By Paul Butler, Washington Post A jury of his “bubbas.” That’s what the defense lawyer for one of the three White men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery wanted for his client. Thanks to the judge, that’s pretty much the jury the defendants got, plus some bubba-ettes. Arbery was […]
By Brendan Morrow The Week After at least eight people were killed and dozens injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday, a criminal investigation is ongoing. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said during a news conference that officials are working to “get down […]
By Joel Mathis, The Week Defund the police” is a dead idea. That’s actually been true for some months now, but any doubts about the notion’s viability should be ended entirely after Tuesday’s election results in Minneapolis, where voters rejected an opportunity to replace the police department with […]
By Kimberly Kindy Washington Post As Mark Lomax campaigns for the top law enforcement position in Bucks County, Pa., there’s one question some voters keep asking: Will he be a “constitutional sheriff”? The 62-year-old former state trooper has largely avoided the polarizing label, which refers to a movement […]
Normies aren’t going to vote to abolish the fuzz during a time of rising violent crime and in the immediate aftermath of a wave of riots. Most people prefer safety and security above all else. See Maslow. Team Rising discusses the failure of Question 2 in Minneapolis.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to Ghislaine Maxwell’s series of legal losses leading up to her trial for alleged sex crimes committed with Jeffrey Epstein.
Krystal and Saagar cover the sex crime charges that await disgraced fmr. Gov Andrew Cuomo as his brother stays silent on the matter on his CNN primetime show
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to the criminal charges against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and discuss the imminent vote on Democrat’s multi-trillion dollar budget package.
By Jenny Gathright, DCist.Com During the last two years, Virginia has seen historic changes to its criminal justice system — changes that may not have been politically possible just a few years ago in the once-purple state. Lawmakers legalized recreational weed and abolished the death penalty. And they […]
By Joanna Slater, Washington Post BOSTON — When President Biden announced a slate of nominees to serve as top federal prosecutors across the country, Republican senators approved them without controversy. All except for one. When it came to Rachael Rollins, the nominee for United States attorney for the […]
Al-Jazeera Majid Khan details being waterboarded, sexually and physically assaulted at CIA black sites during sentencing hearing. A detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre has offered the first public account in a United States court of torture at a CIA clandestine facility during Washington’s decades-long so-called […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss reporting that Betsy DeVos’ family invested $100M in Elizabeth Holmes failed venture, Theranos.
By Rachel Corbett The New Yorker A slew of true-crime content hosted by former members of the Mafia has attracted a surprising set of devotees: law-enforcement agents, looking for a deeper understanding of some of the biggest cases of their careers. To join the Mafia, one must take […]
Krystal covers two major injustices happening now in the legal system as lawyer Steven Donziger is sent to jail and Julian Assange could be expedited to the United States shortly. YouTube is trying to block access to this segment. The video can also be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDRIjKy6eZOvKtOELtTdeUA
By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jonah E. Bromwich New York Times Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was charged on Thursday with groping a female aide’s breast inside the Executive Mansion “for the purposes of degrading and gratifying his sexual desires,” according to a criminal complaint filed in Albany City […]
Krystal and Saagar give an update on the Alec Baldwin shooting story and whether the actor could face charges after live ammo was recovered from the crime scene
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Julian Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton to get an update about the legal developments in the Assange case and learn about the personal side of the story
Julian Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, joins Ryan Grim and Robby Soave to discuss the Wikileaks founder’s new strategy in the U.S. government’s case to extradite him.
Parker Higgins, director of advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, explains what Julian Assange’s case means for the First Amendment.
Team Rising discuss the latest developments in the scandal surrounding the Loudoun County school board.
I’d argue this case is more a matter of class privilege than race privilege. There are cases of rich white kids getting away with rape or killing multiple people in a DUI, while there was a case of a black kid being left at Rikers’ Island for three […]
By Jacob Sullum, Reason Cops thought Hoang Vinh Pham, who received a 15-year prison sentence, was suspicious because he stared at a police van full of marijuana. During a 2017 trip to Montana, Hoang Vinh Pham was heating up a bowl of noodles at a Conoco station on […]
By SARAH RANKIN The Associated Press A former spokesperson for Liberty University is suing the evangelical school in Lynchburg after being fired, alleging in a lawsuit filed Monday that his termination came in retaliation for voicing concerns that sexual misconduct accusations were mishandled. Scott Lamb, a vice president-level […]
By Paul Gottfried, Chronicles Imgard Furchner, a 96-year-old resident of a special care facility in Germany, is being investigated as a war criminal. She will appear in court in a wheelchair, which is now her customary way of moving about, the Swiss magazine DieWeltwoche reports. She did try […]
Krystal and Saagar look at the new, extensive video footage and reporting about a man right in the middle of the January 6th Capitol riot who could potentially be an FBI informant
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave break down Rolling Stone’s new reporting that members of Congress and senior White House staff participated in the planning of the January 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally.
