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Trump's push to reshape the DOJ's civil rights division sparks mass exodus of attorneys
The Trump administration's effort to reshape the Justice Department's civil rights division and its mission, once the crown jewel of the department, has prompted a mass exodus of attorneys.
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Trump names Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C. after dropping earlier pick
President Trump said he is appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be acting U.S. attorney in Washington DC. This is after the president pulled his controversial first pick for the job, Ed Martin.
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Critics warn DOJ is being politicized despite vows to end its purported weaponization
Critics warn that despite President Trump's call to end the purported weaponization of the Justice Department, it has become more politicized in the president's first three months back in office.
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Justice Department revokes Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations
In a new memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ will allow for subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to get information and testimony from journalists.
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Milwaukee judge charged by DOJ
The DOJ is charging a circuit judge of obstructing ICE and concealing a person without legal status, in a potential escalation of clashes between the executive and judiciary over immigration.
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Reporter's Notebook: on federal judges and the Trump administration
NPR's Ryan Lucas speaks about his beat covering the federal judiciary during the tumult of the second Trump administration.
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Fewer law firms are doing pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with Trump
The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president.
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Federal judge drops corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Adams was scheduled to go on trial in April until new leadership at the Justice Department under the Trump administration ordered prosecutors in New York in February to drop the case, sparking a public outcry and resignations of prosecutors.
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Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm
While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
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Trump DOJ's limits on FACE Act enforcement fuel concern from abortion providers
New Justice Department leaders say past enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is "the prototypical example" of what they call "the weaponization of law enforcement."
