Casey Anthony And Some Thoughts On The Criminal Justice System
A Florida jury has found Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her daughter. The criminal justice system works.
Mississippi Death Row Inmate Cory Maye To Be Freed, Thanks To Radley Balko
Cory Maye has spent ten years on death row after a trial tainted by racism and corruption. In a few days, he will be free.
Criminal Injustice
A system designed to protect the innocent has instead become a menagerie to imprison them. A legal code designed to proscribe specific behavior has instead become a vast, vague, and unpredictable invitation to selective enforcement.
Not All Abortions Are Legal
Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.
Italian Seismologists Charged With Manslaughter For Failure To Predict Earthquake
A bizarre legal case from Italy.
California Must Release 40,000 Prisoners
Prisons can be so overcrowded as to constitute cruel and inhuman punishment.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Gets Bail
A judge granted Dominique Strauss-Kahn bail on Thursday, allowing the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund to be freed from Rikers Island to stay in a Manhattan apartment while his sexual assault case is pending.
Ben Stein’s Odd Response To The Arrest Of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Ben Stein seems to have been out to lunch when he wrote his column about Dominique Strauss-Kahn
King & Spalding Withdraws From DOMA Defense. Thuggery? No, Just A Business Decision
A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.
David Simon on the Drug War, the Underclass, and America’s Dark Side
David Simon on the drug war, the underclass, and America’s seamy underbelly.
Barry Bonds Perjury Trial: Why?
The federal government has spent seven years and some six million dollars pursuing Barry Bonds. Why?
Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty
Illinois became the 16th state to abolish capital punishment today. That’s far too few.
Prison Smartphones
Despite federal laws banning even prison officials from bringing phones inside, tens of thousands of inmates have smartphones.
DNA Test Suggests Texas May Have Executed An Innocent Man
A ten year old case out of Texas raises yet more doubts about the justice of the death penalty.
Ronald Reagan: RINO
The “Ronald Reagan” that many of today’s conservatives wish today’s Republicans were more like didn’t actually exist.
The High Cost of Immigration Enforcement
Both Congress and the Obama Administration have stepped up enforcement of immigration laws–at immense cost to both the budget and the courts.
Cops Violent, Educated Cops Slightly Less Violent
An academic study reveals that police officers with college education are less violent than their peers. But the real story is how violent cops are, period.
Repeal the 17th Amendment?
Why would returning to the system of allowing state legislatures to choose Senators improve representation?
Americans Under-Educated
A college degree is becoming a virtual necessity to making a good living in America, yet most still aren’t pursuing higher education.
