• Under new Illinois law, third offense of tossing cigarette to ground will be a felony [Andrew Stuttaford]
• “The New York Times calls for prosecutors to establish an ‘open file’ policy to combat prosecutorial misconduct.” [Nicole Hyland, LEF; New York Times; Radley Balko, whose column at the Washington Post has now launched]
• “Three Arrests Illustrate the Impact of New York’s Silly Seven-Round Ammunition Limit” [Jacob Sullum]
• Forfeiture reform on the agenda in Michigan? [John Ross/Reason, Institute for Justice, earlier]
• Speaking of law enforcement for profit, more on the proliferation of fees and third-party collectors that can land minor miscreants in “debtors’ prison” [Fox News; related, Balko]
• “Want to stop repeats of Columbine and Newtown? Deprive mass killers of the spotlight. Can the media do that?” [Ari Schulman, WSJ via @garyrosenwsj]
• “She’s regretted the lie that sent him to prison ever since.” [NY Mag]

Filed under: crime and punishment, forfeiture, guns, Illinois, law enforcement for profit, Michigan, perjury, prosecutorial abuse