Go to Jail, and Still Collect a Taxpayer-Funded Pension
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Former Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin, who faces murder charges for the killing of George Floyd, will still be able to receive “his…
Pew: 66 Percent Support Changes to Qualified Immunity
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A Pew Charitable Trust survey on law enforcement reform shows broad public support for limiting qualified immunity – the court-created doctrine that shields…
Rand Paul Renews Push to Demilitarize Police
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) has been a long-time advocate of demilitarizing America’s law enforcement agencies. In a new op-ed for Reason Magazine,…
No Realistic Way to Opt Out – or Avoid – CPB License Plate Readers
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has released a “privacy impact assessment” report detailing how it uses license plate reader technology. Buried…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Case Where Cops Destroyed Private Residence
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a case from Colorado, wherein 2015, police officers in the Denver suburb of…
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…