Victory: Federal Court Agrees — Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic Evidence Secret from Defendants
By Kit Walsh When the government tries to convict you of a crime, you have a right to challenge its evidence. This is a fundamental…
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California Bill Backed by PTSD War Veterans Groups Would Legalize Psychedelics Statewide
By Elias Marat California could soon decriminalize psychedelics statewide if one legislator’s new bill is passed, marking another step by the Golden State to do…
IARPA Developing AI To Help Predict The Future
IARPA, funded by taxpayer money like its cousin DARPA, intends to continuously collect all data about everyone in real time in order to let AI…
As ALL Drugs Decriminalized in Oregon, Addiction to Be Treated With Health Care Not Handcuffs
By Matt Agorist In November, in a near-landslide, Oregon became the first state in history to decriminalize all drugs, including hard drugs like heroin, cocaine,…
High Level Cop Exposes Illegal Quota — Cops Told to Make Arrests Even if There’s No Crime
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — Most people reading this article know what it is like to have the blue and red lights pop up…
Is The USPS Creating A National Biometric Criminal Background Check Program?
By MassPrivateI Are Americans ready for a national United States Postal Service (USPS) biometric criminal background check program? What initially started out as an employee…
Illinois Expunges Over Half a Million Past Marijuana Convictions Despite Federal Prohibition
By Michael Maharrey Illinois expunged over 500,000 past marijuana convictions in 2020 despite federal prohibition. Illinois legalized marijuana by a legislative act in 2019 and…
Singapore Police Access COVID Tracing App Data For Criminal Investigations
By Tyler Durden In another instance where conspiracy theory becomes fact, a coronavirus tracing app in Singapore can now be used by the police to track…
State Supreme Court Bars Victims of Police Crimes from Seeking Punitive Damages in Lawsuits
By Matt Agorist Over the years, the Free Thought Project has run many headlines with the phrase “taxpayers held liable” included in it after cops…
Banning Government Use of Face Recognition Technology: 2020 Year in Review
By Nathan Sheard If there was any question about the gravity of problems with police use of face surveillance technology, 2020 wasted no time in…
Cops Who Kill Americans Have Less Than a 1 in a 1000 Chance of Being Convicted of Murder
By Matt Agorist After the death of George Floyd in May of this year, 2020 marked a historical movement in the fight for police accountability…
Police Keep Secret List of Kids with Bad Grades Labeling Them “Potential Criminals”
By Matt Agorist Pasco County, FL — In the ostensible land of the free, we are told that all people are presumed innocent until proven…
34 Police Departments Kill Citizens At Higher Rates Than the US Murder Rate
By Matt Agorist According to the most recent count of police killings, police in America have killed 1,039 people this year. Exactly 21 of these…
Longest-Serving Inmate for Cannabis Finally Released — Son, Wife, Parents All Died While He Was In
By Matt Agorist The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads as follows: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel…