Law and the Courts

Kyle Ritternhouse went to court last week to get his rifle back following his acquittal during the high-profile jury trial late last year. While he failed to get his rifle, he did get his...

... VanDyke concluded in the majority opinion for a three-judge panel, Ventura County's policy plainly did not pass muster under "strict scrutiny," which requires that a law be "narrowly tailored" to further a...

By Don Thompson, AP Two California counties violated the Constitution's right to keep and bear arms when they shut down gun and ammunition stores in 2020 as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal...

By Larry Keane Mexico is going to have to answer a few basic questions when their lawyers finally step in front of a judge to claim that U.S.-based manufacturers are somehow responsible for their own...

Criminal justice reform in Illinois has ensured that most violent criminals are back out on the street after an arrest with little or no bail. The worst of the arrestees get unbelieveably stringent requirement...

By Russ Bynum, AP Three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves...

By the Associated Press The city of St. Louis has not destroyed guns seized months ago from the couple who made headlines by waving the weapons at protesters, and the couple is trying to get...

Yes, Illinois still has the much-reviled Firearms Owners ID Card. However, thanks to a class-action lawsuit settlement, the Illinois State Police have agreed to end their egregious practice of fee stacking, charging FOID applicants...

Revolving door justice isn't just a phenomenon in big blue states like New York, Illinois, or California. Law enforcement and the administration of justice in urban areas -- even those in solidly red states...

Democrats in Illinois have championed “criminal justice reform” for a long time now, implementing their Chicago-style policies state-wide where and when they could. What has been the result? Well, a judge in Chicago sentenced a...

By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer, AP Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a motorist she shot during a traffic stop after...

By Stephen Groves and Kathleen Foody, AP The suburban Minneapolis police officer on trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright has said she mistakenly used her gun when she was trying to grab a Taser during a chaotic attempt to...