- The Origins of Our Police State—"The unleashing of police on poor people of color in the 'war on drugs' is the first step in the rise of totalitarianism."
- Medical Marijuana Users Fight to Keep Infant Daughter—" The state-sanctioned medical marijuana users' home was too dangerous for their six-month-old because of the plants inside."
- Van sold by US govt had cocaine; 2 teens arrested—"A Mexican family says that a van bought at a U.S. government auction came with an unwanted extra: an undiscovered package of cocaine beneath the dashboard. [...] And they have been in jail fighting drug trafficking charges ever since." So, there's a big chance it was the US government's fault and these two are paying the price.
- Colorado first state in country to finalize rules for recreational pot
- Police defend Marijuana giveaway in Denver—Hopefully a sign of progressive change in attitude.
- U.S. may help marijuana shops get banking services
- Louisiana: Majority favor legalizing marijuana
- Alaska could be the next state to legalize marijuana
- Bill To Legalize, Tax Marijuana Introduced In D.C. Council
- Detroit: Pot supporter's arrest may void legalization vote
- John McCain On Marijuana: 'Maybe We Should Legalize'
- Puerto Rico holds public hearings on marijuana legalization bill
- Legalizing weed: the Uruguayan model
- ACLU: Victory for College Students! Court Strikes Down Mandatory Drug Testing for All Students
- Beyond 'Zero Tolerance': A Pragmatic Approach to Teen Drug Education and School Discipline
- School principal pleads not guilty to drug, gun charges
- Doping Report Researcher: 'They Blocked Our Work'—"In a SPIEGEL interview, historian Erik Eggers talks about the highly incriminating study on doping in West German sports he co-authored as part of a four-person team at Berlin's Humboldt University, and why their research was hampered by the very institute that commissioned it.
- Lance Armstrong tweets that he's returned Olympic bronze medal
- No place for performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports
- FBI: Chicago passes New York as murder capital of U.S.
- Capitol Police to review response—"Washington DC's Capitol Police have ordered a review into a BBC report that an armed police team was ordered not to respond to Monday's mass shooting."
- Charlotte police kill ex-FAMU player who may have been running to them for help—"Officers responded to a 'breaking and entering' 911 call at a home in Charlotte. The homeowner told dispatchers that a man had been knocking on her door repeatedly." Tragic confluence of events, but was shooting to kill necessary?
- Pittsburgh Zoo: Boy's mauling death is mom's fault—"[T]he boy had vision problems and wore glasses, and that's partly why his mother lifted him to see down into the dogs' sunken enclosure. [... H]e unexpectedly lunged out of his mother's grasp, over the wooden railing, and into a net meant to catch falling debris and trash. He bounced from the net into the dogs' enclosure about 10 feet below."
- Trayvon Martin's Medical Examiner: Prosecution Threw the Case—"Fired Zimmerman trial coroner says conviction was never going to happen." Meanwhile, George Zimmerman manages to stay in the spotlight.
- Police Abuse of Power, Plain and Simple, in Etowah County, Alabama
- State police destroyed her home without reason during raid, East Shore woman claims in lawsuit
- Kim Nguyen, Business Student, Ejected From Moving Cop Car, Breaks Jaw, Sues L.A. Police
- Ex-Phoenix officer convicted of aggravated assault
- Cracked.com: 5 Apologies to the Cops Who Beat Me Up for No Reason
- Death of man with Down syndrome provokes public backlash against police—"The coroner's office ultimately ruled Mr. Saylor's death a homicide by asphyxiation, but a grand jury put together in response elected not to indict any of the men for their role in his passing."
- No jail time for ICE officer accused of beating tow truck drivers—"[A]ll of Pablo Morales' felony charges were dropped because he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of exhibition of a firearm." What a sweet deal cooked up by the DA.
- Police whistleblower denied immunity from prosecution—"Former undercover officer Peter Francis had said he would speak to police inquiry if threat of investigation was withdrawn."
- This Is How Private Prison Companies Make Millions Even When Crime Rates Fall—"So-called occupancy requirements make sure private prisons stay filled, often at the expense of taxpayers."
- The Winners in Immigration Control: Private Prisons—"The prison industry's profits have doubled from the government's increased spending on detaining undocumented immigrants. And that may be one reason the prisons, in turn, spend so much on lobbying."
- Judge: CCA in contempt for prison understaffing
- Town creates own speeding law, drivers face $500 fines or jail time—"Turbevillle, SC is known as one of the worst speed traps in the state."
- Speeders were plentiful in camera test run—"As Mayor Rahm Emanuel rolls out his long-delayed speed camera plan, new numbers his office released suggest that drivers who speed in Chicago could rack up way more in fines than a cash-starved City Hall initially projected."
- FL man arrested for protesting red light cameras—"Red light cameras are all about money - not safety. Governments choose tax money over safety of motorists."
- Sullivan: Watching The Watchmen
- Lubbock police introduce body cameras
- Georgia Cop Caught on Camera Demanding Bribe Resigns, but Still Not Arrested
- Police: "Shut up or get ticketed" - Vermont traffic stop leads to federal civil rights dispute—The ACLU is helping out.
- Caught on camera: Deputy brutalizes a family—First Texas.
- Traffic stop caught on camera causes controversy—Then Ohio.
- Traffic stop leads to window-shattering confrontation with UCF police
- MTS officers take down man at trolley stop—"An Otay Mesa resident says she is outraged and astonished after seeing what she describes as unnecessary force by Metropolitan Transit System officers."
- Attorney says TPD subjected woman to 'police brutality' during DUI arrest—Thing is, the video shows the woman was drunk off her ass.
- How Two Newspaper Reporters Helped Free an Innocent Man—"Daniel Taylor didn't commit murder — and the author, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, proved it in The Chicago Tribune. But it took the justice system more than a decade to catch up."
- Man exonerated in Fayette County double killing after 27 years sues prosecutors, investigator
- Annie Dookhan, Chemist Accused Of Faking Test Results, Could Have Affected 40,000 Defendants: State
- Teacher who lost job after being innocently caught in police sting sues for $15M
- Man files $20 million suit against Jackson County, Sheriff Byrd for false arrest—"The investigation abruptly ended, the suit says, after Thornton did a manual scan of Tuskan's home computer and found no evidence he had ever possessed child porn. Tuskan's computer had a wireless connection that was not protected by a password and could have been accessed by someone outside his home."
