DOJ settlement with Larry Nassar victims could benefit Epstein accusers
The FBI’s $139 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced Dr. Larry Nassar sets a precedent that could improve the chances of success for Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers in similar cases. Experts say it is possible. “I think the Nassar settlement bodes well for Epstein,” said Neema Rahmani, a Los Angeles-based trial lawyer and […]
City ‘will address’ NYPD parking on crosswalks after DOJ threat
New York City police officers will “address” the problem of illegal parking in the city’s crosswalks after the U.S. Department of Justice threatened to sue the police over the issue, officials said. “Combat parking,” the long-standing tradition of leaving police cars perpendicular to the curb around the city’s 77 precincts, has been cited as a […]
Justice Alito Asks Biden DOJ Point-Blank Why Statute Gov Argues Requires Abortion Uses The Phrase ‘Unborn Child’
Justice Samuel Alito asked Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar why the statute the government argues mandates emergency room doctors to perform abortions in a state that bans them uses the phrase “unborn child.” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moyle v. United States, the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which […]
Biden DOJ Says Trump Is First President To Face Criminal Prosecution Because Predecessors Committed No ‘Crimes’
The lawyer representing special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asserted that the reason former President Donald Trump is the first president to face criminal charges is because his predecessors did not commit any crimes. Department of Justice counselor to Smith, Michael Dreeben, went before the Supreme Court to argue presidents should not have constitutional immunity […]
DOJ won’t comply with congressional subpoena for Biden audio from Robert Hur interview
The Justice Department notified Congress on Thursday that it will not respond to subpoenas seeking audio recordings of President Biden’s meetings with former special counsel Robert Hur. Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte wrote in an 11-page letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that the recordings contain information relevant to the Republican-led impeachment inquiry. […]
Top Senate Dem calls for probe into Muslims prosecuted by DOJ for illegal border crossings
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Thursday called on the Justice Department to investigate whether immigrants from Muslim-majority countries are being prosecuted when crossing the southern Texas border. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Mr. Durbin cited the “increase in Islamophobic attacks” and potential threats against individuals […]
DOJ rebuffs GOP’s second demand for Biden-Hur audio recordings
The Justice Department on Thursday refused for the second time to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s meeting with special counsel Robert Hur, denying claims by Republican impeachment investigators that the recordings contained information useful to the investigation. Rejected. The letter reiterates concerns about a possible contempt suit against Attorney General Merrick Garland. House […]
DOJ will not turn over Biden’s recorded interview with Special Counsel Hur to Congress
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it will not provide subpoenaed audio recordings of President Biden’s meeting with former special counsel Robert Hur to House Republicans, arguing that the department’s “cooperation” with Congressional investigations is “unusual.” . House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) threatened to have […]
Supreme Court Signals It Could Hand Trump Partial Win In Immunity Case As Biden DOJ Gets Grilled
Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared to signal they may hand former President Donald Trump a partial victory in his presidential immunity case by sending it back to a lower court. Trump’s attorney Dean John Sauer argued that presidents should have constitutional immunity from prosecution for official acts conducted during their presidency. Chief Justice John […]
Justice Roberts Skewers Lower Court, Biden DOJ Over ‘Tautological’ Immunity Argument
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed an attorney representing the Department of Justice Thursday over an argument about presidential immunity during a case centered around former President Donald Trump. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal of a Feb. 6 ruling from a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the […]