Trying to bring an end to the ‘Constitution-free zone’
The Supreme Court may be given another opportunity to fix the immunity problem it created – and allowed to spin out of control. According to the Institute for Justice, the…
The result of a ridiculous law is needless violence
State and federal codes groan under the weight of dumb laws passed with little to no understanding that, eventually, they may be enforced with extreme violence. Such was the case…
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…
Biden’s Role in Making Things Worse
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is alienating his long-time allies in the police unions with his calls for reform of law enforcement…
Reformers say Police Unions Bear Responsibility for Lack of Accountability
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Long-time advocates of police reform are pushing for a broader, tougher look at what they say is a big reason it’s so hard…
Justice Begins When ‘Qualified Immunity’ Ends
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck has been arrested and charged with 3rd-degree murder, but it’s just the first…
Three Cops Suspended After Video Emerges of Them Pummeling Man at Traffic Stop
Article from The Daily Mail by Dave Rudge. This is the shocking moment a suspect is beaten with a baton, kicked and repeatedly shocked with a Taser by deputies during…
Police Officer Shoots Dog, Kills Woman
Article from Reason by Billy Binion. BREAKING: Arlington PD has just released the body camera of the moments an officer fatally shot a woman while aiming at a loose dog….
Cop Attacks Veteran for Filming Him
Article from Reason by Joe Setyon. A California cop gave a Marine veteran a concussion for nothing more than filming a traffic stop. On January 22, Adrian Burrell was at…
