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2 weeks agoJustice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files
The U.S. Attorney notified the court that the judge lacks authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee public release of Epstein and Maxwell investigation documents.
fromAxios
3 days agoVirginia district became the front lines of the DOJ's fight with judges
Catch me up: Halligan departed nearly two months after U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie ruled her appointment unconstitutional and after judges publicly questioned her authority in blistering orders. The ruling torpedoed indictments against ex-FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. While the government appealed the ruling, it never sought a stay. Yet Halligan kept using the title, and judges repeatedly struck "United States Attorney" from her filings and questioned her authority.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 days agoICE's No. 1 Ally
On Saturday, the same day that federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street, the Justice Department sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The letter did not have anything to say about the violence caused by the Department of Homeland Security's presence in the state. Nor did it offer Minnesota any assistance in the investigation of Pretti's death or that of Renee Good's just more than two weeks earlier.
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fromMiami Herald
6 months agoMaxwell and her Miami defense attorney in eye of Epstein storm. Trump, too
A protester holds a sign behind Ghislaine Maxwell's Miami defense attorney David O. Markus outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday, July 25, 2025. Markus is representing Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Tallahassee after being convicted for recruiting underage girls to engage in illegal sex acts with Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was deposed on Thursday and Friday by Todd Blanche, a top Justice Department official. USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week agoTrump's Week of Stinging Defeats Has an Important Lesson for the Supreme Court
Judicial and international resistance constrained President Trump's attempts to reshape federal appointments and foreign policy, forcing reversals on appointments, territorial threats, and Federal Reserve interference.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoThe Real Reason the DOJ's Rampage Against Trump's Enemies Kicked Up a Notch This Week
The Justice Department faces politicized investigations and internal turmoil tied to presidential pressure, amid broader domestic political uncertainty and strained foreign-policy signals.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks agoJudge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding California voter rolls, calling it a threat to democracy
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's demand for California's voter rolls, calling the request unprecedented, illegal, and a threat to voters' rights.
fromFortune
2 weeks agoTop DOJ official doesn't see any basis to open criminal civil rights investigation into Nicole Good's death | Fortune
And on Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement that "there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation." The statement, first reported by CNN, did not elaborate on how the department had reached a conclusion that no investigation was warranted. Federal officials have said that the officer acted in self-defense and that the driver of the Honda was engaging in "an act of domestic terrorism" when she pulled forward toward him.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks agoNew analysis on U.S. economy. And, MN prosecutors quit over DOJ probe into Good widow
President Trump promoted economic strength while proposing to limit private equity in housing amid persistent inflation, rising natural gas and grocery prices, and political fallout in a Minnesota investigation.
fromFox News
1 month agoEric Adams says Biden DOJ used 'lawfare' against him, compares treatment to Trump
You saw everyday Americans who fought for the education of their children being put on watch lists, I think you saw what happened with Charlie Kirk, when you saw the raiding of President Trump's home. Debates should have happened ... I think that you're seeing the clear indication that the Justice Department under the previous administration used lawfare to go after those who disagree with them," he added.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoThey Have Just Whiffed': CNN Reports Team Trump Is Frustrated by DOJ's Handling of the Epstein Files
White House officials are frustrated with the Justice Department’s handling of newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents and blame both Congress and DOJ missteps.
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fromTruthout
1 month agoDOJ Official in Charge of Crypto Investigations Was Invested in Crypto Himself
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed an end to crypto investigations and dismantled a crypto enforcement team while still holding cryptocurrency investments, violating conflicts rules.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoImpeachable: Pam Bondi Defied Federal Law by Erasing Epstein Photos to Protect Trump
The Justice Department removed 16 Epstein-related photographs from a required public release, contradicting the Epstein Files Transparency Act's mandatory disclosure and non-retraction provisions.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoBarack Obama Praises Resistance' to Trump in DOJ and Military
Resistance within the military and Justice Department upheld institutional norms amid instability under the Trump administration; civic leadership programs and a presidential center are developing.
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoLegal Ethics Roundup: 'Judicial Burn' Dissent, High-Stakes Poker Player Lawyer Risks It All, AI-Faked Evidence, DOJ Misconduct & More - Above the Law
President Trump's second term has brought a period of turmoil and controversy unlike any in the history of the Justice Department. Trump and his appointees have blasted through the walls designed to protect the nation's most powerful law enforcement agency from political influence; they have directed the course of criminal investigations, openly flouted ethics rules and caused a breakdown of institutional culture.
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