January 4, 2024 Prosecutor on Jack Smith team discouraged FBI from investigating Clinton Foundation in 2016 A top prosecutor on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team discouraged the FBI investigating the Clinton Foundation in 2016 despite "suspicious activity reports" on financial transactions.
January 4, 2024 DC appeals court to review Jack Smith's 'unconstitutional' appointment in Trump case Federal court to consider arguments made by Reagan-era Attorney General Ed Meese over Jack Smith's "unconstitutional" appointment as special counsel in the case against former President Donald Trump.
January 4, 2024 Trump files 'powerhouse' motion calling for Special Counsel Jack Smith to be held in contempt of court Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys filed a “powerhouse" motion on Thursday calling for a federal judge to hold Special Counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court for allegedly “repeatedly violating" a stay order in his 2020 election investigation.
January 3, 2024 Justice Department sues Texas over law to let police arrest illegal immigrants The Justice Department is suing Texas over a state law that allows migrants to be arrested by local authorities in another battle between Gov. Greg Abbott and the federal government.
January 2, 2024 Appeals court delivers fatal blow to California city pushing natural gas ban A federal appeals panel handed a fatal blow to an ordinance passed by the City of Berkeley, California, that would have banned new natural gas hookups in buildings.
January 2, 2024 Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez accused of accepting bribes to benefit Qatar in superseding federal indictment U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, is facing additional accusations, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
January 2, 2024 On this day in history, January 2, 1920, thousands detained by DOJ in nationwide 'Palmer Raids' Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer launched the greatest of his infamous raids on this day in history, Jan. 2, 1920. They employed illegal tactics and marked height of the Red Scare.
January 1, 2024 New Jersey man faces charges after allegedly attempting to aid militant Islamist group A New Jersey man has been arrested in Kenya and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for attempting to aid the militant Islamist group al Shabaab, officials say.
December 30, 2023 Court dates and primaries: Trump faces competing calendars in 2024 Former President Trump is forced to tackle competing calendars in the 2024 presidential election with critical early state primary election days and trial dates.
December 28, 2023 DOJ threatens to sue Texas over anti-illegal immigration law; Abbott prepared for Supreme Court fight The Justice Department on Thursday said it will sue Texas if it enforces a new anti-illegal immigration law which the Biden administration believes is unconstitutional.
