Adam Klasfeld
@klasfeldreports.com
Editor in chief of @allrisenews.com. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change during the Trump era. www.allrisenews.com/
A hearing in the case of J.G.G. v. Trump is about to begin:
Judge Boasberg will consider what relief is available to immigrants whisked out of the U.S. in March 2025 without notice or a hearing.
Some background below the main story here at All Rise News
Judge Boasberg will consider what relief is available to immigrants whisked out of the U.S. in March 2025 without notice or a hearing.
Some background below the main story here at All Rise News
Rising This Week: 'The border is now everywhere'
A dissenting opinion decodes the radical implications of Trump's Fifth Circuit victory.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
A hearing in the case of J.G.G. v. Trump is about to begin:
Judge Boasberg will consider what relief is available to immigrants whisked out of the U.S. in March 2025 without notice or a hearing.
Some background below the main story here at All Rise News
Judge Boasberg will consider what relief is available to immigrants whisked out of the U.S. in March 2025 without notice or a hearing.
Some background below the main story here at All Rise News
Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
Reposted by Adam Klasfeld
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
Reposted by Adam Klasfeld
@klasfeldreports.com notes something others are missing: Even the beginning of Trump's super racist meme is racist.
www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
The Big Lie was always a racist project
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories.
www.allrisenews.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 AM
@klasfeldreports.com notes something others are missing: Even the beginning of Trump's super racist meme is racist.
www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
Reposted by Adam Klasfeld
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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This is a really good piece and a quick read that connects some dots that will enrage you and break your heart.
We have got to keep fighting this darkness in all the meaningful ways we can find.
We have got to keep fighting this darkness in all the meaningful ways we can find.
The Big Lie was always a racist project
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories. www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories. www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
The Big Lie was always a racist project
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. Neither one should get a pass.
www.allrisenews.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This is a really good piece and a quick read that connects some dots that will enrage you and break your heart.
We have got to keep fighting this darkness in all the meaningful ways we can find.
We have got to keep fighting this darkness in all the meaningful ways we can find.
The Big Lie was always a racist project
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories. www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories. www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
The Big Lie was always a racist project
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. Neither one should get a pass.
www.allrisenews.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
The Big Lie was always a racist project
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories. www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
Trump's racist video had two parts: a Big Lie rehash and a Jim Crow cartoon. They’re not separate stories. www.allrisenews.com/p/big-lie-ra...
Reposted by Adam Klasfeld
Except for the names of countries he wants to annex.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Except for the names of countries he wants to annex.
The fact that Trump’s racist images of the Obamas came at the end of a Big Lie video illustrates why he was sued and prosecuted under the Ku Klux Klan Act.
His election subversion tried to erase votes in a handful of diverse cities.
His election subversion tried to erase votes in a handful of diverse cities.
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The fact that Trump’s racist images of the Obamas came at the end of a Big Lie video illustrates why he was sued and prosecuted under the Ku Klux Klan Act.
His election subversion tried to erase votes in a handful of diverse cities.
His election subversion tried to erase votes in a handful of diverse cities.
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Mr. Musk, while supporting DOGE and serving as an SGE, did you use any substances that are not legal under Federal law?
NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
February 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Mr. Musk, while supporting DOGE and serving as an SGE, did you use any substances that are not legal under Federal law?
NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Reposted by Adam Klasfeld
BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES California GOP request to nix Dem-friendly maps in midterms
The decision aligns with Dec ruling that Texas’ new maps couldn’t thrown out “on the eve of an election” @courthousenews.bsky.social
The decision aligns with Dec ruling that Texas’ new maps couldn’t thrown out “on the eve of an election” @courthousenews.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES California GOP request to nix Dem-friendly maps in midterms
The decision aligns with Dec ruling that Texas’ new maps couldn’t thrown out “on the eve of an election” @courthousenews.bsky.social
The decision aligns with Dec ruling that Texas’ new maps couldn’t thrown out “on the eve of an election” @courthousenews.bsky.social
"Trump likely to lose latest fight over felony convictions"
After roughly three hours of oral arguments, Judge Hellerstein seems no more likely to transfer Trump's criminal case to federal court than he was the last two times he rejected similar efforts.
