The petition of the day is: Melton v. Phillips 17-1095 Issues: (1) Whether a law enforcement officer who recklessly or deliberately reports false information that is ultimately relied upon in a warrant application violates the Fourth Amendment; and (2) whether the law in this area was clearly established,...
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts found the videotape “pretty chilling.” He was alluding to a 2006 meeting of the Riviera Beach, Fl., City Council and the arrest of Fane Lozman, a thorn in the side of council members, the Washington Post reports. Lozman was talking...
When Andy Cilek went to his local polling place in Hennepin County, Minnesota, to vote, an election worker told him to cover or take off his T-shirt, which bore both the Tea Party logo and the message “Don’t Tread on Me.” Cilek, the worker said,...
A federal judge rejected a challenge to the Trump administration’s plans to build a wall on the Southern border with Mexico, NPR reports. The state of California and environmental groups sued, arguing that it was wrong to launch the border wall project by waiving several...
Patchak v. Zinke did not get a lot of attention before the oral argument, and it probably won’t be splashed across the national media after the decision Tuesday morning. Yet it may have more staying power than many of the court’s more publicized decisions, as...
Federal agents arrested more than 150 people suspected of violating immigration laws during a three-day sweep across Northern California. About half of those arrested have criminal convictions. A top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said he thought others were able to elude arrest after the...