New: The DC Circuit will let Trump continue his deployment of National Guard troops in DC, finding the admin made a strong enough case (for now) that it's likely to succeed on at least some of its args. One judge stressed it's not the final word, and the DC AG vowed to keep fighting
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December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New: The DC Circuit will let Trump continue his deployment of National Guard troops in DC, finding the admin made a strong enough case (for now) that it's likely to succeed on at least some of its args. One judge stressed it's not the final word, and the DC AG vowed to keep fighting
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A group of Democratic state attorneys general dropped one of the remaining legal fights over whether Trump unlawfully delegated too much power to Elon Musk during the months the billionaire served within the administration. Two similar cases are still pending:
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December 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A group of Democratic state attorneys general dropped one of the remaining legal fights over whether Trump unlawfully delegated too much power to Elon Musk during the months the billionaire served within the administration. Two similar cases are still pending:
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NEW: A US trade court denied a request to suspend a customs process for finalizing import duties while SCOTUS decides whether to strike Trump’s tariffs. Admin said it won't oppose orders to recalculate tariffs (and pay refunds) if it loses, so the court said it didn't need to act now
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December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: A US trade court denied a request to suspend a customs process for finalizing import duties while SCOTUS decides whether to strike Trump’s tariffs. Admin said it won't oppose orders to recalculate tariffs (and pay refunds) if it loses, so the court said it didn't need to act now
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The Trump administration urged an appeals court to block a judge from holding hearings next week on whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should be held in contempt for the March deportation of two plane loads of alleged Venezuelan gang members. W/ David Voreacos:
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December 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Trump administration urged an appeals court to block a judge from holding hearings next week on whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should be held in contempt for the March deportation of two plane loads of alleged Venezuelan gang members. W/ David Voreacos:
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Update: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a US immigration detention facility shortly before 5pm today and headed home to Maryland, his lawyer confirmed, after a federal judge ruled this morning that the Trump administration lacked valid legal grounds to keep him in custody
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Abrego Garcia Wins Latest Bid to Be Released From US Custody
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant at the center of political and legal battles as a symbol of President Donald Trump’s…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Update: Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a US immigration detention facility shortly before 5pm today and headed home to Maryland, his lawyer confirmed, after a federal judge ruled this morning that the Trump administration lacked valid legal grounds to keep him in custody
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NEW: A US judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia "immediately" released from custody. Why?
1) no final deportation order = no grounds for detention
2) detention appeared "constitutionally infirm"
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1) no final deportation order = no grounds for detention
2) detention appeared "constitutionally infirm"
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December 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
NEW: A US judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia "immediately" released from custody. Why?
1) no final deportation order = no grounds for detention
2) detention appeared "constitutionally infirm"
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1) no final deportation order = no grounds for detention
2) detention appeared "constitutionally infirm"
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ICYMI: ~400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government
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Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6. Now They Want Millions of Dollars
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ICYMI: ~400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government
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New: Trump pardoned them for Jan. 6. Now they want millions of dollars from the US government.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
New: Trump pardoned them for Jan. 6. Now they want millions of dollars from the US government.
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Settlement talks still pending between Michael Flynn and the Trump administration re: Flynn's claim for damages, per latest report filed in court: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Previously: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Previously: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Settlement talks still pending between Michael Flynn and the Trump administration re: Flynn's claim for damages, per latest report filed in court: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Previously: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Previously: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Wrongful termination/retaliation lawsuits are stacking up -- a dozen FBI agents sued the Trump administration over their firing in September for having taken a knee during a 2020 demonstration in DC following the police killing of George Floyd. From @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social: buff.ly/81hSIag
FBI Agents Who Kneeled at Floyd Protest Sue for Wrongful Firing
A dozen FBI agents sued the Trump administration over their firing in September for having taken a knee during a 2020 demonstration in Washington following the police killing of George Floyd.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wrongful termination/retaliation lawsuits are stacking up -- a dozen FBI agents sued the Trump administration over their firing in September for having taken a knee during a 2020 demonstration in DC following the police killing of George Floyd. From @jimmyjenkins.bsky.social: buff.ly/81hSIag
Judge Emil Bove, formerly of DOJ, addressed his role in a March decision to not turn around planes of Venezuelan migrants. From @jacqthomsen.bsky.social: buff.ly/UhzVGcI
But like recent filings from Sec. Kristi Noem and top US lawyers, Bove's doc shed little light on what went down: buff.ly/8S9RwVE
But like recent filings from Sec. Kristi Noem and top US lawyers, Bove's doc shed little light on what went down: buff.ly/8S9RwVE
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Judge Emil Bove, formerly of DOJ, addressed his role in a March decision to not turn around planes of Venezuelan migrants. From @jacqthomsen.bsky.social: buff.ly/UhzVGcI
But like recent filings from Sec. Kristi Noem and top US lawyers, Bove's doc shed little light on what went down: buff.ly/8S9RwVE
But like recent filings from Sec. Kristi Noem and top US lawyers, Bove's doc shed little light on what went down: buff.ly/8S9RwVE
Fed carve-out? Justice Brett Kavanaugh expressed interest in protecting the Federal Reserve’s independence, as the Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled it was leaning towards expanding President Trump's power to fire members of historically independent US agencies
