Idaho to Decide Whether it Really Needs to Revive 150 Regulations it Suspended
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. If there’s an upside to the state-mandated shutdowns in response to the coronavirus outbreak, it was how many rules and regulations were suspended…
Senators Backing Bill to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A bipartisan group of Senators led by Rand Paul (R-KY) is bringing back a piece of legislation aimed at reforming civil asset forfeiture…
Taking a Bite out of Overcriminalization
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. At least one member of Congress is trying to do something about the smothering web of laws, rules, and regulations that make even…
Focus Law Enforcement on Violent Crime, not Social Work
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. “Defund the police” may have gotten traction in some quarters, but the thinking behind it – to completely do away with cops —…
Camden Ditched its Police Union — is it a Model for the Rest of the Country?
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Some advocates of police reform are pointing to the experience in Camden, New Jersey as a possible national model. But there’s more to…
Supreme Court Dodges Qualified Immunity Cases
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments in a series of cases dealing with qualified immunity – the court-invented rule shielding government…
Police Militarization Back in the Spotlight
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Police departments’ use of military hardware was a big issue for small-government conservatives a few years ago who worried about the implications for…
Qualified Immunity Splits House and Senate
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. House Democrats and Senate Republicans are putting together competing packages of legislation on law enforcement reform. A key sticking point has emerged: what…
New York Repeals Police Secrecy Law
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. New York lawmakers passed a bill today rolling back a notorious police secrecy law that has hidden misconduct records from the public for decades….
Qualified Immunity Protects Cops Who Arrested and Assaulted Man for Standing Outside His Home
Article from Reason by Billy Binion. Two police officers who allegedly assaulted a man outside of his own house and arrested him on bogus charges after failing to identify themselves…