United States v. Alston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES, v. No. 25-cr-249 (TSC) JUDGE ALSTON, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION On August 12, 2025, seven U.S. Marshals partially surrounded Defendant Judge Alston’s car over a minor parking violation. The Government concedes that before Alston gave any consent, a Marshal began illegally searching his car. Because that initial illegal search both tainted Alston’s subsequent consent and rendered it involuntary, the court will GRANT Alston’s Motion to Suppress Tangible Evidence, ECF No. 18. I. BACKGROUND On February 6, 2026, the court…