Georgia’s public defender shortage was recently of interest to the media when it affected the prosecution of Robert Aaron Long,…
In 1734, New York Weekly Journal publisher John Peter Zenger was arrested for seditious libel because the publication was critical…
Emi Koyama is the founder of Seattle-based Coalition for Rights & Safety for People in the Sex Trade. Her advocacy…
A Louisiana Senate committee has approved a House-passed bill that threatens to send people to jail for up to one year if…
The Georgia Department of Corrections assigns every person in its custody a security classification: Minimum, Medium or Close. This classification…
New legislation in Singapore will strengthen the country’s vape prohibition with threats of long prison sentences and caning—establishing perhaps the…
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a bill that would repeal a decades-old federal statute that’s led to the denial of…
On February 5, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (D) signed an executive order titled “Protecting North Carolinians Through Stronger Behavioral…
A mandate to ban nicotine vapes was enshrined in Mexico’s constitution in early 2025—a step described as “essential” by President…
A coalition of 37 cannabis and civil rights organizations is urging Virginia senators to reverse course on amendments made to…