Former Department of Justice Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer is raising serious concerns about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to install politically loyal but unqualified individuals as U.S. Attorneys across the country—allegedly bypassing Senate confirmation and creating what she calls a “chaotic and potentially illegal” shake-up in federal prosecution. In a video posted to her Instagram…
As music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits sentencing following his recent conviction, his legal team has reportedly made a formal request to former President Donald Trump for a presidential pardon — a development that legal experts say could dramatically alter the trajectory of Combs’ legal fate. Trial attorney and legal analyst Misty Marris weighed in…
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a preliminary injunction halting the expedited deportation of migrants who legally entered the United States under humanitarian parole programs, in a significant victory for immigrant rights and due process advocates. The August 1 ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes Cobb temporarily blocks the federal government…
The Trump administration has escalated its use of denaturalization as an enforcement tool, targeting not only violent offenders and war criminals, but now also naturalized Americans who committed relatively minor offenses—such as filing a false tax return. In a marked expansion of presidential authority during Donald J. Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Desire Grace, the former top deputy in the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, has formally appealed her termination, alleging she was fired in direct retaliation for being appointed by federal judges to replace Alina Habba as acting U.S. attorney. Grace filed her complaint with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), arguing the July 22…
In what’s shaping up to be one of the most unconventional legal revenge cases of the year, an Ohio woman who had her car repossessed has successfully flipped the script—by gaining legal control of the dealership’s own business name. Tiah McCreary, a customer of Taylor Kia of Lima, purchased a used vehicle from the dealership…
Chris Dunn, a Missouri man who spent nearly 35 years behind bars for a murder he has always maintained he did not commit, was officially declared innocent by a judge and released from prison on July 30 of last year. Dunn’s case has become emblematic of the failures within the U.S. criminal justice system and…
The Texas House of Representatives voted to authorize the arrest of more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who fled the state in a dramatic attempt to block a controversial Republican-backed redistricting plan aimed at expanding GOP power in Congress. Republican Governor Greg Abbott, in an aggressive move to reestablish quorum and push the vote forward, ordered…