Federal Judges Dismiss Cases After FBI Hosted Child Pornography Site
The FBI’s child pornography sting “Operation Pacifier” was successful at locating and identifying abusers, but it has come under attack by federal judges across the country.
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Arizona Republic: Court Case Over Constitutional Rights of Mexican Child Needs Hashed Out
Either the Constitution means something or it doesn’t.
Federal Judge: Mother of Mexican Teen Killed by Border Patrol Agent May Sue U.S.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge has ruled that the mother of a Mexican teen killed in a cross-border shooting by a Border Patrol agent may sue the government, the Desert News reports. U.S. District Court Judge Raner C. Collins denied the government’s motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that the victim,…
Lawsuit: Does U.S. Constitution Protect Mexicans in Their Home Country?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is a Mexican boy shot in his home country protected by the U.S. Constitution? The question is at the center of a lawsuit filed by the family of a Mexican teenager who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent near Nogales, Sonora, in 2012, the Associated Press reports. …
Reason.com Editorial: FBI Cuts Constitutional Corners, Breaks Law
Editorial reason.com editorial Does the FBI manifest fidelity, bravery, and integrity, or does it cut constitutional corners in order to incriminate? Can the FBI cut the cable television lines to your house and then show up pretending to be the cable guy and install listening devices? Can FBI agents and technicians testify falsely and cause…
DEA Sued Following Discovery That Agency Collected Americans’ Phone Records
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone call records violated the constitutional rights of Americans, alleges the Human Rights Watch in a lawsuit against the agency. Forbes reports that the suit comes just a day after a USA Today report on the surveillance program. The DEA reportedly amassed billions of phone…
Did FBI Agents Violate Rights of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect During Aggressive Interrogation?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s interrogation of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev violated his rights while he he lay in pain in a hospital bed immediately following his arrest, his defense lawyers argued in court documents Wednesday. The Chicago Tribune reports that FBI agents ignored Tsarnaev’s 10 requests for a lawyer even though authorities…
House Committee to Call for Criminal Investigation of Former IRS Official
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republican lawmakers are want the Justice Department to seek charges against embattled ex-IRS official Lois Lerner. Fox News reports that the House Ways and Means Committee are to meet Wednesday to write a letter notifying the Justice Department that Lerner may have broken the law. The letter will argue that Lerner violated…