Pedophilia and the Media

“These are the facts about the term pedophilia. It is a medical term, not a legal one. There are no laws or statutes criminalizing pedophilia. Depression might cause a person to shoplift, but the criminal act is shoplifting, not having …

Parole Board should heed Baker’s call to pardon the Amirault siblings

Governor’s Council to Meet on Amirault Pardons

As most of you know, the NCRJ has been supporting the Amirault family in their quest for …

Breaking: The Amiraults to receive pardons!

Members of the The National Center for Reason and Justice were actively fighting to rectify this dreadful …

Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Vindicates Activist

The decision in Baughman v. Virginia ends the state’s efforts to civilly commit activist Galen Baughman as a ‘sexually violent predator’

In mid-September 2022 the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a trial court decision and dismissed the Commonwealth’s petition to …

Justice Delayed for Father MacRae

Photo: Jim Cole/ASSOCIATED PRESS

All this happened because “believe the children” became a nationwide mantra. Society has a duty to protect young children—but also to assess accusations rationally and fairly, especially when they’re improbable, spectacular and horrifying. Journalists, too, must …

Joseph Lascaze: Criminal Justice Reform from the Inside Out

photo: aclu of new hampshire

“On September 9, 2022, three years after leaving this prison, Joseph was the recipient of the New Hampshire Rising Stars Changemaker of the Year Award, a civic award bestowed upon a citizen who has played …

The Forgotten Lessons of the Recovered Memory Movement

“Just what happened to lead so many well-intentioned people down such a road is not a simple story. Understanding the power of recovered memory therapy requires an examination not just of the memory retrieval techniques …

Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Failed to Present Evidence That Could Have Prevented a Newly-Freed New Orleans Man from Spending 36 Years In Prison; Judge At a ‘Loss for Words’

“Prosecutors got their conviction, but at a great cost to an innocent man. To make matters worse, defense attorneys did an inadequate job of saving their client.

“Blood and semen evidence that could’ve cleared a Black man’s name in …

Is the pastor guilty?

We do not know enough about this case to have an informed opinion about Pastor Richards’ innocence. But a founder of the Tennessee Innocence Project believes him and is advocating for him.

Read the article by Liz …