Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats
Free Speech Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats Eugene Volokh | 8.14.2026 8:01 AM Some excerpts from the long (>16K word) opinions in Wednesday's U.S. v. Wagner, written by Sixth Circuit Judge Whitney Hermandorfer, joined by Alan Norris: A grand jury indicted Kyle Wagner for cyberstalking and transmitting interstate threats. The conduct giving rise to the indictment followed a series of escalating communications in which Wagner threatened federal law-enforcement officers and their supporters, solicited resources to evade detection by the authorities, and entertained an inquiry about killing a former government official.
- ▪Free Speech Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats Eugene Volokh | 8.14.2026 8:01 AM Some excerpts from the long (>16K word) opinions in Wednesday's U.S. v.
- ▪Wagner, written by Sixth Circuit Judge Whitney Hermandorfer, joined by Alan Norris: A grand jury indicted Kyle Wagner for cyberstalking and transmitting interstate threats.
- ▪The conduct giving rise to the indictment followed a series of escalating communications in which Wagner threatened federal law-enforcement officers and their supporters, solicited resources to evade detection by the authorities, and entert
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Free Speech Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats Eugene Volokh | 8.14.2026 8:01 AM Some excerpts from the long (>16K word) opinions in Wednesday's U.S. v. Wagner, written by Sixth Circuit Judge Whitney Hermandorfer, joined by Alan Norris: A grand jury indicted Kyle Wagner for cyberstalking and transmitting interstate threats. The conduct giving rise to the indictment followed a series of escalating communications in which Wagner threatened federal law-enforcement officers and their supporters, solicited resources to evade detection by the authorities, and entertained an inquiry about killing a former government official. A magistrate judge ordered Wagner detained pretrial.
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