Trump Blasts His Own Justice Department Over ‘Watered Down’ Travel Ban
President Trump blasted his own Justice Department in a series of tweets Monday morning, saying his travel ban has been “watered down” in order pass legal muster.
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Neil Gorsuch’s Participation In Supreme Court Could Make a Difference, Most Likely In favor of Protecting Officers
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The muddied area of the law in civil actions against police officers involved in a shooting is one where Justice Neil Gorsuch’s participation and vote could make a difference, most likely in favor of protecting the officers. The Supreme Court heard argument last week in County of Los Angeles v. Mendez,…
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Mexican Nationals Can Sue Over Border Patrol Shootings
The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments today in a case involving a Border Patrol agent who fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old across the border with Mexico.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Killed Mexican Teen Has Constitutional Protections
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide whether a Mexican teenager is permitted to sue the Border Patrol agent who shot him.
Supreme Court’s November Cases and the Continued Search for the Evolving Standards of Decency in Criminal Punishment
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com With only a pair of criminal cases on the Oral Argument docket in November, the Court will primarily focus on civil and administrative…
Parker: The Supreme Court’s November Cases and the Continued Search for the Evolving Standards of Decency in Criminal Punishment
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com With only a pair of criminal cases on the Oral Argument docket in November, the Court will primarily focus on civil and administrative…
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Border Patrol Agent Can Be Sued for Killing Mexican Teen
Can a Border Patrol agent be sued for shooting and killing a Mexican teenager?
The Supreme Court, Police Shootings and Black Lives Matter
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Have the frenzied media coverage of incidents involving police shootings of African Americans and the protests of Black Lives Matter activists affected the Supreme Court? The Court has not addressed a case involving race and the criminal justice system in some time, but two such cases are scheduled for oral argument…