BREAKING: Justices Reject Feds' Venue Theory In Twitter Spying Case - Law360
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The Supreme Court just rejected the government's venue theory in a Twitter spying case — revealing how prosecutorial overreach collides with constitutional limits on federal power.
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Theory Briefing
- The Supreme Court struck down the federal government's venue theory in a case involving alleged Twitter spies, limiting where such prosecutions can be brought.
- The ruling illustrates the principal-agent problem: federal prosecutors stretched jurisdictional claims beyond what the Court found constitutionally permissible.
- By reining in venue manipulation, the Justices signal that procedural safeguards remain a check on government power in national-security prosecutions.