My recap at All Rise News buff.ly/JpC0Bge
After roughly three hours of oral arguments, Judge Hellerstein seems no more likely to transfer Trump's criminal case to federal court than he was the last two times he rejected similar efforts.
My recap at All Rise News buff.ly/JpC0Bge
Trump likely to lose latest fight over felony convictions
"I think we are beating a dead horse," Judge Hellerstein said.
www.allrisenews.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"Trump likely to lose latest fight over felony convictions"
After roughly three hours of oral arguments, Judge Hellerstein seems no more likely to transfer Trump's criminal case to federal court than he was the last two times he rejected similar efforts.
My recap at All Rise News buff.ly/JpC0Bge
After roughly three hours of oral arguments, Judge Hellerstein seems no more likely to transfer Trump's criminal case to federal court than he was the last two times he rejected similar efforts.
My recap at All Rise News buff.ly/JpC0Bge
Reposted by Adam Klasfeld
this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds: www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds: www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
The @StarTribune.com reports: "Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office"
Trump DOJ's hollowing out of experienced prosecutors with integrity continues. buff.ly/nBOCLxt
Trump DOJ's hollowing out of experienced prosecutors with integrity continues. buff.ly/nBOCLxt
The latest: Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office
The recent wave of departures follows the mass exodus of six veteran prosecutors last month who quit in protest of recent directives from the U.S. Department of Justice.
www.startribune.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The @StarTribune.com reports: "Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office"
Trump DOJ's hollowing out of experienced prosecutors with integrity continues. buff.ly/nBOCLxt
Trump DOJ's hollowing out of experienced prosecutors with integrity continues. buff.ly/nBOCLxt
One of the most prominent firms repping Epstein survivors identified "thousands of redaction failures on behalf of nearly 100 individual survivors."
The lawyers rip DOJ's "institutional incompetence."
The lawyers rip DOJ's "institutional incompetence."
![Within the past 48 hours, the undersigned alone has reported thousands of redaction failures on behalf of nearly 100 individual survivors whose lives have been turned upside down by DOJ's latest release.
[...]
"There is no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency, and persistence of the failures that occurred - particularly where the sole task ordered by the Court and repeatedly emphasized by DOJ was simple: redact known victim names before publication.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:353gzbhcjbznfxegvayffqek/bafkreick6fu5fywyfueeiy3xnrzwpkvose637pmssro6h63gaoa24uypca@jpeg)
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
One of the most prominent firms repping Epstein survivors identified "thousands of redaction failures on behalf of nearly 100 individual survivors."
The lawyers rip DOJ's "institutional incompetence."
The lawyers rip DOJ's "institutional incompetence."
Counsel for civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, lead defendant in the St. Paul church protest case, notified the court of the White House’s deepfake image of his client.
It’s evidence the government’s “nakedly obvious bad faith.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It’s evidence the government’s “nakedly obvious bad faith.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Counsel for civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, lead defendant in the St. Paul church protest case, notified the court of the White House’s deepfake image of his client.
It’s evidence the government’s “nakedly obvious bad faith.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It’s evidence the government’s “nakedly obvious bad faith.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BREAKING:
A federal judge DENIES Minnesota’s request to halt Operation Metro Surge.
Noting the 8th Circuit vacated her “much more circumscribed” injunction, Judge Menendez notes that one “halting the entire operation” wouldn’t fare better. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A federal judge DENIES Minnesota’s request to halt Operation Metro Surge.
Noting the 8th Circuit vacated her “much more circumscribed” injunction, Judge Menendez notes that one “halting the entire operation” wouldn’t fare better. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
BREAKING:
A federal judge DENIES Minnesota’s request to halt Operation Metro Surge.
