LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall The Chicago Police Department (CPD) suffers from “systemic deficiencies,” according to a Friday report from the Department of Justice. The CPD has a pattern of using excessive force with Chicago residents, the 164 page document concluded. The department also conducts unnecessary foot pursuits that often lead to civilians…
by Kody Fairfield A source, reporting to Fox News, has come out to say that the decision by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Justices (DOJ), to not indict Democratic Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, for her handling of a private email server while serving as the Secretary of State, as well as the…
By Kathryn Watson Former Attorney General Eric Holder overruled Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers who said British banking giant HSBC should be prosecuted for missing hundreds of millions of dollars in money laundering by drug cartels, a congressional committee report said Monday. The report also stated the overruled DOJ lawyers recommended that charges be filed against HSBC Bank…
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) will be the first Republican to co-sponsor a bill to block a pending judicial rule change that would dramatically expand the FBI’s hacking authority. The bill, which is expected to come out sometime this week, would seek to undo changes done to Rule 41 by the Supreme Court. He joins Senator Ron…
Rachel Stoltzfoos The Department of Justice is investigating five FBI agents involved in the fatal shooting of Oregon militia spokesman Lavoy Finicum for allegedly covering up the details of Finicum’s January death. One of the FBI agents allegedly lied about firing twice on Finicum, who was shot to death in the course of an…
By: Alex Tabarrok This post originally appeared at MarginalRevolution.com In Ferguson and the Modern Debtor’s Prison I wrote: You don’t get $321 in fines and fees and 3 warrants per household from an about-average crime rate. You get numbers like this from bullshit arrests for jaywalking and constant “low level harassment involving traffic stops, court appearances, high…