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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Quietly Kills Clemency Initiative for Drug-Free School Zone Offenders

Criminal Justice C.J. Ciaramella | 4.24.2024 2:49 PM Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has quietly ended a...

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It Took Me Months To Get the ADHD Meds the DEA Says Are Overprescribed

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U.S. Sentencing Commission Restricts Federal Judges' Ability To Use Acquitted Conduct at Sentencing

Criminal Justice C.J. Ciaramella | 4.18.2024 12:38 PM Federal judges will be limited from enhancing defendants'...

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The Kansas Legislature Unanimously Passed a Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill

Civil Asset Forfeiture C.J. Ciaramella | 4.17.2024 12:20 PM The Kansas Legislature unanimously passed a bill...

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The Feds Will Close a Notorious California Prison Where Guards Abused Women with Impunity

Federal Prisons C.J. Ciaramella | 4.16.2024 1:07 PM The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Monday that it...

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Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Bill Limiting How Close Bystanders Can Get to Police

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Kansas Police Seized Her Truck. It Took Her 8 Months To Get it Back, Despite Never Being Charged With a Crime.

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Federal Appeals Court Says Texas Inmate's Decade-Long Lawsuit Over Sleep Deprivation Can Keep Going

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New York Regulators Shut Down a Marijuana Processor After She Criticized the State's Lax Enforcement

Marijuana C.J. Ciaramella | 3.28.2024 4:26 PM New York's botched attempt to roll out an adult recreational...

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Lawsuits Allege Michigan Sheriffs Colluded To End In-Person Jail Visits and Price Gouge Families for Calls

Prisons C.J. Ciaramella | 3.22.2024 4:20 PM Two lawsuits filed this week accuse Michigan sheriff's offices of...

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Trump Files Defamation Lawsuit Against ABC for Saying He Was Found Liable for Rape Instead of Sexual Assault

Donald Trump C.J. Ciaramella | 3.19.2024 2:59 PM Former president Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit yesterday...

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The Government Doesn't Want You To See the Unused Space Force Logos

Transparency C.J. Ciaramella | 3.15.2024 1:59 PM As Sunshine Week 2024 draws to a close, the Air Force has marked...

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Study Estimates Nearly 96% of Private Property Is Open to Warrantless Searches

Fourth Amendment C.J. Ciaramella | 3.14.2024 3:13 PM Police can traipse onto the vast majority of private property...

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Without More Accountability, Sunshine Laws Are Toothless

FOIA C.J. Ciaramella | 3.12.2024 6:00 AM This week is Sunshine Week , an annual celebration of transparency...

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Justice Department Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in 3 More Mississippi Prisons

Prisons C.J. Ciaramella | 2.28.2024 1:28 PM A report released today by the Justice Department's Civil Rights...

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Louisiana Legislature Advances Bills To Roll Back Criminal Justice Reforms

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Houston Ordinance Against Feeding the Homeless

First Amendment C.J. Ciaramella | 2.16.2024 3:40 PM A federal judge this week issued a preliminary injunction ...

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An Alabama Couple's Lives Were Upended by an Unconstitutional Police Raid. A Jury Awarded Them $1 Million.

Civil Asset Forfeiture C.J. Ciaramella | 2.9.2024 2:34 PM Six years ago, Greg and Teresa Almond were left ...

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Says Civil Asset Forfeiture 'Isn't Fair' and Calls for Reforms

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Houston Faces First Amendment Lawsuit for Cracking Down on Feeding the Homeless

First Amendment C.J. Ciaramella | 2.2.2024 1:59 PM For months, Houston police have been citing and arresting local...

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Florida Bills Would Hide the Names of Police Officers Who Kill People 

Police Abuse C.J. Ciaramella | 1.26.2024 1:35 PM Bills filed in Florida would allow law enforcement agencies to...

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Florida Legislation Would Ban Civilian Police Oversight Boards

Police C.J. Ciaramella | 1.25.2024 3:02 PM Two bills advancing through the Florida Legislature would ban cities and...

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Miami Police Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition in Arrest of Homeless Man

Facial Recognition C.J. Ciaramella | 1.19.2024 2:37 PM Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed...

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Damning Justice Department Report Finds Leadership Failures Led to Botched Uvalde Police Response

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Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Reform Prosecutor Removed from Office by Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis C.J. Ciaramella | 1.10.2024 5:39 PM A federal appeals court has reinstated a First Amendment lawsuit...

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Study Estimates Roadside Drug Tests Result in 30,000 Wrongful Arrests Every Year

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HUD Refuses to Release Secretary Marcia Fudge's Email Address in Response to Reason FOIA Request

Transparency C.J. Ciaramella | 1.9.2024 12:03 PM Want to know Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...

