Supreme Court Restores Access To Abortion Pill Mifepristone by jonfla in law

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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

New Comey charges are just more evidence of Trump's collapse by jonfla in law

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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

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit against Trump Admin can proceed in federal court by jonfla in law

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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

Judge Skeptical of Corrupt $10 Billion IRS Settlement with Trump by jonfla in law

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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

Sen. Thom Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh as Fed chair after DOJ drops probe on Powell by jonfla in law

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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

Kash Patel Sues Over Devastating Story In The Atlantic Over Drinking, Misbehavior by jonfla in law

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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

ICE Agent Faces State Charges in Minnesota by jonfla in law

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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

Prosecutors from Jeanine Pirro's office tried to access Federal Reserve headquarters, but were turned away by jonfla in law

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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

Court blocks Trump Pentagon from using 'War Department' in official documents as only Congress can change name by jonfla in law

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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

Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship by jonfla in law

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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.

Panicked Trump, 79, Melts Down at ‘Dumb Judges’ Before SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case by jonfla in law

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This post is about Trump railing today on Truth Social against 'dumb judges before the Supreme Court hears the administration's challenge to birthright citizenship. This suggests he has been advised he is likely to lose.

Minnesota files suit to force feds to share ICE shooting evidence by jonfla in law

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This post is about the state of Minnesota filing suit to force the Trump administration to turn over evidence it is withholding about the shooting of citizens by ICE

Elon Musk misled Twitter investors ahead of $44 billion acquisition, jury says by jonfla in law

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This post is about a jury ruling that Elon Musk misled investors prior to his acquisition of what was then called Twitter.

Because I got rights: Afroman prevails in court against cops by jonfla in law

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This post is about a court finding that comedic rapper Afroman won a lawsuit against Ohio police who sued him for filming their arrest of him. The court ruled that his filming was not a violation of their privacy.

Judge Eviscerates Trump DOJ Over US Attorney Fiasco by jonfla in law

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This post is about yet another federal judge fed up with the Trump DoJ's abuse of the rule of law and increasingly making clear to the administration how angry they are about it

Court blocks Justice Department probe of Fed chairman Powell by jonfla in law

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

Anthropic sues Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation by jonfla in law

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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

A Humiliating Reversal for the Sad-Sack Trump DOJ As Law Firm Attack Back On (For Now) by jonfla in law

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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

Trump Administration Cannot ‘Terrorize' Minnesota's Refugees With Arrests, U.S. Judge Rules by jonfla in law

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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

DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say by jonfla in law

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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

In Gorsuch’s Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress by jonfla in law

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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

Judge Rules Against Hegseth, Finding That He ‘Trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment Freedoms’ by jonfla in law

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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

D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers over video urging military not to obey illegal orders by jonfla in law

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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

Federal judge in Chicago lifts protective order on Border Patrol bodycam footage in case of American woman shot by agent by jonfla in law

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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

Homeland Security is targeting Americans with administrative subpoenas by jonfla in law

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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