Man Charged With Cellphone Violation Denied Court Defense
When Bill Bouvier was stopped Dec. 29 in Hinesburg while driving home from work, he tried to explain to the...
Descent Into Tyranny
Kim Dotcom Can’t Fight $67M Asset Forfeiture
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is not entitled to contest the forfeiture of an estimated $67 million in frozen assets because...
You Have The Right To Bear Arms, But Not “Electrical” Arms, Court Declares
Massachusetts’ ban on the private possession of stun guns—an “electrical weapon” under the statute—does not violate the Second Amendment right...
Man Files Lawsuit Against Cops, Nurse, City for Taking Blood Without Consent
DALLAS — A man whose blood was forcibly taken during a drunk driving investigation has filed a lawsuit against a...
Arizona Police Unions Push Bill That Would Hide Bad Cops From Public Scrutiny
On an emotional level, Arizona Senate Bill 1445 has a certain appeal. It would require police departments to withhold for 90...
Wisconsin Cop Killed Someone Else in 2007
An anguished mother called for street protests Saturday after a white cop shot dead her unarmed son during a scuffle...
Texas Swat Team Raids The Minds of Children at School Sponsored “Career Day”
Nothing says elementary school career day more than men dressed in paramilitary swat gear with fully automatic M4s draped across...
BREAKING: Ross Ulbricht’s Mother Speaks Publicly About Trial
Today Ross Ulbrich’s mom, Lyn Ulbricht spoke publicly for the first time since the trial of her son. Lyn was...
Beavercreek PD Arrested Me and Took My Phone, Not Realizing it Was Still Recording
In August 2014, a man named John Crawford was shot and killed in a Beavercreek, Ohio Walmart by a local...
Wyoming Governor Vetoes Asset Forfeiture Bill, Because Asset Forfeiture ‘Is Right’
Governor Matt Mead is unapologetically in the pockets of police unions. How else can one explain his decision to veto...
Dallas-Area Cops Seize Millions in Cash and Property Every Year, and No One Fights Them
Anecdotes of civil forfeiture abuse in Texas abound. The most egregious example from recent years probably comes from the tiny...
Wyoming Legislature May Study Legitimacy of Marijuana Law, Civil Forfeiture
CHEYENNE, Wy. – The Wyoming Joint Judiciary Committee may study how to measure illegal ingredients in marijuana edibles following its...
The US Government’s War On Hackers Includes Torture
Fidel Salinas Jr is being tortured by the US government right this very moment. Salinas, a 29-year-old computer expert, was...
Concealed Carry Instructors and Cops Oppose Kansas Constitutional Carry
If you believe for a second that all those in favor of concealed carry also love the idea of constitutional...
Agencies Ordered To Stop Taking Cash Without Evidence Of Crime
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday that state and local police in the United States will no longer be...
Colorado To Retroactively Reverse Marijuana Convictions
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that residents there convicted of marijuana possession before recreational weed was legalized may...
Riot Started in Texas Immigrant Prison
About 40 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border in Raymondville, Texas, there is a facility nicknamed Ritmo, or Raymondville’s Guantánamo. It was...
Federal Judge Hears Closing Arguments In Constitutional Challenge To Cannabis’ Schedule I Status
Yesterday in Sacramento a federal judge heard closing arguments in a motion challenging the constitutionality of cannabis’ Schedule I classification....
Masked Military-like Chicago PD Intimidates Reporters
This man circled around a reporter and photographer for the Guardian twice while waiting for a local politician to show...
FCC commissioner balks at net neutrality rules
A Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission wants to narrow the scope of new net neutrality rules that are set...
