U.S. District Judge Joseph E. Goodwin ordered the immediate release of petitioner Anderson Jesus Urquilla-Ramos, who was ...

In Monroe County, Tennessee, man died in the custody of the sheriff’s department — when he arguably should never have been in ...

One of the sticking points in the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland ...

Last week, the Supreme Court gave federal agents the green light to geographically, racially and linguistically profile people while carrying out immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, and in doing so, it ...

Here’s a subject new to this column: The Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures.” Before the U.S. Supreme Court in Barnes v.

The Trump administration's war on immigration has trampled on the U.S. Constitution — and the Fourth Amendment in particular.

A recent New York court case upheld a murder conviction despite claims that DNA evidence used violated the defendant’s Fourth ...

Suppose the police want to get illegal drugs off the streets of California. So they begin stopping pedestrians at gunpoint, shoving them against walls, frisking them, and searching their belongings.

Legal scholars have many lenses through which to examine the Constitution. Lawyers need to master about 150 Supreme Court decisions in order to have a sufficient understanding of the government. But ...

This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 13 episode of “Velshi.” Last week, the Supreme Court gave federal agents the green light to geographically, racially and linguistically profile people while ...