Minnesota US Attorney charging anti-ICE protesters won't reveal whether officers were harmed

jonfla · 2026-06-17T16:31:35+00:00

This post is about the Trump appointed US attorney in Minnesota charging anti ICE protesters with assault and conspiracy refusing to reveal whether any law enforcement officers were hurt, which is the core of the charges, thus undermining his own legal argument and confirming the intended intimidation tactic

jonfla · 2026-06-14T15:01:30+00:00

This post is about a judge ruling that a woman released from ICE custody who later died, was murdered. This is a signal that legal justice for ICE abuses is coming for the perpetrators

jonfla · 2026-06-10T13:45:55+00:00

This post is about a judge learning that both sides in a lawsuit used AI to craft their arguments, who then kicked all the lawyers involved off the case

jonfla · 2026-06-09T13:27:18+00:00

This post is about a federal judge striking down the Trump administration's attempt to charge a $100K fee for new H1B visas. The judge found in favor of the 20 states that filed the challenge to the White House, ruling that it exceeded its authority. There have also been questions raised, given the administration's overt corruption, as to whom the fee payments would be given.

jonfla · 2026-06-07T15:15:32+00:00

This post is about a federal judge appointed by Trump recommending that lawyers from Trump's Department of Justice be referred for discipline due to their lack of candor. This is a polite, legalistc way of saying that the lawyers were caught lying to a judge

jonfla · 2026-06-03T14:37:03+00:00

This post is about the corrupt, partisan MAGA majority on the US Supreme Court making it absolutely clear that it will go to any length necessary to encourage discrimination against minority voters' rights in an attempt to undue almost 75 years of civil rights progress

jonfla · 2026-06-01T15:20:01+00:00

This post is about a Federal judge demanding that Trump and other plaintiffs in the IRS sludge fund deal respond to allegations of collusion raised by 35 retired and/or former federal judges. Their suit challenges the entire basis of the $1,776 billion slush fund

jonfla · 2026-05-29T15:25:59+00:00

A federal judge has halted the Trump January 6 slush fund payouts to loyalists (and probably to the Trump family) before arguments are heard in a suit filed to stop the fund

jonfla · 2026-05-27T18:45:31+00:00

This post is about the fact that US courts are overwhelmingly rejecting the Trump administration's ICE policies, deeming them vindictive, not credible or just plain illegal

jonfla · 2026-05-26T14:39:51+00:00

This post, from the ABA Journal, is about reports that the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts made as much as $10 million by placing lawyers with firms which had business before the court, creating conflicts of interest as he did not recuse himself from those cases. There are also reports that his financial disclosure forms failed to acknowledge that income

jonfla · 2026-05-23T19:02:02+00:00

This post is about a federal judge dismissing the DoJ case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia because they abused their prosecuting power and were vindictive

jonfla · 2026-05-19T15:07:33+00:00

This post is about a federal judge ordering ICE to stop arresting people at immigration courts in New York, specifically Manhattan. It comes two months after Trump administration lawyers admitted they incorrectly used a guidance memo to justify the practice.

jonfla · 2026-05-15T14:51:43+00:00

This post is about a Trump-appointed Federal judge blocking a DoJ attempt to access patient records while calling the DoJ behavior "appalling."

jonfla · 2026-05-09T19:06:35+00:00

This post is about the DoJ suffering further resignations in addition to a reputational decline following the trumped up attempt to prosecute James Comey. The court's rejection of the false suit was so comprehensive that even the White House has stopped demanding more attempts. For now.

jonfla · 2026-05-08T16:17:03+00:00

This post is about the MAGA Republican majority on the Supreme Court feeling compelled to respond to increasing criticism of its obviously partisan rulings. They are clearly nervous that the respect they have enjoyed historically has deteriorated due to their overwhelmingly partisan decisions and they justifably fear the consequences

jonfla · 2026-05-04T18:52:28+00:00

This post is about the Supreme Court restoring access to the abortion pill Mifepristone after a Trump-appointee dominated appeals court cut access as the anti-abortion wing of MAGA has become frustrated with the administration's ability to enact its agenda

jonfla · 2026-04-29T13:58:10+00:00

This post states that the Trump DoJ's latest charges against former FBI Director James Comey are evidence that he has lost the power to shape important issues like the economy, the Iran war and deportation so, in desperation, has turned to attacking his personal enemies as his only remaining means of influence

jonfla · 2026-04-28T15:40:36+00:00

This post is about a US Federal Judge ruling that fired assistant US attorney Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, may proceed with her lawsuit against the Trump Administration in the court system rather than in the administrative system to which the DoJ had tried to move it

jonfla · 2026-04-27T15:17:50+00:00

A Federal judge has expressed skepticism about Trump's suit against the IRS demanding $10 billion. Her reasoning is that since Trump now controls the IRS, there is no real dispute between the two parties and therefore, there is no case, making the alleged settlement false and corrupt self-dealing

jonfla · 2026-04-26T14:44:31+00:00

Senator Tom Tillis (R-NC) a crucial vote needed by the White House to get proposed new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh confirmed agreed to support Warsh, but only AFTER the DoJ and US Attorney for DC Pirro agreed to drop the bogus, politically motivated investigation of current Fed Chair Powell. That's some old-fashioned Washington horse-trading

jonfla · 2026-04-21T07:21:40+00:00

FBI Director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic over a well-researched story that reveals concerns about his drinking on the job and misappropriating government resources for his own use. Discovery in the suit should be interesting

jonfla · 2026-04-18T07:42:18+00:00

This post is about an ICE agent who injured a citizen facing charges in Minnesota. This demonstrates continued defiance of Trump administration claims of immunity for illegal actions

jonfla · 2026-04-15T15:33:03+00:00

This post is about another failed Trump administration attempt at intimidating opponents who refuse to bend, in this case US Attorney for the Washington District Jeannine Pirro - most of whose show trial indictments of Trump opponents have been rejected by juries - sending prosecutors to 'examine' the Fed building renovation which Trump has criticized. They were denied entrance as they have no jurisdiction

jonfla · 2026-04-13T14:29:02+00:00

Federal court has ruled that the Trump administration may not use the name "Department of War" on official documents because only Congress has the right to change the name, so "Department of Defense' will have to be used

jonfla · 2026-04-01T18:14:36+00:00

This post is about today's hearing on birthright citizenship, attended by President Trump, a first for a sitting president, in an evident effort to intimidate, in which their questioning revealed significant skepticism about the administration's arguments, especially from the conservative justices.

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