3 h. ago Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems

A federal judge says the Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director

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7 h. ago Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case

The Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March

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8 h. ago Trump lawyers argue president being forced to use sign language interpreters could hurt his ‘image’

The Justice Department has appealed a November order requiring interpreters at many events

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10 h. ago Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data

The U.S. Justice Department is suing four more states as part of its effort to collect detailed voting data and other election information across the country

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19 h. ago Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago

A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown

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29 h. ago Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees

A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but the decision also reopened a door for the company to collect commission from the rival options

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33 h. ago Grand jury again declines to indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges

New York attorney general dodges indictment for second time in a week as Trump’s justice department seeks retributionA federal grand jury has declined to indict Letitia James, the New York attorney general, on mortgage fraud charges for the second time in a week, according to a person familiar with the matter, in an embarrassing blow to the Trump justice department as the president has sought retribution against one of his political rivals.The department has attempted to twice file new charges against James after a judge dismissed an indictment against her after determining the prosecutor handling the case had not been properly appointed. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Justice Department fails to reindict NY Attorney General Letitia James

The original indictment against James was thrown out by a judge in November

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38 h. ago Kilmar Ábrego García ordered released from ICE custody in fight over Trump immigration

Maryland judge freed Ábrego as his case becomes a partisan flashpoint in battle over Trump’s deportation agendaA federal court in Maryland has ordered the release of Kilmar Ábrego García from ICE custody on Thursday, and he will be advised on his release conditions in his separate Tennessee criminal case.The case of Ábrego, a Salvadorian national who was a construction worker in Maryland, has become a proxy for the partisan struggle over Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policy and mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago DHS inks $140 million deal for Boeing jets to serve as its deportation fleet

ICE is expected to ramp up mass removals as the Trump administration aims for 1 million deportations

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62 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case records to be unsealed as judge approves final DOJ request over secret transcripts

It comes as the Justice Department faces a Dec. 19 deadline to disclose Epstein-related records to the public

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62 h. ago Federal judge grants justice department request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents – US politics live

Richard M Berman cites passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the DoJ to release all Epstein records by 19 DecemberA federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents of the 2019 federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.In his decision, judge Richard M Berman cited the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the DoJ to release all records related to the late sex-offender in a searchable format by 19 December. Berman granted the motion with the “unequivocal right of Epstein victims to have their identity and privacy protected”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage

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3 d. ago Supreme Court hears Alabama's appeal to execute a man found to be intellectually disabled

The Supreme Court is taking up an appeal from Alabama, which wants to put to death a man who lower federal courts found is intellectually disabled and shielded from execution

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3 d. ago Trump addresses affordability crisis and attacks immigrants in meandering, bigotry

In Pennsylvania, US president attacks Ilhan Omar and Jasmine Crockett and makes multiple false claims, including that ‘prices are way down’A federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump delivers remarks on affordability and agenda in meandering address – live

In Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US president makes multiple false claims, including that ‘prices are way down’A federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump delivers remarks on ‘affordability’ at Pennsylvania rally – live

Earlier, treasury secretary Scott Bessent criticized Biden’s policies in speech before Trump’s arrival in Mount PoconoA federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein

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3 d. ago Donald Trump expected to deliver remarks on ‘affordability’ at Pennsylvania rally – live

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent criticizes Joe Biden’s policies in speech before president’s arrival in Mount PoconoA federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump advertises for latest shock troops in his immigration battle: ‘Become a Deportation Judge today’

The Department of Justice encouraged lawyers to apply in order to “make decisions with generational consequences.”

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