Department of Justice
Prosecutors want to punish OneTaste leaders for crimes they weren’t charged with
Federal officials are recommending 15- to 20-year prison sentences for orgasmic meditation leaders Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz, based on the idea that they should be punished for crimes they were never charged with nor…
Antitrust enforcers could block Netflix–Warner Bros. deal
Netflix announced its plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $83 billion on Friday. The merger between the entertainment giants will likely draw international antitrust scrutiny, as rival bidder Paramount Skydance…
Trump tries to cut Congress out of U.S. attorney appointments
Alina Habba said she was the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi agreed. All three were wrong, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled this week. That…
First Amendment protections clash with Hegseth’s ‘sedition’ claims
After six members of Congress posted a video reminding members of the armed forces that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders, President Donald Trump said the legislators were "traitors to our Country"…
The government thinks anti-government zines are evidence of terrorism
Federal prosecutions against nine members of what the Justice Department calls a "North Texas Antifa Cell," allegedly responsible for an anti-immigration enforcement demonstration that turned violent in July, are…
L.A. mayor Karen Bass says you can defeat NIMBYism by building less
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' persistent cowardice on housing. The Department of Justice's antitrust settlement with…
Judge dismisses Comey indictment, says Trump appointment was illegal
On September 20, President Donald Trump announced that he had picked Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump defense lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, to replace Erik Siebert as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern…
Trump wants to jail Democrats who noted soldiers may disobey illegal orders
In a video message posted this week, six Democratic legislators with military or intelligence backgrounds remind members of the armed forces that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders. That point is legally…
James Comey’s prosecutor made a rookie mistake. It could doom her case.
"Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer," President Donald Trump said when he publicly ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey. That assessment seemed doubtful five days…
The Epstein exceptions | Power Line
From The Hill newspaper, ‘The Epstein Files Transparency Act’: What’s in it? The article is the first one that I’ve come across that answers the question regarding the subject that has paralyzed Washington for the past week.…
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