I understand the temptation to pass hate speech laws. But there’s a temptation to do a lot of things that are wrong and lead to an unacceptable loss of liberty. We are not free to do anything that harms another … Continue reading →
The ruling greatly increases the pressure on Congress to make significant changes””or end outright””the surveillance program. The judges not only ruled against the phone program, but sharply criticized many of the legal theories upon which the U.S. government has built … Continue reading →
Another Tweeter with an itchy Twitter trigger finger* learns that pausing to think before tweeting might be wiser: Chris Cuomo is co-host of CNN’s morning show. He’s also a former law and justice correspondent for ABC News. He has a … Continue reading →
The Baltimore Sun reports that an investigative Task Force of the Baltimore Police Department has found that, contrary to the assertion by prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, Freddie Gray’s knife was illegal (just as the arresting police had claimed): While Mosby said … Continue reading →
Anyone who follows the news knows by now that of the six officers who have been charged in Freddie Gray’s death, it is an even split in terms of race: three are white and three are black. The most severe … Continue reading →
If I were a NY firefighter—woman or man—this would make me very, very angry: The FDNY for the first time in its history will allow someone who failed its crucial physical-fitness test to join the Bravest, The Post has learned. … Continue reading →
I have been trying to find some very specific information on what the medical report on Freddie Gray actually said. But other than that there was a neck fracture, that he had a head injury that may have been caused … Continue reading →
Andrew Branca is a lawyer I highly respect who writes at the blog Legal Insurrection (full disclosure: I write there at times, too). He did yeoman’s service in blogging about the Zimmerman and Ferguson cases, as well as many others, … Continue reading →
The Baltimore prosecutor has made a decision: State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, the chief prosecutor for Baltimore, announced this morning that her office has also found probable cause to pursue criminal charges in connection to the case. Five of the six … Continue reading →
The following was written by David Simon, who so far as I can tell is a not just a liberal but a leftist. He’s lived in Baltimore for a long, long time, used to be a police reporter for The … Continue reading →
The Baltimore police have delivered a report to a prosecutor that contains the following new information: “The police van carrying Gray to the station made a previously undisclosed stop that was captured on a ‘privately owned camera.’” That’s all we … Continue reading →
The WaPo is reporting that a man who was being transported in the other side of the van that also was carrying Freddie Gray has told investigators he heard sounds that indicated Gray may have been trying to hurt himself … Continue reading →