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Lawmakers Blast DOJ for Tracking Epstein Searches

Bondi was seen with a list of Democrat's searches of files during House hearing

(Newser) - The Justice Department is facing a cross-party backlash over claims it tracked what members of Congress searched while reviewing Jeffrey Epstein files. Photos from Wednesday's heated House Judiciary Committee hearing showed Attorney General Pam Bondi holding notes that appeared to list search terms used by Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal,...

Judge Blocks Transfer of Former Death Row Inmates to Supermax

He says statements by Trump, Bondi meant transfer process was an 'empty exercise'

(Newser) - A federal judge has pressed pause on plans to move 20 former federal death row inmates to the nation's most restrictive prison, ruling the process that cleared the way for their transfer was likely "an empty exercise to approve an outcome that was decided before it even began....

WH Fires Judge-Appointed US Attorney Hours After Hiring

Move in New York over Donald Kinsella intensifies showdown over authority to appoint US attorneys

(Newser) - A 79-year-old prosecutor's return to federal service in upstate New York lasted just hours. On Wednesday, judges in the Northern District of New York quietly tapped veteran litigator Donald Kinsella as US attorney—only for the White House to swiftly inform him by email that he was out. Kinsella,...

Bondi Calls Raskin a 'Washed Up, Loser Lawyer'

Democrats press Bondi on Epstein records

(Newser) - Pam Bondi's turn in the hot seat Wednesday quickly turned into a political brawl. The attorney general clashed with House Judiciary Committee Democrats who pressed her on the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein-related records. Bondi dismissed their questioning as "theatrics," insisted she wouldn't "...

Judge Blocks California's Mask Ban for Federal Agents

But ruling leaves state's ID requirement for law enforcement in place, for now

(Newser) - California's attempt to unmask federal agents just ran into a constitutional snag, though not a complete stop. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday blocked the state's new ban on face coverings for federal law-enforcement officers, ruling that the law illegally singled them out by exempting state...

Key Benghazi Suspect Is in US Custody: Bondi

'We have never stopped seeking justice' for Libya consulate attack that killed 4 Americans

(Newser) - A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the US compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday. Bondi said in a news conference that Zubayr Al-Bakoush had landed at Joint Base Andrews at...

Don Lemon Tells Kimmel About His Arrest

Former CNN anchor denies being more than an observing journalist at St. Paul church protest

(Newser) - Don Lemon is finally speaking out about his high-profile arrest . Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the former CNN anchor said he'd offered through his attorney to surrender to authorities days before federal agents detained him at a Beverly Hills hotel on Friday. Instead, he said, roughly a...

Judge Declines to Issue Preliminary Injunction on Surge

Minnesota lawsuit over immigration agent surge can proceed

(Newser) - A federal judge has declined Minnesota's bid to immediately halt the Trump administration's large-scale immigration enforcement push in the state, while leaving the door open for the case to continue. US District Judge Kate Menendez on Saturday denied the state's request for a preliminary injunction against the...

A Whole Bunch of New Epstein Files Just Dropped

More than 3M pages were released by the DOJ, per Deputy AG Todd Blanche

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd...

DOJ Teases Epstein File Release 'in the Near Term'

Pam Bondi tells judges 'substantial progress' has been made in review

(Newser) - More than a month after the imposed deadline to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department still can't say when the full release might be complete, but it should be soon. In a four-page court filing Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top DOJ officials told...

Appeals Court Confirms Alina Habba Served Illegally

Decision leaves administration with option to appeal to Supreme Court

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has declined to revisit its ruling that Alina Habba held the top federal prosecutor's job in New Jersey without legal authority, tightening scrutiny on how the Trump administration installed its preferred US attorneys. On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected...

Dozens Indicted in Nationwide ATM 'Jackpotting' Scheme

Prosecutors say crew tied to Tren de Aragua gang allegedly stole millions from hacked machines

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors say a sophisticated crew tied to a violent Venezuelan gang turned ATMs across the US into cash dispensers on command. On Monday, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska announced charges against 31 additional people, for a total of 87 defendants accused in a nationwide...

Judge Tosses Protest Charge Against Don Lemon

Judge questions DOJ's evidence, limits charges in St. Paul church protest

(Newser) - A federal magistrate in Minnesota has thrown a wrench into the Justice Department's attempt to charge independent journalist Don Lemon over an anti-ICE protest inside a St. Paul church . Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko declined to sign a criminal complaint against Lemon stemming from Sunday's protest, according to multiple...

Lindsey Halligan Is Officially Out as US Attorney

Judge threatened disciplinary action for anyone who called Trump loyalist a US attorney

(Newser) - Lindsey Halligan's brief and contentious run as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia is over. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday night that Halligan, appointed on an interim basis by President Trump, is departing the post after just four months, per ABC News . The move...

Justice Department Eyes Major Rollback of Federal Gun Laws

Proposal would ease private sales, imports, and shipping of firearms, sources say

(Newser) - The Justice Department is quietly preparing to loosen several federal gun rules, a move aimed at shoring up support from gun-rights activists while risking new legal and political fights, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke to the Washington Post . The changes under discussion reportedly include easing limits...

Federal Investigation Begins After Anti-ICE Protest in Church

Demonstrators disrupted St. Paul service looking for pastor who works for ICE

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors are now looking into a protest Sunday at a church in Minnesota that zeroed in on a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who also serves as a pastor there. Video of the service at Cities Church in St. Paul shows dozens of demonstrators entering mid-worship, CNN reports,...

Feds Are Investigating Walz, Frey Over ICE Remarks

DOJ probe focuses on governor, mayor's alleged efforts to obstruct federal immigration enforcement

(Newser) - Federal investigators are examining whether Minnesota's top Democrat and Minneapolis' mayor crossed a legal line in publicly criticizing immigration enforcement. The Justice Department has opened a probe into Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey on a rarely used statute dating to the Civil War era, two sources tell...

DOJ Rips Judge Over Disqualified US Attorney

Justice Department blasts judge's order regarding Lindsey Halligan as abuse of power

(Newser) - The Justice Department says Lindsey Halligan remains US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite a judge's order finding her appointment was invalid . In a filing Tuesday, Halligan and the DOJ pushed back hard against US District Judge David Novak, who'd ordered her to explain why she...

FBI Probes Activist Ties in Fatal ICE Shooting

Sources say agent Jonathan Ross is unlikely to face criminal charges

(Newser) - Federal investigators probing the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis are expanding their focus beyond the officer who pulled the trigger to her possible links with local immigration activists. People familiar with the inquiry tell the New York Times it now includes scrutiny of Good's involvement...

DOJ's Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Not Going Over Well

GOP senators warn probe risks Fed independence, market stability, confirmations

(Newser) - Senate Republicans are lining up behind Jerome Powell, supporting the Fed chair in the face of a Justice Department probe . GOP senators are sharply questioning the criminal investigation into Powell's congressional testimony about renovation costs at the Fed's headquarters, warning it risks undermining the central bank's independence...

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