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Settlements

Protester holding sign saying 'Overdose Prevention Centers' | Erik McGregor/Sipa USA/Newscom

Opioids

How Opioid Settlement Money Turned Into a $600K Party Fund

Cities and states promised to use opioid settlement money to fight addiction. Instead, they’re spending it on concerts, police cars, and political perks.

Mariana Trujillo and Layal Bou Harfouch | 10.31.2025 1:46 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) alongside a 50/50 split of the logos of Facebook and Paramount. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | BONNIE CASH | UPI |Newscom

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Says Companies That Settled With Trump May Have Committed Bribery

While the settlements likely don't meet the statutory definition of bribery, they're still inappropriate.

Joe Lancaster | 10.20.2025 12:30 PM

Lady Justice statue, holding scales, with a blindfold over her eyes. | Piatroderbrado | Dreamstime.com

DNA

Brickbat: Justice Delayed

Charles Oliver | 10.10.2025 4:00 AM

People sit on the grass during an outdoor concert in a park. | Joe Lapp | Dreamstime.com

Opioids

Brickbat: Saturday in the Park

Charles Oliver | 7.25.2025 4:00 AM

A screenshot from body camera footage showing Johnny Jackson's arrest | Long Beach Post

Police Abuse

Long Beach, California, Police 'Brutally' Arrested a Cancer Patient. Now, the City Is Paying $300,000.

Johnny Jackson had just had surgery for his prostate cancer when three officers arrested him with "brutal force" over his expired vehicle registration.

Emma Camp | 1.22.2024 2:56 PM

An illustration of a black silhouette | Illustration: Lex Villena

Police Abuse

Colorado Cops Falsely Arrested Him for a DUI. Now He's Getting a $400,000 Settlement.

In 2020, Harris Elias was arrested for driving drunk even though tests showed he was completely sober. After filing a lawsuit, he's getting a hefty settlement payout.

Emma Camp | 12.15.2023 3:00 PM

Black Lives Matter protest in New York City in August 2020 | Erik McGregor/Sipa USA/Newscom

First Amendment

NYC Agrees To Pay $13 Million to Activists Arrested in 2020 Racial Justice Protests

Plus: Twitter subpoenas Elizabeth Warren's communications with the SEC, mortgage rates are starting to fall, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.21.2023 9:30 AM

A man in handcuffs against a prison and the Department of Homeland Security logo | Illustration: Lex Villena; Danee79, ID 36199599 © Dechev | Dreamstime.com

Immigration

This U.S. Citizen Was Detained by ICE for Over a Month. Now He's Getting a $150,000 Settlement.

A Government Accountability Office report last year documented hundreds of ICE actions involving potential U.S. citizens.

Fiona Harrigan | 12.15.2022 4:55 PM

Vallejo police officer David McLaughlin | YouTube

Civil Liberties

California City Pays $300,000 to Marine Veteran Tackled for Filming a Cop From His Porch

The city of Vallejo, California, has paid millions in recent years to settle excessive force lawsuits against its heavy-handed police force.

C.J. Ciaramella | 12.12.2022 1:15 PM

Police Gun Holster | Chatsimo/Dreamstime.com

Police Abuse

A Phoenix Cop Allegedly Showed Up to a Woman's Apartment, Grabbed His Genitals, and Pretended To Shoot Her

Officer Marcos Rodriguez asked a woman to coffee after nearly hitting her. Then he showed up to her apartment in uniform.

Zuri Davis | 11.7.2019 2:40 PM

Large image on homepages | Scott Griessel / Dreamstime.com

First Amendment

The Feds Are Using a Gag Order To Censor a Critique of Its Prosecutions. Bring on the Lawsuits.

The Cato Institute and Institute for Justice team up to fight for the right to publish a book attacking behavior by the SEC.

Scott Shackford | 1.9.2019 2:20 PM

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