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Inside the ‘Broadview Six’ scandal rocking Chicago’s federal courthouse – Chicago Sun-Times

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are better known for taking on violent street gangs, potential terrorists and corrupt politicians of all stripes. In 20 years, they put two governors in prison, as well as a former U.S. House speaker who served two heartbeats away from the presidency. But the “Broadview Six” scandal is now threatening to do long-term damage to what’s perhaps the most highly regarded law enforcement agency in the city. A federal judge summed it up this way: “Trust has been broken.”

The DOJ refused to swear in writing that Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund is dead

The Justice Department told a federal judge that compelling sworn statements from senior officials raises serious separation of powers concerns

Bruce Pardy: How Americans gave up their own republic

Decades of court rulings and legislation shifted power from elected leaders to unelected bureaucracies

What you need to know about powers of attorney

What you need to know about powers of attorney

Exclusive: DOJ Taps Gang, Terrorism Prosecutors to Crack Down on Political Groups

The Department of Justice has tapped two prosecutors with expertise in organized crime and terrorism prosecutions to implement a White...

'Playing politics with public safety': NC budget makes Wake DA office state's most understaffed

GOP leaders say they simply forgot to fund more prosecutors in Wake County. Democrats are skeptical of that, pointing to the county's central role in prosecuting political corruption cases.

Ghislaine Maxwell says the Epstein files prove she was wrongfully convicted. Trump’s DOJ wants to keep her locked up

Prosecutors blast her latest ‘baseless’ arguments as ‘unmoored from law, logic or the record’

Supreme Court Strikes Down Campaign Spending Limits in Major Election Law Ruling

The Supreme Court struck down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates, handing Republicans and campaign finance deregulation advocates a major legal win before the 2026 midterm elections.

Lombardo campaign adviser leads water lawsuit seeking billions from Nevada

Questions about political conflicts of interest have surfaced days ahead of a civil trial that experts say could hamstring the state’s top water regulator and cost taxpayers billions of dollars. The trial over water rights at Coyote Springs, ...

Roberts Court Expands Trump's Power And Kneecaps Congress

The corrupt MAGA Roberts Court mostly ruled against Donald Trump today, rejecting his appeal in the E Jean Carroll case, protecting mail-in voting and blocked Trump from firing Lisa Cook. BUT, they did give him a big win that is going to be highly consequential. He is now able to fire independent regulators, a power that no other President has ever had. The case was brought by Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter after he fired her shortly after he began his second term. No other President has tried to exert such power over independent regulators - it would have been unheard of. Trump tried it and the Supreme Court has decided that he can do it - and I guess all future Presidents can as well. (Ed. note: You know they'll find a way to prevent a Dem president from doing that) In the 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court gave Trump and all future presidents the power to remove members of supposedly independent federal agencies that carry out functions under the executive branch of government. All 6 conservative justices ruled in Trump's favor, of course. read more

Former prosecutor unnerved by Justice John Roberts

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann expressed deep concern about the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which overturned 91 years of precedent allowing presidents to fire independent agency members without cause. Weissmann highlighted Chief Justice Roberts' use of the word secrecy when describing executive branch vitality, calling the language chilling. He argued the ruling extends Roberts' expansive presidential power theory from the Trump v. United States immunity case. Weissmann warned the decision unleashes political patronage and deemed it a very ahistoric decision with significant long-term consequences. He cautioned against allowing presidents to replace career officials based on party affiliation, invoking Justice Robert Jackson's warnings from his Nazi prosecution work at Nuremberg. You do not want a Republican president to come in and fire every Democrat, and you do not want every Democratic president to come in and fire every Republican, he said. Weissmann also criticized the court's originalism claims as laughable, pointing to its simultaneous decision protecting the Federal Reserve as evidence of result-oriented judging.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

Sara Duterte camp opposes bid to allow private prosecutors to question trial witnesses

Duterte's lawyers argue that since public prosecutors have expressed confidence about their case, they should be the ones examining witnesses, not private lawyers

EDITORIAL | Finally, a watchdog to rein in Idac

Allegations of abuse of powers by officials at the anti-corruption institution have surfaced over the years

C’River govt, PDP guber candidate trade words over alleged tax probe

The Cross River state government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, on Friday exchanged words over allegations of a tax witch-hunt. The post C’River govt, PDP guber candidate trade words over alleged tax probe appeared first on Vanguard News.

Ex-presidents of Israel's Supreme Court say government defiance is end of democracy

In a joint statement, the former justices wrote that the government's decision to defy a High Court ruling leads to 'anarchy and the concentration of all state power in the hands of a single body'

Democrats Revive FDR Court-Packing Scheme To Rig The Supreme Court

Matching the number of Supreme Court justices to the number of federal circuits is pure partisan poppycock, much like FDR’s failed power grab in 1937.

America’s Supreme Court turns “We the People” on its head

The court has over-extended presidential power, writes Victoria Nourse

Tokyo prosecutor suspected of having inappropriate relationship

The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office released a statement saying that it is investigating the 48-year-old prosecutor.

