Report: New Mexico Shows Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Works
The Institute for Justice has released the latest edition of its Policing for Profit report, and it shows law enforcement continues to pre-emptively seize billions of dollars’ worth of cash…
Seattle City Council Considers “Poverty Defense” for Misdemeanor Theft
The Seattle City Council is debating a change to its criminal code that would add a so-called “poverty defense” that local judges would have to consider when deciding misdemeanor theft…
Supreme Court Says Individuals Can Sue for Damages When Government Violates Their Rights
In a victory for individual rights, the Supreme Court ruled – unanimously – that people can sue the government for damages when it violates their constitutional rights. The Institute for…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Qualified Immunity Claim
While Congress has largely dropped the ball on criminal justice reform, there is a glimmer of hope that the Supreme Court may yet erect some limits on the government’s police…
Marijuana Federalism Takes Big Step Forward
One positive note that came out of the Nov. 3 elections: the growing number of states calling an end to a major part of the drug war: New Jersey’s approval…
Virginia Takes Steps to Demilitarize Police
Virginia’s General Assembly has taken a step toward demilitarizing local police departments. The House and Senate have passed competing measures that would prevent local law enforcement from obtaining and deploying…
Barrett Seen as an ‘Originalist’ on Gun Rights
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s rulings in gun rights case during her time as an appellate court judge will undoubtedly come under…
Democratic Strategy to Tie the Senate in Knots Over Barrett
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Senate Democrats may lack the votes to stop Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, but there may be a few…
Barrett May be a Catalyst for Ending Qualified Immunity
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. One major current issue that leaps out of Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett’s legal writings: her seeming willingness to tackle, and maybe end,…
The Political Fight Over the Barrett Nomination
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has, predictably, set conservatives cheering and liberals wailing. But…