Mike Scarcella

US judge temporarily bars prosecutors' use of evidence from key figure in Comey case A U.S. judge has temporarily barred prosecutors' use of evidence from a key figure in the Trump administration's now-dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, according to a cou...

"The Court concludes that Petitioner Richman is likely to succeed on the merits of his claim that the Government has violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures by retaining a complete copy of all files on his personal computer" www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US judge temporarily bars prosecutors' use of evidence from key figure in Comey case A U.S. judge has temporarily barred prosecutors' use of evidence from a key figure in the Trump administration's now-dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, according to a cou...

US judge temporarily bars prosecutors' use of evidence from key figure in Comey case www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... TRO - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New York Times sues Pentagon over press access The New York Times sued the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday in an effort to force the Pentagon to abandon its restrictive new press policy, the latest atte...

New York Times sues Pentagon over press access www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous and Katie Townsend on the suit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In JD Vance case, US Supreme Court may again chip away campaign finance limits The U.S. Supreme Court for decades has chipped away at campaign finance laws, deciding they suppress political speech in violation of constitutional protections. A case involving U.S. Vice President J...

In JD Vance case, US Supreme Court may again chip away campaign finance limits www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of the Republican's signature tax and domestic policy bill that would deprive Pl...

US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

Musk wins fight to keep lawyer Alex Spiro in Twitter trial Elon Musk has persuaded a judge that his longtime lawyer Alex Spiro can represent him in a shareholder lawsuit over the billionaire's 2022 Twitter acquisition even though he may be a trial witness in ...

Musk asks court to push back Feb 2026 Twitter deal trial because he "has a highly confidential and personal pre-existing and immovable commitment" www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.

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NEW: An unanimous appeals court panel — authored by conservative Judge William Pryor and joined by Trump appointee Andrew Brasher — upheld a $1 million sanction againt Trump/Habba for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

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US Justice Department stumbles in retribution campaign against Trump foes www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US DOJ's misconduct complaint against judge in transgender military ban case gets tossed www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...

US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking Trump prosecutor www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

Trump administration cannot expand rapid deportations, US appeals court rules www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege www.reuters.com/sustainabili... from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social

US judge revives contempt proceeding against Trump officials www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US judge orders DOJ to turn over Comey grand jury materials, citing 'misconduct' www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.

Sometimes, even when you basically know what's been going on, seeing it all in one place is pretty striking -> www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

DOJ has been abandoning a truly incredible share of the criminal cases it filed in D.C. this year.

Today, it asked a judge to dismiss yet another, this one involving a man charged with illegally possessing a gun "in light
of legal and evidentiary issues."

US Justice Department targets judicial 'obstacles' in immigration, antifa cases, email shows www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

DOJ drafts legal opinion backing immunity for US troops involved in boat strikes www.reuters.com/world/us/doj...

Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.

Patel has taken only about a dozen personal trips since assuming the role of FBI director in February, a spokesperson told WSJ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights.

US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right www.reuters.com/world/us-sup...

"This Court finds the following: The vast majority of protesters were peaceful and did not carry weapons." Judge notes testimony about costumes, dance parties and naked bike rides storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... /// www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New: US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Ruling - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

US judge rejects government's riot claims, restricts federal agents' use of force in Chicago www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US won’t ask Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over pandemic ban on evictions - billions in damages sought www.reuters.com/legal/govern... #SCOTUS

Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent www.reuters.com/world/washin...

"I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything happening," Sean Dunn said outside the DC federal courthouse. "That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants." www.reuters.com/world/washin...

Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent www.reuters.com/world/washin... from @agoudsward.bsky.social

Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...