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The Senate Confirmed Trump’s First Lower Court Nominee
One down. One hundred-plus to go.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds The Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump’s Travel Ban
A panel of federal appeals court judges issued an opinion on Thursday upholding a nationwide injunction that blocks enforcement of the administration’s temporary ban on immigration from six majority-Muslim countries.
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A Fight Over Presidential Power Is Working Its Way Towards The US Supreme Court
A federal appeals court heard arguments on Wednesday in a constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If the bureau wins the court fight — which could be headed to the US Supreme Court — President Trump wouldn’t get to replace the current, Obama-nominated director until at least 2018.
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Trump Is Reportedly Hiring His Longtime Go-To Lawyer As Private Counsel In The Russia Probe
New York attorney Marc Kasowitz will represent Trump in the federal investigation into his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia. Senator Joseph Lieberman, the leading candidate for FBI director, works for Kasowitz’s law firm, creating a possible conflict.
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A Top Republican Backs A Federal Legal Aid Agency The White House Is Trying To Defund
The Trump administration has proposed getting rid of the Legal Services Corporation, which funds legal aid for low-income Americans. The agency’s president nevertheless said he’s “optimistic” about the future, given bipartisan support from Congress.
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One Of Trump’s Judicial Nominees Blogged Under A Pen Name That Ted Cruz Was A “Sore Loser”
John Bush, one of President Trump’s federal appeals court nominees, wrote more than 400 blog posts under a pseudonym on a broad range of politically charged topics, including Trump’s campaign, Obamacare, and abortion.
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A Trump Supreme Court Short-Lister Backs Up Sessions’ Latest Criminal Justice Move
Judge William Pryor, a federal appeals judge with longstanding ties to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, told BuzzFeed News that he thought Sessions’ new charging policy could make the system more fair.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Appoints A Special Counsel To Oversee Russia Probe
Rosenstein has named former FBI director Robert Mueller to oversee the investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election, the Justice Department has confirmed.
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For The Second Time In Two Weeks, Judges Question Trump’s Travel Ban
The Ninth Circuit will decide whether to uphold an injunction blocking enforcement of Trump’s executive order that would temporarily halt immigration from six majority-Muslim countries. Another federal appeals court heard arguments in a similar case a week ago.
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Former Federal Judges Say Sessions’ New Policy Will Take Power Away From The Courts
“Now you’re telling them, gosh, you don’t need a judge, you need a calculator, that’s all you need,” one former federal judge said of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new directive that prosecutors pursue the most serious charges possible.
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A Democrat Explains Why He Agreed To Serve On Trump’s Commission To Investigate “Election Integrity”
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is one of two Democrats who have agreed so far to serve on President Trump’s advisory commission “study the registration and voting processes used in federal elections.” Trump previously claimed with no evidence that voter fraud led to Hillary Clinton receiving more votes in the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.
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Trump Will Nominate A Member Of His DOJ Transition Team To Be DC’s US Attorney
If confirmed, Jessie Liu is poised to become an important player in both the local and national law enforcement community.
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Trump Is Launching A Commission To Investigate Widespread Voter Fraud Even Though There’s No Evidence It Exists
Trump, who claimed with no evidence that voter fraud led to Hillary Clinton receiving more votes in the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election, is making a good on his promise to probe election practices.
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The Justice Department Won’t Say Whether Jeff Sessions Will Recuse From Any Part Of Hiring The Next FBI Director
In March, Sessions recused himself from investigations concerning the 2016 presidential campaigns. The Justice Department said he’s already interviewed candidates for interim FBI director.
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A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ’s Comey Memo Calls Firing A "Sham"
Donald Ayer, who served as the deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, told BuzzFeed News that Comey’s handling of the Clinton email investigation was being used to justify his firing “for a very different reason.”
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President Trump Has Fired FBI Director James Comey
The administration’s stated reason is his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email use. The FBI is also currently investigating possible ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia.
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Trump’s Muslim Ban Comments Continue To Make Defending His Executive Order In Court Difficult
The Justice Department was back in court on Monday to defend the legality of Trump’s executive order temporarily halting immigration from six Muslim-majority countries.
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White House To Announce 10 Trump Nominees For The Federal Courts On Monday
The list includes five nominees for federal appeals courts.
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AP Dismissed Its Lawsuit Against LifeZette Claiming Unpaid Licensing Fees
AP has dropped its lawsuit against LifeZette, the Laura Ingraham-led website, that sought more than $49,000 in allegedly unpaid licensing fees and penalties. In withdrawing the case, AP didn’t say if the company had paid up.
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Supreme Court Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanor Charges
Five people who staged a Citizens United protest during Supreme Court proceedings pleaded guilty after losing a constitutional challenge on one of the charges. They face up to a year in jail.
