Rapper Drakeo the Ruler's lyrics and music videos were used against him in a murder trial. University of Richmond professor Erik Nielson says prosecutors everywhere are using this strategy in court to secure convictions even though it may not be fair to the accused.
***2015 Finalist for Southern California Journalism Award (Best Entertainment News Feature for Television)***
The Star Wars economy is bigger than you think and it's just the latest example of how the original film franchise revolutionized filmmaking through the merchandising of every piece of its world.
The fans of Detroit horrorcore rap group Insane Clown Posse marched on Washington in September 2017 to protest a gang label given to them by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Witness the day button-up D.C. residents met the Juggalos face-to-face.
"One of the highlights of the conference" -The Advocate
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What will you find on the gay social networking and dating app, Grindr, at the Conservative Political Action Conference? Young gay conservatives ready for their movement to shift on issues that target gays.
The 2016 Republican National Convention may feel like a surreal acid trip with its abundance of American flag clothing and Donald Trump memorabilia. But, if you look past the theatrics of delegates and supporters, you may witness a political party convention that acts like a wake for the GOP.
Hip-hop rapper Tiny Doo's real name is Brandon Duncan, and he ended up in jail for eight months awaiting trial on charges he conspired to commit a series of gang related shootings around San Diego, Calif. Prosecutors at the San Diego County District Attorney's Office didn't say he shot the gun or drove the getaway car in these shootings; Instead they said he profited from the shootings through his gangster rap album, "No Safety."
The most interesting phenomena you will find at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., isn't the straw poll of potential presidential candidates. It's the sharp divide on social issues between the young and old attendees that may be moving the conservative movement into the 21st century.
If you think the National Security Agency (NSA) isn't interested in your information, you should take a road trip out to see the massive, nondescript, concrete buildings they operate in the sleepy town of Bluffdale, Utah.
Interview with UCLA Law School Professor and Adam Winkler talks about the under-the-radar civil rights movement corporations fought in the American legal system over hundreds of years.
In a new book, We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights, Winkler challenges common wisdom about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and complicates the narrative about America's founding.
Digitally scanning and recording tattoos may seem effective for the cops when going after criminal street gangs. But, the practice may also put innocent people under the microscope of law enforcement—you know, those people allowed to charge you with a crime.
Civilians shoot and upload police encounters to the Internet everyday using tiny cameras on their cell phones and other mobile devices. In fact it may be easier than ever to keep the police accountable with the technology we all carry around in our pockets. But police are looking to keep civilians accountable too by wearing cameras of their own. Former Seattle Police officer Steve Ward started a company that makes body cameras for police officers called Vievu
Patrick Moen used to be a supervisory special agent with the DEA but now works as compliance director and senior counsel at Privateer Holdings, a private equity firm that invests in cannabis.
For a long time, drones - unmanned aircraft - were used only by the military. Now local law enforcement wants them for police work such as surveillance and search-and-rescue missions. That in turn has sparked a fierce debate over the balance between cutting-edge law enforcement technology and the privacy rights of citizens.