Supreme Court keeps Minnesota activist detained before cyberstalking trial

The Supreme Court declined to release Minnesota anti-ICE activist Kyle Wagner while he awaits trial on federal cyberstalking and interstate-threat charges tied to social media posts and the alleged online targeting of a supporter of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A trial judge had ordered Wagner released, but an appeals court overturned that decision after prosecutors argued his posts showed he posed a danger; the justices gave no explanation and noted no dissents. Wagner’s lawyers argued that continued detention harms his liberty and ability to prepare for trial, while prosecutors cited posts they characterized as threatening and calls to violence. The case also raises whether an appeals court reviewing pretrial detention may independently reassess the facts or should generally defer to the trial judge’s findings.