The issue focused on whether local law enforcement could legally share information with federal law enforcement on Americans they suspect of criminal activity. In court documents, federal prosecutors alleged that law enforcement officials knew that certain federal officials were permitted to share information with local law enforcement on non-violent federal criminal suspects.

The Justice Department argued that law enforcement officials had no legal authority to share such information with local law enforcement.

The legal battle over law enforcement information sharing has long been a political hot potato. It has often come up