrong about "seamless" contraception coverage, and more...
On Biden Sexual Assault Allegation, Silence Then Hypocrisy
Plus: Backlash to Amash's presidential run, new SCOTUS cases, and more...
Kesha Defamed Former Producer in Private Text to Lady Gaga About Rape, Says Judge
Plus: Maybe Buttigieg didn't win Iowa? Vermont considers decriminalizing prostitution. Customs and Border Protection gets a status change. And more...
Lawsuit Alleges 'Rampant' Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison
Those who reported sexual abuse were sent to a county jail, the suit alleges.
The Chance of Your Uber Ride Ending in a Rape Is .00002%
Plus: Free trade and free speech, a teen's death in detention, and more...
2018 National Crime Victimization Survey Declares the Age of Declining Violence Over
But with one huge exception—a massive spike in reported sexual assaults—the 2018 survey found only statistically insignificant increases.
Netflix's Unbelievable Turns True Crime Story into Fascinating Character Drama
A police procedural about rape cases that focuses on details without getting tedious
Documentary About Harvey Weinstein More Unsettling Than Any Horror Movie
Hulu's Untouchable is a relentless accounting of the mogul's sexual misdeeds.
Texas Is Executing a Man Tonight for a Murder and Rape Experts Say He Didn't Commit
Forensic experts claim there is no way Larry Swearingen raped and killed Melissa Trotter. The state is still putting him to death.
HBO's Terse Share Confuses as Much as It Illuminates
An original movie about sexual trauma doesn't take the easy route.
Trump Says Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll Isn't His Type
Plus: Migrant children removed from detention centers, wine comes before the Supreme Court, a sci-fi writer imagines a world without Section 230, and more
The NYPD Underreported Rape Due to an Outdated Definition of the Crime
The NYPD failed to update its crime-tracking system—and underreported rape by 38 percent.
After a False Accusation, Police and Child Services Forced a Family Apart for 7 Months
Adam Lowther, a Navy veteran and nuclear deterrence expert, lost his job and spent $300,000 fighting the allegations.
Harvey Weinstein Is Terrible. Calling Him a Sex Trafficker Is Absurd
Nonetheless, a judge will let a sex trafficking complaint against Weinstein proceed.
Feds Say Ohio Vice Cop Andrew Mitchell Abducted Women and Forced Them Into Sex
Authorities wouldn't say whether the charges related to Donna Dalton, who was shot to death by Mitchell last August.
Trump Cited False Sexual Assault Statistics to Justify His Wall. Sound Familiar?
The president isn't the only one to use misleading data to advance an illiberal policy agenda.
Chicago Expelled a Male Student 4 Days Before Graduation Because His Ex Made a Dubious Sexual Violence Claim
He's suing the university-and the accuser.
False Rape Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Prove That Due Process Matters
Judy Munri-Leighton admitted to lying, and Julie Swetnick's story collapsed.
Planned Parenthood and NARAL: 'We Still Believe Julie Swetnick'
Activists assert that we must believe all alleged victims-even those who lost our trust.
Chuck Grassley Asks the Justice Department to Investigate Michael Avenatti and Julie Swetnick for False Statements
"The obvious, subsequent contradictions along with the suspicious timing of the allegations necessitate a criminal investigation."
High School Girls Admitted to Making False Sexual Assault Accusations Against a Male Student Because They 'Just Don't Like Him'
Lawyer says his client "was basically being tortured in school by the other students."
Maryland Cop Accused of Raping Undocumented Immigrant at Traffic Stop
Officer First Class Ryan Macklin has since been arrested and suspended without pay.
Writer Stephen Elliott Sues Over 'Shitty Media Men' Spreadsheet: Reason Roundup
Plus: libertarian accounts purged from Facebook?
Authenticity and Truth in the #MeToo Era
You'll never know for sure what's in someone else's heart. But forgiveness can be as much about what we owe ourselves as what someone else deserves.
Swetnick Shifts Story About Kavanaugh at Rape Parties as Texts and Brawls Cast Doubt on the Judge's Own Claims: Reason Roundup
Plus: more transparency among California cops and less transparency among Instagram "influencers."
Republicans Attack Democrats, Not Ford, Following Her Testimony Against Brett Kavanaugh
We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.
Dramatic Accusations and Twists Accelerate Ahead of Kavanaugh and Ford Testimony Today: Reason Roundup
Plus: Is postmodernism bad?