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ICE is bringing military occupation and recruitment tactics to America
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (827+ words) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a yearlong $100 million recruitment campaign late last year. From removing age limits for applicants to offering $50,000 signing bonuses, ICE's "wartime recruitment" campaign is a full-on blitz. The agency's recruitment methods have drawn a lot…...
Homeland Security helps nab 80-year-old man for paying a sex worker
1+ week, 2+ day ago (825+ words) Department of Homeland Security Here's your periodic reminder that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security'the agency tasked with safeguarding America from terrorism and other grave threats'is also in the business of policing private sexual acts between adults. An 80-year-old man was…...
Controversial geofence warrants face Supreme Court challenge
1+ week, 5+ day ago (413+ words) Chatrie's legal team challenged the geofence warrant, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit initially ruled that the use of the warrant didn't even constitute a search. Subsequently, a review by the full court resulted in legal indecision,…...
Yes, states may prosecute ICE agents for misconduct
1+ week, 6+ day ago (296+ words) You're reading Injustice System from Damon Root and Reason. Get more of Damon's commentary on constitutional law and American history. In response, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared that "what these States are trying to do is unlawful and…...
A Minnesota Police Chief Said ICE Was Harassing Residents. Here Are Some of Their Stories.
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (1191+ words) A month ago, the police chief of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, held an extraordinary press conference where he accused federal immigration officers of racially profiling and harassing residents of the Twin Cities suburb, including one of his own officers. At a…...
Brickbat: Police Priorities
2+ week, 1+ day ago (128+ words) In Australia, a Gold Coast couple suffered a home invasion in which when masked thieves stole valuables and drove off with their car. They say more than a month has passed and police have still not responded to the incident....
Arrest of Commenter at City Council Meeting for Accusing Police of Being "Fascist" and "Pro Domestic Abuse" Violated First Amendment
3+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) Eugene Volokh | 2.24.2026 8:01 AM An excerpt from yesterday's long decision by Chief Judge Stephanie Rose (S.D. Iowa) in Petersen v. City of Newton: The constitutional violations alleged in this case stem from the enforcement of Newton's Derogatory Comments Rule ", which prohibited speakers from…...
Final Version, "Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment"
3+ week, 1+ day ago (131+ words) Especially relevant for United States v. Chatrie, the geofence warrant case. Orin S. Kerr | 2.24.2026 3:20 PM I am pleased to post the final version of my new article Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment, just out in the Boston College Law Review." Here's…...
96 percent of people charged with human trafficking are U.S. citizens
3+ week, 6+ day ago (437+ words) The vast majority of people charged with human trafficking in this country are U.S. citizens, according to the Department of Justice. In 2023, U.S. citizens accounted for 96 percent of people charged with a federal human trafficking offense. Additionally, 1.7 percent of those charged were…...
When police can keep seized cash, abuse follows
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (564+ words) Oklahoma City's police department is the latest law enforcement agency exposed for mishandling forfeited money. Former city attorney Orval Jones blew the whistle, accusing the city of participating in a "nefarious scheme" to divert forfeiture proceeds into police coffers instead…...