On March 2 the United States Supreme Court will hear argument about Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois bans on handgun ownership. The case could further rework gun regulations in the aftermath of the 2008 5-4 Court’s reversal of similar regulations in Washin… more »

On New Year’s Day 2009 a white San Francisco Bay Area Transit officer shot and killed a 22-year old black man on a commuter train platform. The whole thing is recorded on security video that went viral on the internet touching off race riots there. The… more »