Law enforcement

As a federal-level accountability desert forms, states are reviving "collateral accountability" — damages suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights.

States must be vigilant stewards of their data — auditing what they hold, limiting what they share, and enforcing legal constraints against federal overreach.

States have constitutional protections against commandeering and coercion — but face a new challenge when the federal government sidelines states completely.

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.

An immigration expert considers questions that might have been asked at DHS General Counsel Percival's UCLA Law Federalist Society event.

The Mendez Principles, drafted to end the use of torture in interrogations, are being implemented variously across regions and institutions.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran illustrates how thousands of merchant mariners, so desperately needed globally, increasingly are trapped at sea during times of conflict.

Anyone who cares about the First Amendment should be concerned about HB 1471 and the spread of state-level terrorism designation laws.

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 accord would make it easier for autocrats to abuse Interpol’s famous Red Notices and other mechanisms to persecute those seeking refuge abroad from repression at home.

A magistrate judge's review of a search-warrant application may be the last meaningful safeguard against federal interference in an election.

One year since Trump sent the National Guard to LA, a new report warns military deployments for domestic policing produce escalation, disillusionment, and politicization.