Federal Court Rules CBP Border Phone Searches Violated Fourth Amendment Rights of Palestinian American Activist
By Legal Affairs Correspondent In a landmark ruling that challenges the scope of federal authority at the nation’s ports of entry, a U.S. District Court judge has determined that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents acted unconstitutionally when…
Targeted: Palestinian Rights Advocate Sues Administration and Private Groups in Landmark Civil Rights Case
In a sweeping legal challenge that threatens to expose the mechanics of state-sanctioned political retaliation, Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian rights advocate and former Columbia University graduate student, filed a landmark lawsuit in federal…
Federal Authorities Arrest New York Woman Accused of Funding Palestinian Islamic Jihad via Cryptocurrency
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — Federal law enforcement officials have arrested a upstate New York woman accused of leading a domestic radical extremist group and using decentralized digital currencies to funnel tens of thousands of dollars to a designated foreign…
Federal Court Orders Release of Pro-Palestinian Advocate from ICE Custody Amid Growing Concerns Over First Amendment Retaliation
By Legal Correspondent In a landmark decision that highlights the escalating tension between federal immigration enforcement and the constitutional rights of lawful residents, the Terre Haute Division of the US District Court for the Southern District of…