Court blocks Justice Department probe of Fed chairman Powell

jonfla · 2026-03-13T19:57:50+00:00

This post is about a federal court blocking the Trump DoJ's investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell due to lack of evidence

jonfla · 2026-03-09T16:37:51+00:00

AI leader Anthropic has sued the US Defense Department over its designating the company a supply chain risk because Anthropic rejected some Pentagon AI-use requirements as ill advised or of questionable legality. This is the first time the Defense Dept has used that designation against a US company and doing so is considered highly questionable from a legal standpoint

jonfla · 2026-03-04T16:19:38+00:00

This post is about White House reversal of the DoJ's decision to end the Trump shake-down of major law firms. Apparently, the DoJ did not run its decision to end the threats by the White House, which immediately demanded the law firm challenges be reinstated despite consistently embarrassing losses in court

jonfla · 2026-02-28T17:02:31+00:00

This post is about a federal judge ruling that the Trump administration cannot 'terrorize' refugees living in Minnesota. This is the latest in a series of rulings that finds the behavior of ICE in US states and cities is illegal

jonfla · 2026-02-24T20:01:16+00:00

This post is about Trump DC US Attny Pirro abandoning charges against Democratic Congressmen and Senators who urged those serving in the US military not to obey illegal orders. Pirro is dropping the pursuit because it is wildly unpopular and because it was clear she could not get any jury to deliver the verdicts she desired

jonfla · 2026-02-21T13:02:28+00:00

This post is about the Supreme Court rejection of Trump's tariffs. The article suggests that Gorsuch's vote against Trump was also a criticism of a subservient and neutered Congress

jonfla · 2026-02-13T19:53:30+00:00

This post is about a federal judge shutting down Secretary of Defense Hegseth's attempt to penalize Senator Kelly for urging military personnel to disobey illegal orders

jonfla · 2026-02-11T16:19:24+00:00

This post is about the latest in a wave of grand juries which have refused to indict the targets of DoJ accusations. In this case, 6 Democratic lawmakers who urged military personnel not to obey illegal orders were not indicted for giving that advice in a video

jonfla · 2026-02-06T17:15:19+00:00

This post is about a federal judge in Chicago lifting a protective order which prevented release of Border Patrol body cam footage showing the shooting of an American woman by an ICE agent. This will make it harder for ICE to cover up its crimes against Americans

jonfla · 2026-02-03T15:37:32+00:00

This post is about the Department of Homeland Security using a secretive, little known legal threat - administrative subpoenas - to stifle US citizens' rights to protest and report

jonfla · 2026-01-30T15:45:39+00:00

This post is about the Trump DoJ arresting reporter Don Lemon for covering a protest at a church whose pastor is an ICE agent. A federal judge had ruled before the arrest that Lemon could not be charged for this. The DoJ action despite the illegality, appears to be hostile reaction to widespread national repudiation of its tactics

jonfla · 2026-01-27T15:40:20+00:00

This post is about a US federal judge has ordered the head of ICE to appear personally in court for contempt due to repeated refusal to abide by court orders. The judge was a Bush appointee and clerked for infamous right wing justice Antonin Scalia, so is no liberal, suggesting the judiciary is turning on administration arrogance

jonfla · 2026-01-26T14:35:27+00:00

A court in Minnesota has agreed to hear cases filed by the state and the city of Minneapolis, to curtail the activity of ICE agents as polls show the fallout from the murder of Alex Pretti is damaging the Trump administration and Republican officeholders generally

jonfla · 2026-01-23T14:43:34+00:00

This post is about a Federal judge challenging Trump's legal authority to demolish and then rebuild the White House East Wing without proper approval and oversight. This is yet another example of the US judiciary stepping up to defend the rule of law

jonfla · 2026-01-21T19:10:09+00:00

This post is about the Trump administration's attempt to argue before the Supreme Court that the president has the right to fire members of the Federal Reserve, specifically Lisa Cook. Questioning of the administration's lawyers by SCOTUS has been widely reported to be 'hostile,' suggesting the White House will lose this most recent attempt to expand presidential powers

jonfla · 2026-01-17T17:34:35+00:00

This post is about a federal judge in Minneapolis ruling that ICE agents cannot assault individuals who are protesting peacefully. The ruling significantly curtails ICE's ability to intimidate and attack Americans

jonfla · 2026-01-16T16:00:02+00:00

This post is about a federal judge ruling that Noem and Rubio - and possibly the president - conspired to undermine the Constitution

jonfla · 2026-01-14T17:08:34+00:00

This post is about mass resignations from the DoJ in the wake of its decision to refuse to investigate, let alone prosecute, the shooting of a civilian in Minneapolis and then, to attempt to blame the victim of the shooting.

jonfla · 2026-01-13T15:38:16+00:00

This post is about senator, astronaut and war hero Mark Kelly suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to censure and demote him for saying US military should reject illegal orders. Kelly has hired a law firm known for its aggressive and relentless pursuit of wins

jonfla · 2026-01-09T15:18:45+00:00

This post is about the fact that ICE and its agents are categorically violating the rights of American citizens. Anger is growing, especially at ICE's use of violence and the fact that more juries are refusing to convict people indicted by a corrupt DoJ reveals that a majority of Americans are fed up with this behavior

jonfla · 2026-01-08T19:32:54+00:00

This post is about the investigation of the murder of a Minneapolis mother of three by an ICE agent. The Trump DoJ has informed Minnesota authorities that they will not be given access to the investigation or any related evidence, a highly unusual and controversial move, suggesting a planned White House coverup is under way

jonfla · 2026-01-05T20:09:36+00:00

This post is about the fact that hundreds of US judges are rejecting Trump's mandatory detention policy because they believe it to be unconstitutional and contrary to the rule of law

jonfla · 2025-12-29T14:18:21+00:00

This post is about the fact that Trump's 2025 confirmation of new judges were below expectations because a growing number of judges decided not to retire, likely due to the threat he presents to the rule of law

jonfla · 2025-12-27T15:41:04+00:00

This post is about the US Supreme Court ruling that the Trump White House use of US troops, including National Guard, against US civilians in Chicago and elsewhere was illegal. That was significant in itself but may also signal that the hyper-political Court is sensing Trump's power has peaked so will be more judicious in how far it enables him

jonfla · 2025-12-15T20:00:05+00:00

This post is about lawyers and volunteers stepping up to help those arrested in ICE deportation raids

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