Fourth Amendment
Trump wants to jail Democrats who noted soldiers may disobey illegal orders
In a video message posted this week, six Democratic legislators with military or intelligence backgrounds remind members of the armed forces that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders. That point is legally…
Federal agents can continue to use riot control weapons in Chicago
A federal judge's order designed to protect the constitutional rights of nonthreatening protestors and the press in the Chicago area was paused on Wednesday after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency…
James Comey case misconduct is result of the reckless rush to indict him
When U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick blasted the Justice Department's handling of the James Comey case on Monday, he did not address the merits of the perjury and obstruction charges against the former FBI…
Missouri town to pay $500k to settle lawsuit over deputy shooting blind and deaf dog
A small Missouri town will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man whose 13-pound blind and deaf shih tzu dog was shot and killed by a police officer. It is one of the largest settlements of its kind, an animal rights…
Chicago immigration agents accused of tear-gassing peaceful protestors
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander (CBP) Gregory Bovino, the public face of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago known as "Operation Midway Blitz," has been ordered to…
D.C. man suing after arrest for mocking National Guard troops with Star Wars’ ‘Imperial March’
A Washington, D.C., resident who was handcuffed and detained in September for mocking National Guard soldiers by playing "The Imperial March" from Star Wars on his cellphone is suing the soldiers and police officers…
ICE is mounting a mass surveillance campaign on U.S. citizens
While a federal judge scrutinizes the constitutionality of tactics used by federal immigration authorities during ongoing protests in Chicago, these same agencies are quietly amassing behind-the-scenes surveillance…
Hoover Webinar with Orin Kerr on His “The Digital Fourth Amendment”
Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law.…
SCOTUS probably won’t put any new limits on warrantless home searches
The Fourth Amendment protects "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures." When it comes to a person's home, that generally…
Treasury Department surveillance at southern border faces Fourth Amendment challenges
Valuta Corporation, a money services business (MSB) based in El Paso, Texas, has been run by Ashley Light's family for over 40 years. The first MSB licensed in Texas, Valuta provides money exchange, check-cashing, and…
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