Asset Forfeiture is a Violation of Most Basic Constitutional Rights
Under civil forfeiture, the government can seize and keep cash, cars and other valuables from people who have done nothing...
State Corruption
Trying to Count Cop Killings When The Feds Don’t Want it
Brian Burghart figured that he was either going crazy or he was terrible at Google. It was May 2012, and...
Ohio Judge Caught With Hundreds of Child Porn Pictures
A former Lorain County Juvenile Court magistrate is facing federal charges after FBI investigators found hundreds of images of child...
Massive Racism Scandal in SFPD: Firings Coming
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said Friday he is moving to fire a captain, a sergeant and six other...
Innocent Man Freed After 30 Years on Death Row
A 58-year-old Alabama man who spent half his life on death row walked free Good Friday after prosecutors determined he...
Cops Kill His Roommate Then He Gets The Cleaning Bill From Landlord
First, Anthony Limon suffered the death of his best friend, Tony “Terrell” Robinson, at the hands of Madison, Wisconsin, police....
New Georgia Ruling Might Affect DUI Police Stops For Decades
So, you tell your kid that unless she cleans her room, she’s grounded, and she cleans it. Has she “freely...
Months of Delays In Coroner’s Inquest Into Death of Unarmed Man
SEATTLE — Prosecutors have confirmed that a coroner’s inquest into the death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, an unarmed Mexican migrant shot...
Executive Order Allows Confiscation of All Property For Hacking, Donating to Edward Snowden
Barack Obama smoking Marijuana by Virgil Vaduva WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what is turning out to be a very poorly...
Good Samaritan Reports Accident, Gets Beaten, Arrested, Stripped by Cops
How I Ended Up in Solitary After Calling 911 for Help I live in a new gilded age in a...
Chicago PD Continues to Deny Arrestees Access to Attorneys
A leading pro-bono legal defense organization in Chicago has been negotiating with the Chicago Police Department and city of Chicago...
The Silkroad Murder For Hire Plot Was Actually Set-Up by DEA Agent
The former undercover federal agent who was arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing bitcoins from the online black market Silk Road also helped...
Eric Holder Issues New Asset Forfeiture Restrictions for Structuring Offenses
Today Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidelines to federal prosecutors tightening the rules for seizing assets for so-called “structuring” offenses....
Court of Appeals Blocks Family of Police Killing From Collecting Damages
Maryland’s Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a cap on monetary awards in lawsuits against local governments, turning back an...
After Bragging About Transparency, Baltimore Cops Refuse to Provide Reports on Incidents
In June 2014, Baltimore police held a news conference to demonstrate their commitment to transparency amid growing distrust after a...
Sex, Bribes and Drugs Are The Norm in Dayton, OH Prison
Three Dayton Correctional Institution employees have been fired since January for inappropriate relationships with inmates, including the man whose job...
Annapolis Cops, Dispatcher Stalked And Harassed Employee Opposing Police Brutality
The Annapolis Police Department says it is conducting an internal investigation after a city dispatcher accessed a law enforcement database...
Fresno Leaders ‘SHOCKED’ After Drug Arrest of Deputy Chief
As the highest-ranking black law enforcement officer in Fresno, Deputy Chief Keith Foster was seen as a pillar of the...
Former FBI Agent: ‘Cops Shoot a Lot More People Than You Think’
A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with murder in the death of a man who sped away after the...
Draconian Laws Sending Spain Back to the Dark Ages
Yesterday three laws widely criticized by the opposition and human rights groups were approved in Spanish Congress. The Penal Code,...
