LawCommentary
Cartoon: Santa’s Government Fine
Last week The Heritage Foundation’s Jason Snead wrote about the new FAA drone registry: This week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the formation of a… Read More
LawNews
How Texas Became America’s No. 1 Speed-Trap State
Texas is infested with more speed traps than any other state, according to a new study by the National Motorists Association. The NMA compiled five… Read More
LawNews
Could Law Enforcement Use Civil Forfeiture to Seize Rap Album From Pharma ‘Bad Boy’?
A sought-after album from the rap group Wu-Tang Clan could wind up in the hands of the federal government following the arrest of the pharmaceutical… Read More
LawNews
Obama Grants Clemency to 97 Federal Prisoners, Most Convicted for Drug Crimes
President Barack Obama shortened the sentences of 95 federal inmates on Friday, in his latest mark on a bipartisan push to reduce prison overcrowding and… Read More
LawFeature
Finally Home, but to What? After Obama Grants Him Clemency, a Federal Prisoner Rebuilds Life
NEWBERRY, S.C.—He was never supposed to come back, but Douglas Lindsay is home now, 19 years later, where some things never change. “You’ll be in… Read More
LawFeature
This Veteran Faced Life in Prison for One Nonviolent Crime. After 19 Years, He’s Free.
NEWBERRY, S.C.—Douglas Lindsay was supposed to serve life in prison for a first-time, nonviolent drug crime. But in July, after 19 years, Lindsay was one… Read More
LawNews
Law Enforcement Took More From Americans Last Year Than Burglars. But It’s Not That Simple.
The federal government, by taking Americans’ property through civil forfeiture, raked in more money last year than burglars did. According to crime data from the… Read More
LawCommentary
‘Clock Kid’ Demand for $15 Million Goes Too Far
On Sept. 14, Ahmed Mohamed took what he calls a homemade clock to MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. Apparently believing that Mohamed sought to… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Police in Many States Can Seize Your Property Without Proving You’re Guilty of a Crime
Civil asset forfeiture is a growing problem throughout the nation, driven by a profit incentive that encourages property seizures by law enforcement authorities even under… Read More
LawCommentary
Congress Is Finally Considering Real Criminal Justice Reform
I was recently bemoaning the fact that mens rea reform was not part of the various proposals that were being considered in the House and… Read More
