The city of Cleveland is on the hook $18.7 million in judgements for police brutality. They have a plan to get out of paying. And if it works, cities across the country could starting using the same maneuver.

The difficulty of catching a “cocaine trafficker with his hands on the country’s levers of power.”

Three men are exonerated, almost 40 years after a 12-year-old’s coerced testimony led to their murder convictions.

The author participates in the Society for Creative Anachronism’s “Crown Lyst, the twice-yearly event when knights will battle with ancient weapons and the victor will be named the new king.”