Locked Up: How the Modern Prison-Industrial Complex Puts So Many Americans in Jail
Where you find the laws most numerous, there you will find also the greatest injustice. Arcesilaus, Greek philosopher and student of Plato on power and personal sovereignty There are no two ways about it: The United States of America and its 50 state governments love...
Police Lobby Groups Lie to Protect Qualified Immunity
Various police lobbies have aggressively opposed efforts to eliminate the qualified immunity defense. Along the way, they have told outright lies. Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that shields cops from civil (not criminal) liability for actions taken in the...
Trump’s Plan to Expand the National Police-State
A draft report from the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice reveals the Trump administration’s plan to further expand the national police state, with an emphasis on supporting and expanding qualified immunity and facial...