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Homeland Security Investigations agents searched U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home on October 12, 2026, under what the Department of Justice called a judicially authorized search warrant, as part of what it described as an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Reports say the inquiry centers on her family’s immigration paperwork and could lead to fraud charges…
A 19-year-old man from Palatine, Illinois, has been arrested and charged after authorities uncovered an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship in Aurora, near Chicago. Investigators say coworkers reported disturbing communications, which helped police intervene. The suspect, Alexandros Paporakis, faces two Illinois felony charges: making a terrorist…
Nine former FBI employees have sued FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice. They allege they were unlawfully fired because of their work on the investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The complaint was filed on October 15,…
President Donald Trump has formally invoked presidential communications privilege, a form of executive privilege, to withhold certain documents and testimony in Rep. Joyce Beatty’s lawsuit challenging the planned two-year closure of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Deputy White House Counsel Joshua T. Hoyt signed a declaration, filed October 14, 2026, saying…
The State of Washington (through the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)) and Evergreen Public Schools have agreed to a reported $49.33 million settlement of a wrongful-death lawsuit over the November 2020 starvation death of Karreon Adams-Franks, a 15-year-old Vancouver, Washington student who was autistic,…
No, the Ninth Circuit did not decide both California laws. On October 14, 2026, it ruled only on Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act (SB 805), the visible-identification requirement (Penal Code § 13654). It directed the district court to enter a preliminary injunction against enforcing that requirement against the United States, federal agencies and…
Eight states have enacted statewide laws: California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. California counts once even though it passed two separate laws (SB 627 on masks and SB 805 on identification), which is why this guide has nine state-law sections for eight states. Enactment is not the same as enforceability…
Yes, but the federal rule is narrower than many people think. Under 8 C.F.R. § 287.8(c)(2)(iii), an immigration officer making an arrest must identify themselves as an authorized immigration officer, state that the person is under arrest and give the reason, as soon as it is practical and safe to do so. That is not…
No. The Ninth Circuit did not issue a permanent ban or a final judgment. On October 14, 2026, the court reversed a district court decision and directed it to enter a preliminary injunction barring California, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta from enforcing Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act (California Penal Code…