Three senior congressional Democrats — Representative Jamie Raskin, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Senator Adam Schiff — have written to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom seeking documents about the arrangement the firm struck with the White House to avoid an executive order that could have severely damaged its business. Skadden pledged $100 million in free …
Roger Rogoff, a U.S. attorney in Washington State, has sued the Trump administration over his firing, in what appears to be the first challenge of its kind. Federal law allows district court judges to appoint a U.S. attorney when the post sits vacant without a Senate-confirmed nominee, and judges in Washington did exactly that after …
Newly filed court documents reveal that the Justice Department’s subpoenas to 14 law firms are far broader than previously reported. Issued July 1, the subpoenas sought sweeping document production — including any communications, since January 20, 2025, involving Trump’s personal senior counsel Boris Epshteyn, along with materials on the negotiation, implementation, and monitoring of the …
This article surveys efforts by the administration to use subpoenas, search warrants, criminal investigations, and prosecutions against political opponents, journalists, former officials, and critical institutions. It highlights cases in which judges or grand juries found insufficient evidence or indications of retaliatory, pretextual, or vindictive prosecution. Because it is a legal analysis rather than independent investigative …
Federal agencies have pulled back sharply from civil rights enforcement after a Trump executive order directed them to deprioritize “disparate impact” cases — those targeting policies that appear neutral but disproportionately disadvantage protected groups. The legal standard dates to a 1971 Supreme Court test, was written into law by Congress in 1991, and was upheld …
A New York Times investigation by Danny Hakim, published July 19, 2026, reports that the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois has been destabilized by the aftermath of last fall’s federal immigration operation in Chicago, known as Operation Midway Blitz. According to the Times, the office filed assault charges under a rarely …
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made a rare appearance before Congress on July 14 as the Court requested increased funding to protect justices and their families. Barrett described having to wear a bulletproof vest and explain the precaution to her children, while Kagan said the security environment had changed dramatically since …
On July 15, President Trump fired Roger Rogoff, a former judge and veteran prosecutor, less than an hour after all 17 active and senior federal judges in the Western District of Washington unanimously appointed him as the district’s U.S. Attorney. The appointment followed the administration’s use of unusual personnel maneuvers to keep its preferred interim …
In a July 10 report, The Washington Post described a bus tour of retired federal and state judges, dubbed “Justice in Motion,” traveling from suburban Pittsburgh through Ohio to outside Detroit to warn the public that judicial independence and the rule of law are in grave danger as the nation marks its 250th anniversary. The …
On July 13, 2026, the New York City Bar Association urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination as U.S. Attorney General, ahead of his confirmation hearing scheduled for July 15. The letter, signed by City Bar President Matthew Diller and Rule of Law Task Force Chair Susan J. Kohlmann, argues that Blanche’s …