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No, Nikki Haley, We Don't Need to Turn Schools Into Airports, the Place Literally Everyone Hates

Nikki Haley C.J. Ciaramella | 1.5.2024 2:06 PM Don't you just love going to the airport? Of course you don't. It's...

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Federal Judge Questions 'Evolving Standards' Test for Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Law & Government C.J. Ciaramella | From the February 2024 issue A federal circuit judge wants the Supreme Court to...

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A Police Group's Comments on Civil Asset Forfeiture Show Exactly Why It Needs Reform

Civil Asset Forfeiture C.J. Ciaramella | 12.29.2023 2:09 PM Traveling with large amounts of cash in the U.S. is...

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Biden Expands Pardons for Low-Level Federal Marijuana Offenders

War on Drugs C.J. Ciaramella | 12.22.2023 11:30 AM President Joe Biden expanded a categorical pardon today for...

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Sentencing Commission Again Proposes Restricting Judges' Use of Acquitted Conduct

Criminal Justice C.J. Ciaramella | 12.20.2023 12:50 PM A government panel could soon limit a little-known but...

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The Florida Barrier Reef's Last Stand

Energy & Environment C.J. Ciaramella | From the January 2024 issue The race to save the only barrier reef in the U.S....

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Video Shows Vermont State Trooper Arrest Man for Flipping Him Off

Police Abuse C.J. Ciaramella | 12.18.2023 4:33 PM Newly released video footage shows a Vermont state trooper...

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Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court To Strike Down Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban

Voting Rights C.J. Ciaramella | 12.14.2023 12:23 PM Civil rights groups are urging a federal appeals court to...

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The Best of Reason: Monkey Herpes, Face Eating, and the Pork Chop Gang: The Origins of Florida Man

Transparency C.J. Ciaramella | 12.12.2023 4:40 PM This week's featured article is "Monkey Herpes, Face Eating, and the...

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Review: Craig Robinson's Extremely Florida Sitcom

Television C.J. Ciaramella | From the January 2024 issue Killing It is a comedy that gets South Florida, from the...

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Alabama Police Officer on Leave After Viral Video Shows Her Tasing Handcuffed, Complaint Man

Law enforcement C.J. Ciaramella | 12.6.2023 1:13 PM A police officer in the inaptly named town of Reform, Alabama,...

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Photo: The 'My Boxes' Theory of Trump's Records Case

Criminal Justice C.J. Ciaramella | From the January 2024 issue There have been several theories floated about why...

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Monkey Herpes, Face Eating, and the Pork Chop Gang: How Public Records Laws Created the Florida Man

Transparency C.J. Ciaramella | From the January 2024 issue It usually isn't great news for a politician when a...

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Florida Supreme Court Rules Police Can't Use Marsy's Law To Hide Names of Officers Who Shoot People

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Biden Threatens To Block GOP Plan To Send 3,000 People Back to Federal Prison

Criminal Justice C.J. Ciaramella | 11.30.2023 4:02 PM The White House has threatened to veto a Republican Senate...

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Maryland Roommates File Lawsuit After Police Shot Their Dog During Alleged Illegal Home Search

Puppycide C.J. Ciaramella | 11.28.2023 2:05 PM "That's what happens when you don't answer questions," a Prince...

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NYPD Will Spend Nearly $400 Million to Hide its Radio Communications

Transparency C.J. Ciaramella | 11.22.2023 11:27 AM The New York Police Department (NYPD) will spend nearly $400...

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Goodbye to Detroit's Asset
Forfeiture Racket

Civil Asset Forfeiture C.J. Ciaramella | From the December 2023 issue A federal appeals court has dealt a welcome...

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Florida's Bloated Prison System Will Cost Billions To Maintain

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Inside Ron DeSantis' Crackdown on Drag Shows

Culture War C.J. Ciaramella | 11.9.2023 2:04 PM Two days after Christmas last year, Republican Florida Gov. Ron...

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Senate Resolution Would Send Federal Offenders Back to Prison 3 Years After Being Released to Home Confinement

Criminal Justice C.J. Ciaramella | 11.6.2023 11:49 AM A Senate resolution gaining traction among Republicans could...

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Illinois Family Files Lawsuit After Police Execute Wrong-Door Raid and Allegedly Detain Them for 6 Hours

Police Abuse C.J. Ciaramella | 11.3.2023 2:19 PM A family in Joliet, Illinois, says they were terrorized by police,...

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Tennessee to Pay $125,000 to Settle Lawsuit by Man Arrested for Posting Meme Mocking Dead Cop

First Amendment C.J. Ciaramella | 10.31.2023 12:45 PM The state of Tennessee will pay $125,000 to settle a First...

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