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The Feds Are Making It Harder for Local Cops to Seize Private Property
Attorney General Eric Holder is axing a program called Equitable Sharing, dealing a brutal—if not fatal—blow to the system of formalized American police corruption that is civil asset forfeiture.
How Governments Are Fighting Security Threats In an Era of Soft Target Attacks
Recent attacks in Paris and Sydney highlight the shift away from large-scale terrorist attacks and towards so-called "soft targets" like cafes and grocery stores.
US Charges Two Men Over Failed Gambian Coup
An American resident and a dual Gambian-US citizen stand accused of traveling to Gambia with the intent to oust President Yahya Jammeh.
Nebraska and Oklahoma Drag Colorado to Court Over Marijuana Legalization
The states have filed a lawsuit against their neighbor, claiming its pot law leaves "gap" in the federal government's drug control operations.
Can Obama’s Justice Department Actually Curb Police Brutality?
Civil rights activists in Ferguson and New York have pinned their hopes for justice to federal investigations into police misconduct. But these probes aren't a silver bullet.
New York Exploded in Protests for Eric Garner Last Night
People flooded the streets in response to the Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the cop who placed Garner in the choke hold the led to his death last July.
Ferguson Activists Demand Action, End to Police Militarization After Meeting With Obama
Seven black and Latino activists and community organizers from Ferguson and across the country met with the president to talk about police racism and impunity.
How Democrats Failed Ferguson
There were many people who could have lessened the damage done in the aftermath of the now infamous shooting of Michael Brown—and virtually all of them were Democrats.
Protesters Arrested and Pepper Sprayed During Ferguson Demonstrations, as Michael Brown's Father Calls for Unity
While the number of individuals taken into custody has not been confirmed, the demonstrators reportedly blocked traffic and at one point were pepper sprayed by police.
Criminal Justice Reformer Vanita Gupta Just Got Way More Powerful
At a time when voting rights are threatened, schools are segregated, and police seem to be doing whatever they feel like to people of color, the appointment of a star reformer to head up the Justice Department's civil rights division offers some hope.
The US Prison System Is Shrinking, but Very, Very Slowly
There were a lot of celebratory headlines after Attorney General Eric Holder announced a drop in the federal prison population last week, but the state-by-state numbers tell a more complicated tale.
All the Ways Eric Holder Pissed People Off
Obama's Attorney General announced his resignation, ending a controversial six-year reign as the country's top cop.