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Dec 18, 2024 | 
grandforksherald.com | Daryl James |Jared McClain
School board politics can get ugly, but district attorney Stephen Billy took an employment dispute to the next level in Escambia County, Alabama. He used the power of his office to arrest anyone who opposed him in a personnel matter that had nothing to do with his office. Four innocent people went to jail, including the co-owner of a local newspaper and one of her reporters. Now, the victims are fighting back with a lawsuit for violating their constitutional rights.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
yourvalley.net | Jared McClain |Daryl James
By Jared McClain and Daryl James | Institute for Justice Pizza delivery drivers check house numbers. Bank tellers, pharmacists and airline workers check IDs. Far too often, however, the police act first and worry about accuracy later. They don’t have to worry about consequences because the court system shields them from accountability. Jennifer Heath Box is trying to change this.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
wvgazettemail.com | Jared McClain |Daryl James
Pizza delivery drivers check house numbers. Bank tellers, pharmacists and airline workers check IDs. Far too often, however, the police act first and worry about accuracy later. They don’t have to worry about consequences because the court system shields them from accountability. Red flags were obvious. The suspect was 23 years younger than Box, lived at a different address, had a different Social Security number, and was five inches shorter with different color eyes, hair and skin tone.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Daryl James
Police love the scent of marijuana. If they detect the odor during traffic stops in jurisdictions where cannabis is illegal, they can search the vehicle and seize any cash they find. They can even take the car. Once the government has possession, it can start civil forfeiture, a law enforcement maneuver that allows agencies to keep seized assets permanently. It works like highway robbery, except with court permission. No arrest or conviction is necessary.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
metrotimes.com | Wesley Hottot |Daryl James
Police patrol their communities to keep them safe. But law enforcement agencies in Detroit enlist officers for a different purpose: making money for Wayne County. Fundraising was the objective in November 2018 during a traffic stop in a heavy-enforcement area. The police pulled over a nearly new Ford Fusion and seized it without issuing a citation or making an arrest. Using the car as ransom, Wayne County prosecutors then demanded $1,355 for its release.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
metrotimes.com | Michael Greenberg |Daryl James
Michigan homeowner Todd Maxon had questions when he noticed a drone hovering above his property on May 5, 2018. So he followed the aircraft to a nearby baseball field and found its owner. The man working the controls refused to show his operator’s license, but Maxon learned what was going on when his local government sued him for alleged zoning violations. Officials in Long Lake Township, Michigan, had hired a drone company to surveil Maxon’s five-acre lot without his knowledge or consent.
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Jul 25, 2023 | 
curated.tncontentexchange.com | Jaimie Cavanaugh |Daryl James
Some people have $100 to spare. Others don’t. The difference can be huge for motorists driving the same speeds on the same roads in Delaware. Under a new law, which authorizes residential speed cameras in the state, vehicle owners with sufficient funds can settle photo radar tickets from the comfort of home and be done with the matter within minutes. Vehicle owners who live paycheck to paycheck, in contrast, can face months or years of pain. The sticker shock starts when they open their mail.
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Jul 21, 2023 | 
kilgorenewsherald.com | Jaimie Cavanaugh |Daryl James
Some people have $100 to spare. Others don’t. The difference can be huge for motorists driving the same speeds on the same roads in Delaware. Under a new law, which authorizes residential speed cameras in the state, vehicle owners with sufficient funds can settle photo radar tickets from the comfort of home and be done with the matter within minutes. Vehicle owners who live paycheck to paycheck, in contrast, can face months or years of pain. The sticker shock starts when they open their mail.
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Jul 16, 2023 | 
themillennialpress.com | Jaimie Cavanaugh |Daryl James
[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire.]By Jaimie Cavanaugh & Daryl JamesReal Clear WireSome people have $100 to spare. Others don’t. The difference can be huge for motorists driving the same speeds on the same roads in Delaware. Under a new law, which authorizes residential speed cameras in the state, vehicle owners with sufficient funds can settle photo radar tickets from the comfort of home and be done with the matter within minutes.
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Jul 14, 2023 | 
msn.com | Jaimie Cavanaugh |Daryl James
Some people have $100 to spare. Others don’t. The difference can be huge for motorists driving the same speeds on the same roads in Delaware. Under a new law, which authorizes residential speed cameras in the state, vehicle owners with sufficient funds can settle photo radar tickets from the comfort of home and be done with the matter within minutes. Vehicle owners who live paycheck to paycheck, in contrast, can face months or years of pain. The sticker shock starts when they open their mail.
