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Reagan-Appointed Judge Resigns, Calling Trump a “Unique Danger” to American Democracy After 40 years on the federal bench, Judge Mark L. Wolf a Reagan appointee and lifelong public servant has resigned, warning that Donald Trump’s continued influence poses a direct threat to the rule of law in the United States. In a candid essay for

Anidjar & Levine Expand Statewide: Florida’s Go-To Car Accident Law Firm With Offices Across the State “When you’re injured in Florida, you shouldn’t have to fight the insurance companies alone. And you shouldn’t have to drive across the state to find real legal help.” Anidjar & Levine have built something rare in the personal injury

Hollywood Producer Sentenced to 146 Years for Murders of Two Women and Series of Sexual Assaults Los Angeles — Hollywood producer David Brian Pearce, 43, was sentenced Wednesday to 146 years to life in prison for the 2021 drug overdose deaths of model Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, and for a string

Trump Officials Are Using Signal and It Could Be a National Security Disaster Encrypted Apps, Legal Gray Zones, and the Shadow of Russian Surveillance When top officials in the Trump-aligned Justice Department, including controversial U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, began using Signal to communicate, it raised more than eyebrows. It raised alarms. Signal isn’t a government-authorized

Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Lindsey Halligan Tries to Declare Texts to Reporter “Off the Record” — After the Fact A Misstep That Exposes Serious Questions About Ethics, Press Freedom, and Political Influence “You don’t get to say that in retrospect.” That was Lawfare senior editor Anna Bower’s blunt response to Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for

Fired DOJ Lawyer Blows the Whistle: Inside the 60 Minutes Interview Exposing Trump-Era Abuses of Power “They told us to ignore the court, that the planes had to take off, no matter what.” — Erez Reuveni, former DOJ attorney, 60 Minutes interview, October 2025 A Rare Public Break from the Justice Department In a 60

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempt to Fire Federal Workers During Shutdown “The laws don’t stop because the government does,” declared U.S. District Judge Susan Illston on Wednesday, as she issued an emergency order blocking the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid the ongoing government shutdown. The ruling, delivered from the

Weaponizing the Bench: Trump’s DOJ Indicts Letitia James in an Unprecedented Political Arrest WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move that has shaken the foundations of America’s justice system, a federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution,

A New Kind of Legal Assistant As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT become more accessible and powerful, a growing number of Americans are turning to them for legal help, sometimes in place of hiring an attorney altogether. People are using A.I. chatbots to draft legal arguments, analyze contracts, and research case law, despite clear disclaimers

Pam Bondi’s DOJ Collapse: Stonewalling, Corruption, and the Historic Failure of America’s Top Law Office “When the Justice Department becomes a shield for the president’s allies and a sword against his enemies, democracy itself is under threat.” Pam Bondi’s tenure as attorney general is rapidly becoming synonymous with one word: corruption. From dodging oversight questions

Pam Bondi’s DOJ: The Most Politicized and Corrupt Attorney Generalship in Modern U.S. History “The Department of Justice has become President Trump’s personal sword and shield to go after his enemies and protect his allies.” — Sen. Adam Schiff When historians look back on the Trump era, one question will loom over the Department of

SLED Probes Edisto Beach House Fire That Hospitalized Three; State Supreme Court Flags Security for Judge “Chief Justice John W. Kittredge is aware of an incident involving Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein.” What Happened A Saturday afternoon house fire in Edisto Beach’s gated Jeremy Cay community sent three people to the hospital and triggered a

Sean “Diddy” Combs Sentenced to 50 Months in Federal Prison for Prostitution Convictions “A history of good works can’t wash away the record in this case, which shows that you abused the power and control over the lives of women who you professed to love.” — Judge Arun Subramanian Conviction and Sentencing Sean “Diddy” Combs,

Trump DOJ Indicts James Comey: A Political Hit Job Disguised as Justice “This isn’t law enforcement it’s political revenge. Trump’s DOJ has turned the Justice Department into his personal hit squad.” – Patrick Zarrelli The Indictment Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two federal charges, making a false statement and obstruction of

Trump Justice Department Weighs Indictment of James Comey as Deadline Nears “Federal prosecutors have just days left to decide whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey with perjury, a move that would ignite one of the most politically charged prosecutions of the Trump era.” Federal Prosecutors Near Charging Deadline According to people familiar with

Macron v. Owens: When Lies Meet the Court, Can Litigation Finally Make Misinformation Pay? “When falsehoods are amplified to millions, the only language some institutions still understand is the law.” A lawsuit built to be humiliating and instructive Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron’s defamation suit against U.S. commentator Candace Owens is not a garden-variety celebrity dispute.

Ryan Routh Convicted in Trump Assassination Attempt, Chaos Erupts in Court as He Tries to Stab Himself “He turned a verdict into a spectacle — lunging for a pen, trying to stab himself as marshals rushed the defense table.” Guilty on All Counts A federal jury has convicted Ryan Routh, 59, of attempting to assassinate

Kash Patel: Shielded Today, But Sitting on a Legal Time Bomb “When the FBI director sits before Congress, the stakes are nothing less than the integrity of the Bureau.” A Pattern of Partisan Abuse Kash Patel, one of Donald Trump’s most loyal operatives, now sits inside the Department of Justice wielding power that critics say

Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s $15 Billion Defamation Suit Against the New York Times A U.S. federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, ruling that the filing failed to meet basic legal standards and instead read like a political attack. Judge: Court Is Not a Political

FTC Sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by attorneys general from seven states, has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. The complaint, lodged in federal court in California, accuses the company of deceptive pricing tactics and collusion with ticket brokers to resell tickets at inflated