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House Republicans, with key Dem support, took aim at D.C. on Tuesday
A pair of bills backing Trump's attack on D.C. passed the House. Both would restrict D.C. self-governance — and passed with Dem votes.
Sep 17
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Feds indict LGBTQ org lawyer over testimony in Alabama "judge-shopping" investigation
In an indictment unsealed Monday, Lambda Legal counsel Carl Charles faces a felony charge of making a false declaration to the investigating judicial…
Sep 9
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Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism
The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
Aug 18
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Luigi Mangione's lawyers: Bondi's actions should prevent DOJ from seeking death penalty
The AG's own words are being used against her. Also: More law firms capitulate to Trump's authoritarian shakedowns. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
Apr 14
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In several decisions this past week, judges have raised key death penalty questions
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a Louisiana federal judge stopped executions, while the Fifth Circuit tossed out a third death sentence.
Mar 14
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What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling — and intended to chill all opposition
We know that because that's exactly the message Trump and others in his administration have sent over the past three days since Khalil's arrest.
Mar 12
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SCOTUS orders new trial for man Oklahoma courts would have allowed to be executed
Richard Glossip has long proclaimed his innocence, and he was joined by the state's Republican attorney general fighting his conviction at the Supreme…
Feb 25
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DOJ in disarray: Bove's bluster to blame? Resignations ripple after Adams case order.
Also: Two more parts of Trump's anti-trans executive orders are blocked — a win for trans teens seeking health care and those supporting them.
Feb 14
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A.G. Pam Bondi says Trump sets DOJ policy, all DOJ lawyers are "his lawyers"
Bondi says the independence of the Justice Department is gone. Also: Two federal courts block Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. Expect…
Feb 6
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Court blocked trans woman's prison transfer, as second lawsuit filed for other trans women
"The courts remain an important backstop," one of the women's lawyers tells Law Dork. Both lawsuits are backed by two LGBTQ legal organizations.
Jan 31
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Trump talks of ending gov't weaponization, as he acts to target foes and the vulnerable
Newly returned to power, Donald Trump lashed out in a series of day-one orders. And: About those "acting" department heads.
Jan 21
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Exclusive: A.G. Garland withdraws federal execution drug protocol following review
"[T]here is significant uncertainty about whether the use of pentobarbital as a single-drug lethal injection for execution treats individuals humanely…
Jan 16
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