The criminal-justice system is bad at correcting, or learning from, its mistakes
"All of that [exculpatory] evidence was withheld by the same prosecutor who is now being hired to handle death penalty cases all over Louisiana."
Customs Can Search Your Phone Illegally, Then Kick You Out of the USA
"They didn’t find a crime, but they did find a picture of Charles with marijuana from over a year prior. Based on that picture, his visa was revoked."
A Rare Win at the Supreme Court (Podcast)
I don't normally get very excited about what the Supreme Court does. But when it's right, it's right!
The Struggle for American Independence: The Townshend Acts
In this episode, I cover the Townshend Acts, the crafty attempt by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend to enact taxes which would allay some of the colonists’ arguments against parliamentary taxation. Introduced here is John Dickinson, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, who would play a critical role in the struggle. I also cover other Townshend…
Wichita officer who fired fatal shot in Dec. ‘swatting’ never saw a gun
"He never thought the 911 call could have been fake, he said."
John Stossel: Junk Science Locks Up Innocent People
"We all went to law school because we don't know science, we don't know math. And if somebody comes in in a white lab coat...that's good enough for government work."
California Committee Passes Bill Ending Unrestricted Federal Militarization of Local Police
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 24, 2018) – Yesterday, a final California Assembly committee passed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies in the state to get local governmental approval before acquiring or using military equipment. Passage of the bill into law would set the stage to limit federal programs that militarize local police. Asm. Todd Gloria…
How the Feds Use Transportation Funds to Spy on You
"Not only do they attach strings to project funding such as this camera requirement in Richmond, they also finance many state and local surveillance programs outright."
Amazon urged not to sell facial recognition tool to police
"Last fall Amazon added capabilities that allow it to identify people in videos and follow their movements almost instantly."
Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
"A private conversation was recorded by Amazon's Alexa -- the voice-controlled smart speaker -- and the recorded audio was sent to the phone of a random person in Seattle, who was in the family’s contact list."
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