Henderson man sues city and police, saying third amendment rights violated
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 | 12:45 p.m. A Nevada man is suing the city of Henderson and its police under the rarely-used Third Amendment, claiming that they unconstitutionally arrested him for
obstruction of justice when he refused to let them commandeer his home. Anthony Mitchell, a resident of a Las Vegas suburb, was arrested by Henderson Police in 2011 after he refused police
requests to enter his home to "gain a tactical advantage" against the occupant of a neighboring house. The Third Amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes
without the homeowners' permission.