Author Matt Stoller details the potential prosecution of Jeff Bezos for allegedly perjuring himself while giving congressional testimony.
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen react to the deal struck between Boeing and prosecutors regarding the 737 Max crashes.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to new reporting alleging Jeffrey Epstein intended to trade secrets about former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump in exchange for leniency when he was arrested in 2019.
Igor Volsky, executive director at Guns Down America, reacts to Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s guilty plea and reviews the terms of the Second Amendment case set to be heard by the Supreme Court.
The Dissenter Daniel Hale is the first person accused of an unauthorized disclosure of information to be imprisoned in a Communications Management Unit by the United States government. Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who pled guilty to violating the Espionage Act, was transferred from a jail in Virginia to […]
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new poll reveals most Americans believe the House special January 6 committee is a partisan exercise to gain political points. Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss.
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger gives the latest updates on his criminal contempt charges.
Krystal and Saagar review the letter sent by a bipartisan group of legislators warning Amazon that they could be investigated due to possible lies under oath last year
Team Rising reacts to former President Trump’s lawsuit against the House January 6 committee and the National Archives
Robby Soave breaks down new data on hate crimes.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to a new Supreme Court ruling on qualified immunity for law enforcement.
By Damon Root, Reason A Supreme Court decision against New York’s gun control scheme would be a victory for both criminal justice reform and the Second Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this fall in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which challenges […]
There is an interesting collection of links about the “progressive prosecutor” phenomenon on the Marshall Project’s website. Progressive prosecutors are an interesting example of reform within the system, and one that I wouldn’t have predicted, although relying on prosectors for any kind of reform is risky business, because […]
By Harrison Jones Metro UK Police have raided the expensive home of Sir David Amess’ suspected killer, on a north London street close to a number of local celebrities. It is one of various three-storey townhouses on the road, with neighbours including the broadcaster Giles Coren and late […]
By Natasha Lennard, The Intercept Daniel Baker’s calls for armed defense against possible far-right attacks led to a much harsher sentence than that facing most insurrectionists. ON TUESDAY, a Florida judge sentenced Daniel Baker, an anti-fascist activist, to 44 months in federal prison for social media posts that called for armed […]
By Billy Binion, Reason It was unconstitutional to charge Jenna Holm with manslaughter. But the state wanted to protect its own. An Idaho judge has dismissed a manslaughter charge against a woman after she was accused of killing a police officer who was killed by another police officer. […]
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to a decision by the British Metropolitan Police to not pursue prosecution of Prince Andrew.
Saagar breaks down the new policy proposal from the IRS that would target ordinary Americans’ bank accounts and let billionaires off the hook for their shady financial transactions
Co-host of Useful Idiots podcast and host of The Katie Halper Show, Katie Halper, explains why Katie Couric’s editing of an interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unethical journalistic practice.
By David Heleniak In deciding whether to enter a domestic violence restraining order, many judges think about their careers in addition to the merits of the cases before them. While the damage to parent–child relationships and to children’s mental health caused by the overzealous entering of restraining orders […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by David Sirota of the Daily Poster to discuss the legal techniques being used by opioid billionaires to protect themselves and how congress is protecting them
The bottom line: Rioting and violence get results. The carrot needs to be backed up with the stick. By Ned Oliver, Virginia Mercury Virginia lawmakers finalized a sprawling package of criminal justice reform bills this week as they gaveled out of a special legislative session that stretched nearly […]
By Ashley Lucas, Plough I. FATHER, PANTHER, SOLDIER, SPY In 2014 in Pennsylvania, Russell Maroon Shoatz was released from twenty-two consecutive years of solitary confinement into the general prison population. This is twenty-one years and fifty weeks longer than the length of time in solitary the United Nations […]
By Ivan Pentchoukov Epoch Times A federal judge in Austin, Texas, granted a temporary injunction on Oct. 6 against the Texas anti-abortion law that drew national attention after it recently survived judicial scrutiny by the Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, opined that “a person’s […]
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