Federal Grant Program Nationalizes Local Policing
Unconstitutional federal funding helps drive local policing priorities. The Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) initiative serves as a prime example. Attorney General William Barr announced the program in December 2019. ORP is intended to take on violent crime in seven...
Trump Administration Wants to Resume Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users in States Where It’s Legal
The Trump administration wants to restore funding to the Department of Justice so it can prosecute medical marijuana users in states where medicinal cannabis is legal. President Trump’s proposed 2021 budget would end an existing policy that protects state...