Secret Government Watchlist Sweeps Up an American Family, and Now They're Suing
Lack of due process or transparency keeps father from knowing why it happened or how to fix it.
Lack of due process or transparency keeps father from knowing why it happened or how to fix it.
This is your war on drugs...on drugs.
The Kentucky senator laments that "there's very little of this attorney general, this Department of Justice, doing anything favorable towards criminal justice or towards civil liberties"
Since possessing a firearm in public may be perfectly legal, more is required for a police stop.
A new bill may end this absurd practice
Higher threshold required to trigger civil asset forfeiture in bill signed by governor.
Cops who stop motorists to give them stuff are abusing their power.
The DOJ won't reveal the source code for the software it used to identify Playpen visitors.
Unlike the president, Neil Gorsuch understands the role of an independent judiciary.
The SCOTUS nominee is not afraid to challenge the government when it exceeds the law.
The decision is a welcome departure from a tendency to sacrifice privacy on the altar of a drug-free society.
The examination of Huma Abedin's emails was legally justified, but it could have been faster and quieter.
The state is also disbanding the interdiction team responsible for the traffic stop.
The officer thought Amanda Houghton's unsteadiness was suspicious enough to justify handcuffs and a chest pat-down.
Reasonable suspicion of marijuana smuggling requires more than living in a state that allows medical or recreational use.
Justice Dept. report on Baltimore Police shows little respect for the Fourth Amendment.
Keep your ice cream, and I'll keep my freedom.
Two recent studies confirm anecdotal evidence of racial disparities in police treatment of drivers and pedestrians.
Two recent studies show how color-conscious cops breed anger, resentment, and mistrust.
After a dog supposedly alerted to her at a border crossing, she endured six hours of fruitless body cavity searches.
Research shows that police do subject African Americans to much greater unwarranted scrutiny and harsher treatment
New studies show that increasing police stops and searches of black male drivers is completely unjustified
On immigration, surveillance, torture, and press freedom, Trump's ideas are not just bad-they're unconstitutional.
The state's top court rules that the odor of plants or burnt bud provides probable cause "in most circumstances."
A crumb on the floor of your car can make you a felon, even if it's just a crumb.
Austin police take stupid risks and blame the victim.
The student is challenging a local ordinance and a state law for being in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Another tool used to fight international trafficking comes home to local police.
They searched her body cavities for drugs, which they did not find.
Owners say the officers, who were serving a drug warrant, also killed two other dogs who posed no threat.
Prosecutors tried to drop the forfeiture case, but the judge would not let them.
Determined to arrest John Livingston for assaulting his pride, Deputy Nicholas Kehagias ended up shooting him dead.
A lawsuit by a Pennsylvania woman describes a humiliating five-hour ordeal that discovered nothing.
The Court's decision leaves motorists vulnerable to the whims of armed government agents who can stop them at will.
In 284 cases over two years, officers used "training and experience" as justification for obtaining search warrants.
Secure communications for me, but not for thee.
The 6-to-1 ruling says it's unconstitutional to punish people for withdrawing "implied consent."
SCOTUS seems evenly divided on a drug search arising from an illegal stop.
Cases involving drug prohibition reveal the late justice's fickle fidelity to the Fourth Amendment and federalism.
Drug cases show the late justice's fickle fidelity to the Fourth Amendment and federalism.
The late Supreme Court justice was inaccurately described as "authoritarian."
The grand jury did not buy Brian Encinia's justification for escalating the traffic stop.
Robert and Adlynn Harte argued that cops should have known field tests are unreliable.
Drivers should not be punished for balking at warrantless alcohol testing.
Three DUI cases give SCOTUS a chance to clarify the constitutional requirements for drug and alcohol testing.
The common practice of pretextual stops aimed at finding seizable money takes a hit.