Sam Alito Strips Women of their Bodily Autonomy [Updated]
Sam Alito just ended federal protection for abortion in the United States.
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Bill Barr’s Attempt to Corrupt EDNY May Have Saved the Republic
It’s not clear how successfully DOJ would have pushed back against Trump’s attempt to decapitate DOJ to get claims of voter fraud if Richard Donoghue hadn’t been moved to DOJ in one of Bill Barr’s apparent attempts to control prosecutorial decision within US Attorneys offices.
In Sentencing Memo, SDNY Scoffs at Lev Parnas’ Claims of Cooperation
Lev Parnas wants credit for working the press during Trump’s first impeachment. The government says that complying with a congressional subpoena was no more than his civic duty, for which he should get no credit at sentencing.
Crime in the Era of Encrypted Apps: The Relationship between the DOJ and January 6 Investigations into Fake Electors
DOJ took overt steps in its investigation of the fake electors the day after the January 6 Committee presented information that’s new to most of the public on the same topic. But it’s unlikely that DOJ took the acts solely because of the Committee hearing.
Amy Berman Jackson Gets a Two-Page Footnote in for the Appeal of Carl Nichols
On the same day DOJ finally appealed Carl Nichols’ decision rejecting their application of 18 USC 1512(c)(2) to January 6, Amy Berman Jackson joined 15 of her colleagues in upholding the application.
Three Months Later, DOJ Finally Gets Interested in Sidney Powell’s Militia Defense Fund
The government is finally raising concerns about Sidney Powell paying for the defense of the Oath Keepers’ conspirators. The question is why they’ve waited for three months?
Rudy Giuliani Launched a Lynch Mob over a Ginger Mint
The shocking and emotional part of the January 6 Committee hearing on Trump’s pressure on states was the stories that targets of Trump’s bullying told, including Shaye Moss’ description of how Rudy Giuliani claimed a ginger mint her mom had handed her was instead a thumb drive used to steal the election. But the details in the hearing go a long way to substantiating a conspiracy to obstruct the vote certification.
Maybe Merrick Garland Already Made Some of the Decisions Everyone Thinks Are Pending?
The January 6 Committee hearings have renewed debates about what it would take to criminally charge Donald Trump, raising questions about what decision-making process Merrick Garland might use before approving such a prosecution. But he may already have taken steps to make such decisions easier.
Priti Patel Approves Julian Assange’s Extradition
Priti Patel’s unsurprising of the extradition order for Julian Assange may mark just the beginning of the process.
Forty Feet: Trump Sicced a Murder Weapon on Mike Pence
The January 6 Committee got much closer last night to explaining how the many efforts by Trump to use the mob to pressure his Vice President turned into a real threat to his life from that mob.
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