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Katherine Menendez

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Jan 21, 2026
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Was a federal judge in Minnesota arrested

There is no reporting in the provided sources that was arrested; the coverage instead documents federal agents’ arrests of civilians, court orders restraining federal agents, and at least one separate...

Jan 22, 2026
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What legal precedents guide federal use of nonlethal munitions and chemical irritants against protesters?

and so-called nonlethal munitions against protesters is governed by constitutional limits—primarily the First Amendment’s protection of speech and assembly and the Fourth Amendment’s guard against unr...

Jan 24, 2026
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Federal judge Claudette Morrison hassled by ice

There is extensive reporting this month about judges ruling on how and other personnel engage with protesters and with , including rulings that limit crowd-control tactics and affirm that lawmakers we...

Jan 30, 2026

supreme COURT DECISION TO ALLOW ICE TO ARREST IN MINNESOTA

There is no clear record in the supplied reporting of a decision that broadly authorizes to arrest people across ; instead, the most consequential rulings so far are a federal district judge’s prelimi...

Jan 28, 2026

How have courts ruled in Minnesota or federal cases when protesters legally carried firearms during demonstrations?

Federal and courts have produced mixed outcomes when protests involved : Minnesota judges have at times protected protesters’ rights against federal agents’ detention and use of crowd-control tactics ...

Jan 29, 2026

What legal challenges have been filed against 'Operation Metro Surge' and what outcomes have courts produced so far?

Multiple coordinated lawsuits—brought by , and St. Paul, and individual Minnesotans—challenge on constitutional and statutory grounds, and courts have produced a mix of emergency relief, partial injun...

Jan 31, 2026

How has the Eighth Circuit explained its decision to pause Menendez’s injunction and what are the next appellate steps?

paused ’s preliminary injunction on the grounds that the order was both overbroad and vague and that the federal government made a strong showing of likely success on the merits — including that the i...

Jan 27, 2026

What legal opinions and court rulings govern whether local jails can honor ICE civil detainers in Minnesota and nationally?

Federal law gives authority to seek custody of noncitizens through administrative tools like detainers and administrative warrants, but federal regulations treat detainers as requests rather than comm...

Jan 19, 2026

What evidence have courts required from ICE in lawsuits alleging excessive force near schools during Operation Metro Surge?

Federal judges overseeing lawsuits tied to Operation Metro Surge have demanded documentary and testimonial proof tied to agents’ conduct — seeking operational records, eyewitness accounts and footage ...

Feb 6, 2026

How have appellate courts across circuits treated injunctions limiting federal agents’ crowd‑control tactics since 2024?

Since 2024, district judges in multiple cities—most recently in —have issued sweeping injunctions restricting federal agents’ use of -2024">crowd‑control tools against protesters, and appellate courts...

Feb 5, 2026

How do Minnesota courts interpret confrontations between legally armed private citizens and federal law enforcement?

courts have moved between protecting citizens’ constitutional safeguards in the face of and deferring to the Executive Branch’s broad authority to conduct federal law enforcement, issuing limited inju...

Jan 30, 2026

What legal cases have been filed by protest‑injury victims in Minneapolis and what discovery has revealed about police munition use?

Multiple civil cases—both new emergency suits tied to the and earlier class actions from the —have been filed by protesters and journalists alleging excessive force, and court filings and public recor...

Jan 21, 2026

What are the major federal court rulings about municipal noncooperation with ICE in the last five years?

in the last five years have produced a patchwork of decisions that both constrain and affirm federal immigration enforcement powers vis-à-vis cities and states: a federal judge blocked from conditioni...

Jan 18, 2026

What are the legal precedents for injunctions limiting federal agents at protests and how were they enforced?

Federal courts have repeatedly used preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders to limit federal agents’ tactics at protests—narrowly tailored orders that bar arrests, detentions, or use ...