LawNews
Colorado Launches $5.7 Million Campaign to Encourage Responsible Pot Use
“Just say no” is a thing of the past for Colorado’s marijuana users. The state is shifting its weed tactics, pouring $5.7 million into a… Read More
LawNews
Sharyl Attkisson Sues Government for Computer Hacking
Sharyl Attkisson is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for illegal surveillance. “The question is, will anybody ever be held responsible?” says @SharylAttkisson Attkisson, a… Read More
LawNews
Virginia Lawmakers Eye Laws to Govern Cell Phone Searches
Virginia lawmakers have some serious problems to tackle when they return to Richmond on Jan. 14. With the Jan. 6 sentencing of former Gov. Bob… Read More
LawNews
The Threat to Political Speech Online: Q&A With Former Elections Chief Lee Goodman
The Federal Election Commission has steered clear of regulating political speech on the Internet. But the FEC’s outgoing chairman, Lee Goodman, warns that the commission… Read More
LawNews
Ambush Attacks on Police Tripled in 2014
The number of police officers killed by firearms spiked by 56 percent in 2014. In 2013, five officers were killed in ambush shootings compared to… Read More
LawCommentary
25 States Continue Their Battle Against Obama’s Immigration Executive Actions
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the Southern District of Texas has scheduled a hearing for Jan. 9 on the request for an injunction filed… Read More
LawNews
Charlie Rangel Promised to Retire. So Why Is He Asking for Donations in This Police Brutality Email?
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., is using alleged police brutality victims to raise money for a re-election campaign he promised not to run. “The historical election… Read More
LawNews
Bill de Blasio’s Pick for NYPD Oversight Board Linked to Group in Cop-Killer Video
The lawyer who chairs the New York City agency responsible for investigating police brutality allegations has ties to the federally funded legal-aid group featured in… Read More
LawNews
Meet the Communist Group at the Michael Brown and Eric Garner Protests
Mixed among the faces of protesters nationwide calling for justice in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown is a group of Communists fueling… Read More
LawNews
Why an Indiana Police Officer Created This ‘Breathe Easy’ T-Shirt
One small business is booming as the debate rages over police shootings. With a T-shirt, police officer Jason Barthel ignited a national controversy. Ten days… Read More
LawNews
What Republicans Have at Stake in Senate Rules on Filibustering President’s Nominees
Little more than one year after Harry Reid, the Senate’s top Democratic leader, invoked the hotly disputed “nuclear option,” the change of rules may stand… Read More
LawNews
NYC Police Commissioner: Officers Feel ‘Under Attack’ From Federal Government
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton today relayed the concerns of police officers across the country and said they feel “under attack” by the federal… Read More
LawNews
Rocky Mountain High: 30% of Homeless in Denver Shelter Came to State for Marijuana
An informal survey of 500 people at a Denver homeless shelter reveals that 30 percent of new inhabitants came to Colorado because of the state’s legally… Read More
LawNews
Taxpayers Not Likely to Get Refund From Legal-Aid Group in ‘Kill a Cop’ Video
Withdrawing or cutting off taxpayer funding from a New York legal-aid group would be difficult despite its role in a rap video about killing police officers,… Read More
LawNews
Police Chief Gets Lucrative Buyout, Despite Scathing Investigation
PITTSBURGH — The Brentwood Borough Council voted to give police chief Robert Butelli a lucrative settlement package, worth more than $200,000, in exchange for his… Read More
LawNews
Attorney: Government Accountability Board’s John Doe Justifications Don’t Hold Up to Law
MADISON, Wis. – We told somebody something, and that’s good enough. That’s effectively the line of defense from the state Government Accountability Board in the wake… Read More
LawNews
Why Virginia Has More Traffic Lawyers Than Any Other State
RICHMOND, Va. — In a hurry this holiday? Beware that Virginia ranks as one of the toughest states on speeders, and police are proud of… Read More
LawCommentary
JetBlue Airline Honors Slain NYPD Cops in a Beautiful Way
JetBlue Airways is doing what they can to support the friends, family and colleagues of slain New York Police Department officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos…. Read More
LawNews
4 Things You Need to Know About the Findings on the IRS Targeting Scandal
The nation’s tax chief decided not to tell Congress that the IRS was targeting conservative groups, an action that would have brought to light the… Read More
LawNews
New Poll: Do Americans Think Police Have a Racism Problem?
Do police officers treat everyone the same? Forty percent of Americans think almost none of their local police officers “are prejudiced against blacks,” but 25… Read More
LawNews
NYPD Boosts Security Measures, Tells Cadets Not to Wear Uniforms
The New York Police Department is escalating security measures, telling academy trainees not to wear their uniforms or any other NYPD clothing in public. This… Read More
LawNews
Exclusive: Taxpayers Fund Legal Group With Role in Rap Video About Killing Police Officers
The Obama administration’s Justice Department funneled at least $1.5 million in grants to a New York legal-aid group featured in a new rap video that… Read More
LawNews
13-Year-Old Son of Fallen NYPD Officer Posts Heartbreaking Goodbye to Father on Facebook
The son of fallen NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, who was shot to death along with his partner in their cruiser Saturday afternoon, has penned a… Read More
LawNews
Mississippi Looking to Expand Use of Police Body Cameras
Smile Mississippi, police may have you on camera. Police body cameras could work as an accountability tool for patrol officers and help protect them from… Read More
LawNews
After Outcry, City Won’t Seize Man’s Home Over $40 Drug Bust
Philadelphia’s city government has dropped its attempt to seize two homes using civil asset forfeiture laws. The city’s seizure of the homes made national headlines… Read More
LawCommentary
Two Legislators Indicted for Voter ID Bribes in Case Attorney General Refused to Prosecute
A grand jury convened by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has indicted two Democratic state legislators for accepting bribes in exchange for voting against a… Read More
LawCommentary
Jail Time for Election Fraudster … and a Local Community Embraces the Fraud
Opponents of reforms intended to improve the security and integrity of the election process are constantly peddling the narrative that election fraud is a nonexistent… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Do 80% of College Sexual Assaults Never Get Reported?
According to a recent Justice Department study, 80 percent of sexual assaults against college students are never reported. The report also found slightly higher rates… Read More
LawCommentary
The Reasons a Federal Court Gave for Declaring Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Unconstitutional
On Tuesday, in United States v. Juarez-Escobar, a federal district court in Pennsylvania held that President Obama’s Nov. 20 executive action on immigration, which affects… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Establishes that Police, But Not the Rest of Us, Can Get the Law Wrong—And Not Face Charges
If a police officer’s erroneous understanding of the law leads to him pulling someone over, does he violate the Fourth Amendment, which established “the right… Read More
