Criminal Law — United States

Judge Clears DOJ to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Records — But Says Don’t Expect Bombshell Revelations

Dec 10, 2025

A federal judge in New York has approved the Justice Department’s request to unseal long-restricted records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case. The move marks one of the first major disclosures mandated under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act. But the judge cautioned the public not to expect the sweeping revelations many have been anticipating.…
DOJ Says Ex-Officer In Breonna Taylor Raid Should Be Freed During Appeal

Nov 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice is now urging a federal appeals court to release former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison from prison while he challenges his conviction—an extraordinary reversal that has reopened old wounds from one of the most defining police-violence cases of the last decade. Hankison, 49, is the only officer involved in the…
Kristi Noem Claims Over 1 Million Undocumented Migrants Have Voluntarily Left U.S. Under Trump

Aug 11, 2025

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Friday that, since President Donald Trump took office, more than one million undocumented migrants have voluntarily left the United States. Noem also asserted that hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants with criminal records have been arrested since January. Speaking at a press conference in Chicago, Noem framed the…

Judge Clears DOJ to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Records — But Says Don’t Expect Bombshell Revelations