Armed with the account identifiers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought search warrants requiring Facebook to disclose various records and voluntarily disclosed information.

Armed with the account identifiers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought search warrants requiring Facebook to disclose various records and voluntarily disclosed information.

A convicted criminal with support from politically conservative organizations has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to “put an end” to the judicial practice of enhancing criminal penalties based on jury-acquitted conduct.

In June 2014, the appellant, a Security Specialist at the Department of Defense, took an extra $5.00 worth of food from the agency cafeteria without paying for the additional food. The agency removed the appellant based on this conduct and charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the deciding official’s ex parte communications in the Air Force’s termination proceedings is a violation of the due process clause.

If at least four of the nine justices vote to grant Deputy Anthony Mumphard’s petition, the U.S. Supreme Court will order the parties to fully brief and argue the issues. The Court will then decide the case this term.

Armed with the account identifiers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought search warrants requiring Facebook to disclose various records and voluntarily disclosed information.

Deciding the test for the “independent source” exception to the exclusionary rule is before the U.S. Supreme Court this term as the justices review an unopposed petition.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit described the case as one presenting “a novel question involving two provisions within the Constitution: the U.S. Postal Service and the Fourth Amendment.”