Illinois lawmakers have kicked off the new year with a massive policing reform bill. It will eliminate the use of cash bail, limit the use of deadly force, improve reporting of deaths in police custody, mandate the use of body cameras, and make it easier to decertify and fire officers who engage in misconduct, among […]
A federal judge has ordered a stay preventing the Department of Justice from executing death row prisoner Lisa Montgomery today. Even though William Barr stepped down as attorney general before Christmas, and even though President Donald Trump is in his office sulking, plans to execute more prisoners during the last days of the administration are […]
Much of America came to a screeching halt on Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump, driven by unfounded conspiracy theories that the election had been stolen and unwilling to accept his defeat, invaded the U.S. Capitol, shattering windows, storming congressional offices, and fighting with police. Words like insurrection, sedition, and domestic terrorism were tossed […]
After being temporarily banned from Twitter yesterday, President Donald Trump returning this evening with a video condemning the “heinous attack on the United States Capitol,” before acknowledging that he lost November’s election and conceding. “A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th,” he says in the video. “My focus turns to ensuring a smooth, […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R–Wis.), representing the Green Bay area, recorded a message while sheltered in place in his own D.C. office at the Capitol and posted it on Twitter, begging President Donald Trump to say something to stop the violent intrusion there: We are witnessing absolute banana republic crap in the United States Capitol right […]
The new year brings with it some important police reforms in Massachusetts. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law a massive bill implementing a certification process for police in the state and a civilian-led commission to investigate misconduct claims. Massachusetts was one of only five states to not have a process to certify or, […]
Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler appears to have been handed her walking papers by Georgia voters, who put Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock in her seat and Democrats one person closer to controlling the Senate. But even with the vast majority of the votes tallied, it’s not clear whether fellow Republican incumbent Sen. David Purdue fended […]
Today a United Kingdom judge denied a United States request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face conspiracy and espionage charges for publishing secret Iraq and Afghanistan war documents. Unfortunately, the judge’s explanation is not the victory for press freedom that it should be. It’s instead rooted in concerns that the harshness of America’s […]
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it’s closing its investigation of the fatal police shooting of Tamir Rice. The agency will not recommend any charges against the officers involved. Rice was shot and killed in 2014 at the age of 12 by then-Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann. Loehmann and a fellow officer responded to […]
The United Kingdom has been attacking its citizens’ food choices for years and now the government is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse for a new crackdown. On Monday, the U.K.’s Department of Health and Social Care announced a pack of new regulations that will be implemented in April 2022 to restrict junk food […]
