Mother Sues Border Patrol After Son Fatally Shot in Back of Head
A mother is suing Border Patrol after an agent killed her son south of Tucson last year.
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Six Men on No-Fly List Want Judge to Examine FBI’s Terrorism Assessments
How does the FBI decide who goes on the no-fly list?
Family of Dead Former Cop Drops Lawsuit over Alleged FBI Framing
A trial in federal court ended abruptly Wednesday after a family suing an FBI agent for allegedly framing a kidnapping and murder suspect dropped the lawsuit.
Sister of Kidnapping, Murder Suspect Files Claim Against FBI for Killing Brother
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The sister of a man killed in the Idaho wilderness after authorities said he abducted a 16-year-old girl and killer her relatives is suing the FBI for $20 million, saying her brother never got a fair trial, the Associated Press reports. The attorney of Lori DiMaggio Robinson filed a claim with…
Oscar-Winning Director Sues Justice Department for Public Records of Her Airport Datainments
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Oscar-winning Laura Poitras is suing the Justice Department and other federal agencies after they have denied her access to public records documenting the dozens of times she said she has been questioned and searched at airports, Variety reports. The “Citizenfour” director claims in the lawsuit that she has been detained every…
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,…
FBI Investigates Death of Man Shot Multiple Times with Taser at Border Crossing
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether CBP agents went too far when they shot a man multiple times with a Taser at a San Ysidro border crossing, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Francisco Cesena died after of cardiac arrest caused in part by multiple Taser shots after authorities said he attacked them….
FBI Accused of Using No-Fly List to Coerce Muslims into Becoming Informants
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is accused of removing people from the no-fly list in exchange for becoming informants. Al Jazeera America reports that four law-abiding Muslim men were removed from the no-fly list just days before a federal district court in New York hears their case. According to their lawsuit, Tanvir v. Lynch,…