The Police State Strikes Again, This Time In A Horrific Way
Article from Reason by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. After their DNA was found on 18-year-old “Anna Chambers” in September, the two Brooklyn narcotics officers who she accused of raping her admitted…
A Federal Court In California Is Considering The Constitutionality Of Banning This Age Old Profession
Article from Reason by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. A federal court heard arguments yesterday challenging California’s criminalization of prostitution, in a case that could have implications for sex work laws across the…
Marijuana Legalization Increasingly Becomes More Mainstream.
Article from Reason by Steve Chapman. The war on drugs has been going on since 1971, and we have a winner: marijuana. Back then, possession of pot carried heavy penalties…
The Police State Stops Hunter From Posing With Gun In Year Book Photo
Article from Fox News by Fox News Online. A Maine high school student who comes from a family of avid hunters was told he cannot pose for his senior yearbook…
Justice Department’s New Stance On Civil Asset Forfeiture Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Article from Rare by Bonnie Kristian. On Tuesday evening, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a memo announcing his plan for a new position at the Justice Department, a “Director of Asset Forfeiture Accountability,” whose…
The Democrats Propose Regulation Of Political Speech They Do Not Agree With
Article from The Washington Examiner by Paul Bedard. Political content on the internet, paid or not, should face substantial federal regulation to eliminate undefined “disinformation,” and users of platforms and…
Federal Authorities Admit To Illegal Prosecution Of Medical Marijuana Users
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Since 2012 federal prosecutors have been trying to imprison three medical marijuana users in Washington, arguing that they grew cannabis for profit rather than relief of…
BREAKING The NFL Sends Letter To Congress Supporting New Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
Article from The Hill by Mallory Shelbourne. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a player for the Seattle Seahawks expressed the League’s support for bipartisan criminal justice legislation in a letter…
The IRS Is Refusing To Return A Vet’s Seized Assets, After Finding No Criminal Wrongdoing
Article from Fox News by Fox News Online. The Internal Revenue Service is reportedly refusing to give back more than $59,000 to U.S. military veteran after it seized his gas…
The Administrative State Is The Biggest Threat To Our Liberties
Article from Reason by Nick Gillespie, Ian Keyser & Todd Krainin. “The administrative state is the leading threat to civil liberties of our era,” says Philip Hamburger, the Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law…