Noting the 8th Circuit vacated her “much more circumscribed” injunction, Judge Menendez notes that one “halting the entire operation” wouldn’t fare better. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A federal judge DENIES Minnesota’s request to halt Operation Metro Surge.
Noting the 8th Circuit vacated her “much more circumscribed” injunction, Judge Menendez notes that one “halting the entire operation” wouldn’t fare better. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Let's speak plainly.
In a legitimate criminal cases, political appointees don't have to first hollow out U.S. Attorney offices of objecting career prosecutors with integrity; federal judges don't kill the cases at the cradle, and the government doesn't fight tooth and nail to revive them.
In a legitimate criminal cases, political appointees don't have to first hollow out U.S. Attorney offices of objecting career prosecutors with integrity; federal judges don't kill the cases at the cradle, and the government doesn't fight tooth and nail to revive them.
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Let's speak plainly.
In a legitimate criminal cases, political appointees don't have to first hollow out U.S. Attorney offices of objecting career prosecutors with integrity; federal judges don't kill the cases at the cradle, and the government doesn't fight tooth and nail to revive them.
In a legitimate criminal cases, political appointees don't have to first hollow out U.S. Attorney offices of objecting career prosecutors with integrity; federal judges don't kill the cases at the cradle, and the government doesn't fight tooth and nail to revive them.
If Dhillon is suggesting Lemon was criminally charged under the Ku Klux Klan Act, and that supposedly makes him a "klansman," then he has company:
Donald J. Trump, who was charged under that statute for his attempt to subvert the 2020 election.
Donald J. Trump, who was charged under that statute for his attempt to subvert the 2020 election.
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
If Dhillon is suggesting Lemon was criminally charged under the Ku Klux Klan Act, and that supposedly makes him a "klansman," then he has company:
Donald J. Trump, who was charged under that statute for his attempt to subvert the 2020 election.
Donald J. Trump, who was charged under that statute for his attempt to subvert the 2020 election.
"News outlets across the political spectrum need to loudly defend [independent journalists Don] Lemon’s and [Georgia] Fort’s rights. Journalists are not making themselves the story, Trump is.”
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"News outlets across the political spectrum need to loudly defend [independent journalists Don] Lemon’s and [Georgia] Fort’s rights. Journalists are not making themselves the story, Trump is.”
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Trump DOJ arrested Don Lemon, per NYT.
Note: A magistrate judge rejected charges against him, and the district's Chief Judge found "no evidence" he committed a crime when reporting on a St. Paul church protest. buff.ly/OShK7vQ
Note: A magistrate judge rejected charges against him, and the district's Chief Judge found "no evidence" he committed a crime when reporting on a St. Paul church protest. buff.ly/OShK7vQ
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
The former CNN anchor has said he was not demonstrating, but reporting as a journalist, during the interruption of a service inside a St. Paul church earlier this month.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Trump DOJ arrested Don Lemon, per NYT.
Note: A magistrate judge rejected charges against him, and the district's Chief Judge found "no evidence" he committed a crime when reporting on a St. Paul church protest. buff.ly/OShK7vQ
Note: A magistrate judge rejected charges against him, and the district's Chief Judge found "no evidence" he committed a crime when reporting on a St. Paul church protest. buff.ly/OShK7vQ
Still frame from Springsteen’s official music video for “Streets of Minneapolis” youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Still frame from Springsteen’s official music video for “Streets of Minneapolis” youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
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California AG Rob Bonta, with Gov. Gavin Newsom, issued guidance affirming that state police and prosecutors can investigate crimes by federal agents, even if federal authorities refuse to cooperate. AG Bonta discusses the move with Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News. Full conversation below.
California Puts Trump DOJ & ICE on NOTICE
YouTube video by Legal AF
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January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
California AG Rob Bonta, with Gov. Gavin Newsom, issued guidance affirming that state police and prosecutors can investigate crimes by federal agents, even if federal authorities refuse to cooperate. AG Bonta discusses the move with Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News. Full conversation below.