#judicial-oversight

#judicial-oversight

The discrepancy between the honorable conduct expected of federal prosecutors and DOJ's tactics in this case is unsettling. From the opening paragraphs, McElroy identified the case as a breakdown in trust between the judiciary and the nation's most powerful law enforcement agency. The opinion frames the dispute as more than a procedural disagreement, emphasizing the expectation that federal prosecutors will act fairly and honestly when seeking information from a state, a company, or vulnerable children.

About 33 people have been injured in a nightclub bombing in the coastal town of Trujillo in northern Peru, with minors among those hurt in the explosion. Authorities say that the attack took place in the early morning hours on Saturday, with an explosion ripping through the club. At least five of those injured are in serious condition, according to the executive director of the Trujillo Health Network, Gerardo Florian Gomez.

The case centers on reimbursement requests submitted by local governments under federal migrant support grants. Those requests were filed before Homeland Security formally terminated the grants, and the law requires agencies to process reimbursements within a statutory 30-day window. Instead of paying up or offering a lawful explanation for denying the requests, the administration froze the funds and then argued that it no longer had to meet the reimbursement deadline because the grants were now in "closeout."

The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.

The law was clear: Donald Trump's Department of Justice was required to disclose all investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein by 19 December 2025, with rare exceptions. One month after this deadline mandated by Congress's Epstein Files Transparency Act, however, Trump's justice department has not complied with this law, prompting questions about when and whether authorities will ever release investigative documents about the late sex offender.

* Judge demands to know why Lindsey Halligan is still listed as "U.S. Attorney" when she is most definitely not a "U.S. Attorney." [ Law360] * Could law firms be on the brink of a financial downturn? [ Reuters] * McGlinchey Stafford will close down. Which might go a ways toward answering the prior question. [ American Lawyer] * "Mid-market legal powerhouse" launches. Which might go a ways toward further complicating that question. [ ABA Journal]

What's going to force the Supreme Court to do something is fundamentally political pressure. It's going to be when Congress starts impeaching judges and saying ... 'You are now encroaching into our territory,'" Mizelle said during a panel discussion at the Federalist Society's annual lawyers' meeting in Washington.

there were some pretty serious allegations (and video!) that federal agents - and Bovino, specifically - violated a temporary restraining order issued by Ellis. A group of journalists, protesters, and clergy sued the Trump administration over the military occupation of Chicago, and Ellis issued a TRO limiting the tactics federal agents can use. Amongst the banned methods of riot control include the use of tear gas and other kinds of noxious gas unless there is an immediate safety threat.

The Republican-led US Senate has passed a measure that would terminate Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee, beef and other products, in a rare bipartisan show of opposition to the president's trade war. The vote passed 52-48. The resolution was led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat of Virginia, and seeks to overturn the national emergency that Trump has declared to justify the levies.

By that point, the Trump administration had already released multiple executive orders declaring certain types of curriculum unconstitutional, detained international students who spoke out against the Israeli government and terminated hundreds of government contracts with research organizations whose projects included words like "biases," "racism" and "women." Perhaps most notably, the president froze federal funding for Columbia University -the Ivy League institution where the Knight Institute is based-for the way officials allegedly mishandled campus protests and antisemitism complaints.

* Craving another law firm ranking? Of course you are! The Global 200 is here. [ Law.com International] * Trump-appointed judge calls out DOJ for making false claims to deport a bunch of children under the radar. [ Washington Post] * Tennessee Supreme Court suggests dropping the ABA for law school accreditation. Hey, maybe PragerU could step in! [ Law.com] * Law professor suspended over Charlie Kirk comments. [ ABA Journal]

Justice Breyer delivers well-crafted critiques that misunderstand that proponents aren't trying to win the argument, they're trying to have smart people treat them like they have ideas worth engaging.