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Supreme Court Rules that a Geofence Warrant Is a Search

The Supreme Court decided several major cases in its recently-concluded Term, but for people interested in the Fourth Amendment, the most anticipated was United States v. Chatrie,...

Fencing with Fourth Amendment: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Chatrie Decision

Chatrie stands as an important but narrow reaffirmation of the Supreme Court’s determination not to let technology overwhelm all privacy expectations in the digital age. The post F...

Supreme Court's Chatrie Decision Extends Fourth Amendment Protection to Location Data, Raising Stakes for Digital Privac...

Supreme Court Addresses Rights of Green Card Holders in Blanche v. Lau

The Supreme Court of the United States’ opinion in Blanche v. Lau, No. 25-429 (June 23, 2026), reshapes how border officers may treat returning green card holders suspected of havi...

Court sides with government in dispute over rights of green card holders accused of committing a crime

The Supreme Court on Tuesday in Blanche v. Lau cleared the way for immigration officers to more freely deny lawful permanent residents – also known as green card holders – admissio...

Congratulations to Orin Kerr, Whose Amicus Brief Was Twice Cited by the Court Today in Chatrie v. U.S.

The opinions are here. The post Congratulations to Orin Kerr, Whose Amicus Brief Was Twice Cited by the Court Today in <i>Chatrie v. U.S.</i> appeared first on Reason.c...

Supreme Court Rules CBP Does Not Need Clear and Convincing Evidence to Find Alien Inadmissible

Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can decline to admit a lawful permanent resident (LPR) into the U.S. based on an...

SCOTUS Clarifies How CBP Can Decide to Parole Green Card Holders for Prosecution

The Supreme Court’s opinion is dispositive on one crucial issue: The INA doesn’t impose a burden on CBP officers at the ports, “entrusted with making quick judgments on the spot”,...

Standard of Proof and Judicial Discretion in Early Termination of Supervised Release: A Case Analysis of United States v...

United States v. Royce, No. 3:17-CR-158, Memorandum Opinion (M.D. Pa. June 16, 2026) For tax practitioners, representing clients in federal tax controversies involves naviga...

Chatrie and the Long and Winding Road to Privacy

In May 2019, a man robbed a credit union in Virginia, made off with $195,000, and vanished. Witnesses noticed only one odd detail: as he approached the bank, he appeared to be talk...

Threat of Cell Phone Surveillance

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2026 ruling in Chatrie v. United States marked an important step in protecting Fourth Amendment rights against modern surveillance techniques.

Feds face tort claim over CBP car collision

Read the ruling here. Source: Courthouse News Service

US Supreme Court eases burden on border officers in green card holder removal cases

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigration officers are not required to have clear and convincing evidence that a returning lawful permanent resident committed a crime inv...

Chatrie + the Shrinking Third-Party Doctrine: What Data Custodians Should Watch

In sovereignty case, personal liberty takes back seat: SC

The Supreme Court emphasized that national sovereignty outweighs personal liberty, especially in cases involving threats to the nation, such as drug trafficking. The court highligh...

Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case, involving the ability to sue federal officials for violating constitutional rights even when there is no law specifically au...

Court rejects broad interpretation of compassionate release statute

A federal defendant may obtain compassionate release if a district court finds, among other things, that “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction” to his or h...

Court determines federal defendants’ appellate waivers unenforceable if a miscarriage of justice would result

In Hunter v. United States the Supreme Court held that a federal defendant’s waiver of appellate review is unenforceable if it would result in a miscarriage of justice. Although th...

Plaintiff Can't Litigate Claim That "Security Clearance Process" Was Used "as a Pretextual Weapon to Execute an Ideologi...

From Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.) today in Reilly v. U.S. Att'y Gen.: This case presents a conflict between individual… The post Plaintiff Can't Litigate Claim That "Security Clear...

In Blanche v. Lau, the Supreme Court Rewards the Solicitor General’s Bait-and-Switch at Green Card Holders’ Expense

Lawful permanent residents are left to wonder when it is safe to travel for business, family reasons, or pleasure without jeopardizing their status and day-to-day lives. The post I...

Supreme Court: Border Officers Need No Heightened Proof to Treat Returning Green Card Holders with Criminal Issues as Se...

In a decision with real consequences for lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who travel internationally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on 23.Jun.2026, that a border officer does not n...

A Charge Is Enough: Blanche v. Lau and the Green-Card Holder’s New Limbo. Proof Can Wait. Your Status Can’t: Blanche v....

Law Offices of Michael D. Baker, Chicago U.S. Supreme CourtOct. Term 2025 A green card is supposed to mean you belong here. Blanche v. Lau says it means that only until a border of...

Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out

From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove of… The post Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown...

Hunter v. United States – the most important criminal case of the term

The term is not quite over, but I have no doubt that Hunter v. United States, decided on June 18, is its most important criminal case. In Hunter, the court ruled that there is a “m...