LawCommentary
American law enforcement is under assault. While seemingly every action taken by law enforcement of late is under intense public and media scrutiny, presumptions have… Read More
LawCommentary
Last month, the New Mexico legislature unanimously passed a bipartisan bill essentially abolishing civil forfeiture in the Land of Enchantment (yes, that’s what they call… Read More
LawCommentary
Americans were stunned last week by graphic video of North Charleston, S.C. Police Officer Michael T. Slager shooting an unarmed suspect in the back after… Read More
LawNews
The stark visual of watching a white policeman fire eight shots at the back of a fleeing black man in North Charleston, S.C. this weekend… Read More
LawCommentary
In a stunning announcement last week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Department of Justice would immediately stop “adopting” state civil asset forfeiture cases. Attorney… Read More
LawNews
NEW ORLEANS — Violent crime is up 24 percent in New Orleans, and now Mayor Mitch Landrieu is calling on Louisiana taxpayers to send in… Read More
LawCommentary
The front-line officers of the New York Police Department appear to be engaged in a work slowdown following the recent executions of officers Rafael Ramos… Read More
LawNews
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 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
LawNews
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
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
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
SocietyNews
Wondering what’s in store for the next two years? In a revealing 40-minute, year-end interview, President Obama took questions from NPR’s Steve Inskeep on topics… Read More
LawNews
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
SocietyNews
Less than 24 hours after two New York City police officers were shot and killed in broad daylight Saturday, New York Jets player Nick Mangold… Read More
LawNews
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
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
LawCommentary
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
NASHVILLE — A sheriff’s office in Tennessee has made a hefty profit selling vapor cigarettes to inmates. As most Americans know by now, e-cigarettes are battery-powered devices… Read More
EducationNews
Columbia Law School’s decision to delay final exams for students over the Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions isn’t sitting well with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly…. Read More
SocietyNews
The Ferguson I experienced was a far cry from the images we see on TV and online. Among the charred remains of businesses destroyed during… Read More
LawCommentary
Perhaps the biggest problem with the reaction of President Obama and his attorney general, Eric Holder, to the grand jury verdict in Ferguson is their… Read More
