Doctor of laws, “Crusading against government officials and the immunity doctrines that protect them." -St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. Views mine
“What Americans are starting to realize is there’s been an entire surveillance industry erected around them,” - @IJ's @Robert_Frommer tells @govtechnews on the proliferation of Flock cameras.
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Last week, I got to examine my first witnesses in court. And I couldn't have asked for a more important case: Leo, a U.S. citizen and construction worker, testified about being detained by ICE three times in the past year. Each time, he had his documents. None of it mattered. 1/
🚨 @IJ attorneys just wrapped up a daylong hearing in our case on behalf of Leo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen repeatedly detained by immigration officers for no good reason. IJ Sr. Attorney Jared McClain and Leo talked with reporters afterwards. It will be a few more weeks before the judge issues a decision on a possible injunction against DHS.
Videos of his first arrest went viral. He's shared his story widely, even appearing before Congress. He's actively suing the Trump administration.
So why do immigration officials keep detaining this U.S. citizen in Alabama?
My latest for @propublica https://t.co/tC2BxNmMce
@CFCRobL I lean sell b/c he doesn’t work in a pivot. And while the goal contributions are nice, they’re still below what you’d want from someone playing that advanced (esp at that price). It’s all his improved box crashing. He still really struggles to put shots open on frame from range
"@IJ hopes that the Supreme Court’s textualists will eventually acknowledge the absence of a police-power exception in the takings clause’s text."
- @GeorgeWill on our work seeking compensation for innocent people whose property is destroyed by SWAT.
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The Fourth Amendment requires probable cause be supported by “Oath or affirmation” before a warrant can issue, but the Supreme Court effectively removed that requirement in Jones v. US.
Today, @IJ filed a cert. petition in Mendenhall v. Denver, urging the Court to put it back.
I tried the criminal case. The officer lied on the stand and was only caught because my client happened to have a dash cam secretly recording. The State stubbornly took Justin to trial in criminal court and the officer’s lies on the stand hurt him bad in the federal case.
Speaking as a private citizen and voter, this is not normal behavior. It must be stopped. Judge Milliron uses the authority of the bench to threaten people with jail for merely doing their jobs.
HUGE @IJ VICTORY
No qualified immunity for a raging town councilman who came onto our clients' property, cut their food truck's water line & allegedly told them to "go back to your own country."
The court ruled Parksley, VA & Councilman Henry Nicholson are liable for damages.
@journalism_rp@SonOfChelsea Also a lack of finishers playing a team that has them. Plenty of shots the last two games with no real big saves to keep them out.
@Statford_Bridge How good JP was holding up the few long balls makes the Jorgensen mess even less excusable.
Lack of subs was costly. But the only wide option just played 120’. He and Lavia still probably needed to be on sooner. Just not much impact on the bench today.