Carrie Johnson

Federal prosecutors seek to delay Feeding Our Future trial, cite 'staffing changes' Federal prosecutors want to delay a June trial in the Feeding Our Future fraud case, citing staffing changes and another lengthy trial scheduled to begin in April.

In the motion, federal prosecutors added that because defendant Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed is not being detained, “his liberty interests are not at issue.” But the filing indicated that Ahmed’s attorney objects to the delay. Judge Nancy Brasel has not yet ruled on the motion.

Unpopular opinion: it’s too hot for March

One year later: Mahmoud Khalil remains in limbo but ready to fight The case of Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle of immigrants' due process and civil rights, and the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation policies.

The case of Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle of immigrants' due process and civil rights, and the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation policies. n.pr/4rne2eU

Justice delayed is (not always) justice denied. But it’s long past time to honor the courageous law enforcement officers who defended democracy on January 6.

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🔊 Listen Now: Trump administration reverses course on law firms, vowing to appeal All Things Considered on NPR One | 3:59

A whirlwind at the Justice Department as it reverses course on law firm appeals.

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NEW: A federal appeals court swiftly rejected the Trump administration’s request to delay next steps in the fight over tariff refunds for importers after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s signature economic policy
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Adorable. He doesn’t look too bothered.

Judge Cannon has just denied @knightcolumbia.org & @weareoversight.bsky.social motions to intervene and permanently barred DOJ from disclosing Jack Smith's report. She says (again) that Smith was appointed unconstitutionally, and that the report is the fruit of the unconstitutional appointment.

Reunion 🐶

The Acela just erupted in applause

I loved Book World so much 😢

My happy place

Still the best

17 years? Where has the time gone?

Helen Frankenthaler, Provincetown, 1964

Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.

Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions

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This is how you live a life

A genius. May he rest in peace.

👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The news cycle is so crazy. Can’t wait to just rest on Saturday afternoon. And… cue:

Pink and Red start to St. Valentine's Day. Saturday sunrise in Chicago.

H/T @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

What Donald Trump and “Everyone” Knew About Jeffrey Epstein Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 02/13/2026 · 36m

My New Yorker interview with David Remnick. Give it a listen.
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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.

Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof (RNS) — ‘I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,’ the Chic...

NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...

Federal judge acknowledges 'abusive workplace' in court order The order did not identify the judge in question but two sources familiar with the process told NPR it is U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, a Biden appointee.

Federal judge acknowledges ‘abusive workplace’ in court order

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Lawsuit from families of men killed in boat strikes is the first to reach U.S. court Relatives of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. airstrike last year are suing over what they call extrajudicial killings. It's the first such case to land in an American courthouse.

Valuable story by @carriejohnson.bsky.social on an important US lawsuit re US boat strikes

Thanks so much for your insights

Newly released court records reveal misconduct inquiry into federal judge A federal judge said he retired to speak out about threats to the rule of law. Newly released court orders suggest his exit coincided with a misconduct inquiry that ended when he stepped down.

The latest in my reporting on misconduct allegations and workplace issues involving federal courts -

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