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December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Fed carve-out? Justice Brett Kavanaugh expressed interest in protecting the Federal Reserve’s independence, as the Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled it was leaning towards expanding President Trump's power to fire members of historically independent US agencies
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New: Facing a criminal contempt of court probe, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and two senior Trump admin. lawyers offered bare bones accounts of their roles in a decision not to turn around planes of Venezuelan migrants in March after a judge’s directive
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December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
New: Facing a criminal contempt of court probe, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and two senior Trump admin. lawyers offered bare bones accounts of their roles in a decision not to turn around planes of Venezuelan migrants in March after a judge’s directive
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Long-running fight over the Trump admin housing immigration detainees at Gitmo moves ahead -- judge today:
- denied DOJ's motion to dismiss the case: buff.ly/tWBU7NM
- certified it as a class action: buff.ly/EPnxd5P
- denied DOJ's motion to dismiss the case: buff.ly/tWBU7NM
- certified it as a class action: buff.ly/EPnxd5P
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Long-running fight over the Trump admin housing immigration detainees at Gitmo moves ahead -- judge today:
- denied DOJ's motion to dismiss the case: buff.ly/tWBU7NM
- certified it as a class action: buff.ly/EPnxd5P
- denied DOJ's motion to dismiss the case: buff.ly/tWBU7NM
- certified it as a class action: buff.ly/EPnxd5P
A federal judge in Florida granted the DOJ's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the original criminal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Latest from Chris Dolmetsch & Bob Van Voris: buff.ly/iIH1zKO
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December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A federal judge in Florida granted the DOJ's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the original criminal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Latest from Chris Dolmetsch & Bob Van Voris: buff.ly/iIH1zKO
SCOTUS said it will review President Donald Trump’s planned rollback of automatic birthright citizenship, setting up a high-stakes showdown over what long has been understood to be a constitutional right. Greg Stohr on today's development:
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SCOTUS said it will review President Donald Trump’s planned rollback of automatic birthright citizenship, setting up a high-stakes showdown over what long has been understood to be a constitutional right. Greg Stohr on today's development:
Hello on this mildly snowy Friday from the DC federal courthouse, where the Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, election certification is set to make his first court appearance. Stay tuned.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hello on this mildly snowy Friday from the DC federal courthouse, where the Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, election certification is set to make his first court appearance. Stay tuned.
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Prev: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The State Department must halt plans to fire hundreds of foreign service officers and employees, a California federal court ruled Thursday.
State Department Blocked From Firing Hundreds of Employees (1)
The State Department must halt plans to fire hundreds of foreign service officers and employees, a California federal court ruled Thursday.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The State Department must halt plans to fire hundreds of foreign service officers and employees, a California federal court ruled Thursday.
NOW: The DC Circuit temporarily paused an order declaring Trump's National Guard deployment in DC unlawful. It's not a ruling on the merits or even on the govt's full stay request, but it maintains status quo for now and avoids an early trip to SCOTUS
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December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NOW: The DC Circuit temporarily paused an order declaring Trump's National Guard deployment in DC unlawful. It's not a ruling on the merits or even on the govt's full stay request, but it maintains status quo for now and avoids an early trip to SCOTUS
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NEW: A Virginia man was charged with placing pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in DC on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, capping a five-year investigation.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
FBI Arrests Suspect in Connection With Jan. 2021 Pipe-Bomb Case
The FBI arrested and charged a suspect with allegedly placing pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, capping a…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
NEW: A Virginia man was charged with placing pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in DC on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, capping a five-year investigation.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
ICYMI: Costco -- and a lot of other companies, large and small -- are now lining up in court to sue over Trump's global tariffs, angling to make sure they get refunds if SCOTUS strikes down the policy buff.ly/HoRyI37
Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds If Trump’s Tariffs Fall
Costco Wholesale Corp. joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
ICYMI: Costco -- and a lot of other companies, large and small -- are now lining up in court to sue over Trump's global tariffs, angling to make sure they get refunds if SCOTUS strikes down the policy buff.ly/HoRyI37
Costco joined the fast-growing list of businesses lining up in court to try to make sure they get refunds if SCOTUS knocks down Trump's global tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds If Trump’s Tariffs Fall
Costco Wholesale Corp. joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global t...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Costco joined the fast-growing list of businesses lining up in court to try to make sure they get refunds if SCOTUS knocks down Trump's global tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Per new filing on the zombie docket of the defunct classified docs case against Trump, DOJ + Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta/Carlos De Oliveira continue to oppose release of v2 of Jack Smith's final report buff.ly/YZDbwnV
11th Circuit recently faulted Judge Cannon for delay: buff.ly/WgiIWVH
11th Circuit recently faulted Judge Cannon for delay: buff.ly/WgiIWVH
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Per new filing on the zombie docket of the defunct classified docs case against Trump, DOJ + Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta/Carlos De Oliveira continue to oppose release of v2 of Jack Smith's final report buff.ly/YZDbwnV
11th Circuit recently faulted Judge Cannon for delay: buff.ly/WgiIWVH
11th Circuit recently faulted Judge Cannon for delay: buff.ly/WgiIWVH
The legal fight over Trump's global tariffs has largely been driven by small/mid-size businesses, but households names are cropping up on the growing list of businesses filing lawsuits to secure refunds if SCOTUS strikes them down. One of the latest to hit the docket? Costco
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Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds If Trump’s Tariffs Fall
Costco Wholesale Corp. joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US Supreme Court strikes down the president’s signature global…
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The legal fight over Trump's global tariffs has largely been driven by small/mid-size businesses, but households names are cropping up on the growing list of businesses filing lawsuits to secure refunds if SCOTUS strikes them down. One of the latest to hit the docket? Costco
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NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
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