In Sweeping Power Grab, DOJ Seeks Ability to Detain People Indefinitely Without Trial
By Tyler Durden In a sweeping power grab, the Department of Justice has asked Congress for the ability to go directly to chief judges in…
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If You’re Close to the Scene of a Crime, Police Can Demand Google Hand Over Your Data
By Aaron Kesel The Gainesville Police Department suspected an innocent man was involved in a burglary so naturally they requested that Google give them all…
Alabama Executed a Man for Murder Even Though Someone Else Confessed
By John Vibes Alabama executed 44-year-old Nathaniel Woods Thursday evening despite another person having confessed to the crimes that Woods was charged with. That person…
Houston’s Mayor Turner Partners with Tech Companies to Build a Surveillance City
By The Conscious Resistance Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo have announced a call for $8.5 million in funding for new…
10yo Boy Handcuffed, Arrested, Charged with Felony for Playing with a Nerf Bow and Arrow
By Matt Agorist Colorado Springs, CO — In today’s fearful society, even obvious toy “guns” like Nerf guns can land innocent children in the grips…
Socioemotional “Thought Crimes” in American Schools: Tracking Student SEL Data for Precrime
By John Klyczek As a result of federal initiatives to “get tough on crime,” such as the Reagan Administration’s War on Drugs and the Clinton…
Man Seeks Release From Prison 25 Years Into 60-Year Cannabis Sentence in a Legal State
By John Vibes For more than a year, cannabis has been legal in the state of Michigan and businesses across the state are making millions…
85,000 Marijuana Convictions Expunged in California
By Aaron Kesel Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced that she had secured the automated dismissal of 66,000 marijuana convictions in Los Angeles County…
Multiple Depts Caught Not Only Ignoring Rape Kits, But Destroying Them With No Investigation
By Matt Agorist Plymouth, MN — Illustrating the careless and utterly ineffective nature of many police departments in the United States is the fact that…
Instead of Solving Real Crimes, Cops Go Undercover to Arrest 118 Handymen for Not Having Licenses
By Matt Agorist Hillsborough County, FL — In the land of the free, attempting to earn money in certain professions without first paying the state…
U.S. Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison for Selling Less Than a Gram of Marijuana
By Matt Agorist Baton Rouge, LA — Derek Harris is an honorably discharged veteran who put his life on the line for his country in…
Santa Cruz Just Voted to Tell Cops to Stop Arresting People for Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, and More
By Matt Agorist Seven years ago, Colorado citizens—tired of the war on drugs and wise to the near-limitless benefits of cannabis—made US history by voting…
UK Government Advised To Give Former Drug Dealers Jobs Once Cannabis Becomes Legal
By John Vibes Experts from the legal cannabis industry in the United States have advised politicians in the UK on best practices for the industry…
Now in Effect: Hawaii Law Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, Expunges Some Criminal Records
By Michael Maharrey HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan 13, 2020) – A new Hawaii law that decriminalizes marijuana possession and creates a process to expunge the records…