Calls for caution over prosecution reform grow within ruling party

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is facing growing internal calls for caution over its push to abolish prosecutors’ supplementary investigation power, a key part of the prosecution reform agenda the party has pursued for years. The supplementary investigation power refers to prosecutors’ authority to conduct additional inquiries after police send a case to the prosecution, when prosecutors deem the initial investigation incomplete or flawed. It is separate from prosecutors’ direct investigat

Justice Elena Kagan warns Supreme Court decision on campaign finance rules ‘ushers in untold harm’

The Supreme Court decision to strike down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates could open the door to larger donations and renewed political corruption, the court’s liberal justices warned in dissent. Writing for the three-justice minority, Justice Elena Kagan said the majority had rewritten campaign finance rules by allowing wealthy donors to...

‘Do me a favor’: Trump privately pressed prosecutor to pursue elections conspiracy theory

It’s one thing for Democrats to argue that the Justice Department is under Trump’s thumb. It’s something else when he suggests his critics are right. The post ‘Do me a favor’: Trump privately pressed prosecutor to pursue elections conspiracy theory appeared first on MS NOW.

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

The post A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification appeared first on ProPublica.

US judge holds prosecutor in contempt in Charlie Kirk murder case

Judge says comments to the media by prosecutors about defendant violate rules of what can be said outside of court.

Top EU judges’ financial holdings raise troubling questions

As Luxembourg’s elite judges at the Court of Justice of the European Union quietly juggle share portfolios and politically-sensitive cases, critics warn their ties (often undisclosed) to Big Pharma, banks and Big Tech raise concerns over possible conflicts of interest and transparency.

Supreme Court transforms campaign finance rules, lifting limits on party spending

The Supreme Court's conservative majority transformed campaign finance laws, lifting limits on how much political parties can spend on advertising and other expenses in coordination with candidates. Geoff Bennett discussed the decision with Rick Gasen, a professor of law and political science at UCLA.

Trump’s healthcare fraud crackdown is paying off

Federal prosecutors recently announced that they’d charged 455 defendants in connection with more than 6.5 billion in alleged fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other public healthcare programs. The news serves as a vivid reminder of just how much taxpayer money can disappear when oversight falls short. According to the Justice Department, the defendants include 90 []

Netanyahu Explodes in Court: 'They Set a Trap to Make Me Look Like a Liar'

PM accuses prosecutors of deliberate deception during interrogations Defense team exposes contradictions in early questioning | Dramatic courtroom confrontation (Crime Justice)

DiZoglio’s campaign to audit the Legislature is fueled by misinformation, political ambition, and personal attacks

There has been no better example in Massachusetts politics of the chasm that exists between what is actually true, and what the loudest voices are willing to say for their own personal gain, than the legislative audit spectacle.

This SCOTUS Ruling May Make It Even Easier for Campaign Donors to Sway Elections

The court just struck down decades-old limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

Trump’s Latest Court Loss Is a Doozy

The president’s Justice Department tried to “coerce” a group of top Democrats. A Republican-appointed judge was not amused.

Tucker on Demons in Government

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Law Firms Load Up On Office Space To Handle AI Surge, Regulatory Chaos

Law firms across the country have watched their caseloads explode under a triple whammy of increased artificial intelligence usage, rising regulatory uncertainty and a more litigious business climate. These new business challenges have supercharged law...

The Supreme Court just embraced an incoherent theory of presidential power

Last month, the Supreme Court majority issued a pair of opinions that take a bold swipe at the constitutional power of Congress to enact laws limiting presidential power at the behest of the voting public. It did so while tossing to the wind, once again, the right-wing justices' purported adherence to conservative principles of judicial...

Wyoming AG’s bombshell disclosure in Gray case merits more court action

State’s top law enforcement officer chose prosecutors who determined his client should not be charged with a crime, writes columnist Kerry Drake. The post Wyoming AG’s bombshell disclosure in Gray case merits more court action appeared first on WyoFile .

Former NBA Players Indicted In Latest Gambling Scheme

The Department of Justice on Monday detailed the indictments of former NBA players Malik Beasley and Edward Davis, current player agent Paolo Zamorano, and three other defendants in relation to another sports gambling conspiracy. The indictments come exactly one year after federal authorities announced Beasley was being investigated over allegations of gambling off his own ...

Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s conservative justices were again [] The post Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech

Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech

The man Trump wants to run the DoJ

The attorney-general nominee’s journey from a white-collar New York law firm to the centre of the administration

Cyprus “Mafia State” Report: What 3,000 pages reveal about a decade of interventions favouring Rybolovlev

State officials’ handling of the dispute between the Russian oligarch and his ex-wife comes under scrutiny - More than 3,000 pages detail alleged links between political power, members of the judiciary and business interests The post Cyprus “Mafia State” Report: What 3,000 pages reveal about a decade of interventions favouring Rybolovlev appeared first on ProtoThema English.

IDAC and SAPS Deepening Row: Dumisani Khumalo Lodges Complaint Over Arrest Threats

PRETORIA — A deepening and highly publicized row between the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) has escalated, following formal complaints lodged by Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and Nozipho Madondo. The two have approached both the Police and Justice Ministers, alleging that IDAC is utilizing arrest threats and []

Supreme Court strikes down coordinated campaign spending limits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on the amount of money a political committee can spend in coordination with federal candidates, further unwinding restrictions on the flow of money into congressional campaigns just months ahead of the midterm elections. In the case National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, the court []...Click to read more