When Is Fat Tony's Deposition?

Nino Scalia's enforcers have been sued for their thug tactics:

The Hattiesburg American and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit this morning in federal district court that accuses the U.S. Marshals Service of violating reporters' constitutional rights.

The lawsuit stems from an April 7 speech at Presbyterian Christian High School in Hattiesburg by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Hattiesburg American reporter Antoinette Konz and The Associated Press' Denise Grones were assigned to cover the Scalia speech. The reporters said their recordings of the speech were seized by U.S. Deputy Marshal Melanie Rube.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, seeks an order to prohibit the Marshals Service from seizing recording devices from reporters involved in the gathering of news. It also asks for guarantees to keep the federal agency from erasing tapes regardless of whether the seizure is lawful or not.

Surely Deputy U.S. Marshals don't violate the law unless they've received authorization to do so. Scalia may deny it, but he hasn't been examined under oath. Yet.