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Lindsey Halligan out as US attorney following pressure from judges

Lindsey Halligan, a Trump administration lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia last year with instructions to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, left her post at the Justice Department on Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

Jan 20, 2026 1:51 PM CST

Judge disqualifies US attorney in Albany investigating Letitia James

A judge on Thursday barred the top federal prosecutor in Albany from overseeing a criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, delivering the latest blow to the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies.

Jan 8, 2026 3:36 PM CST

Prosecutor says judge knew she would get ‘heat’ for aiding immigrant

Federal prosecutors on Monday alleged a Wisconsin judge helped a Mexican man briefly elude immigration officials in April and that just before she directed him through the back door of her courtroom, she said that she would “get the heat” for it.

Dec 15, 2025 1:30 PM CST

Judge orders release of ‘voluminous’ records in Ghislaine Maxwell case

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the public release of potentially hundreds of thousands of pages of documents from the case against Ghislaine Maxwell, saying that access to the records is required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress approved last month.

Dec 10, 2025 12:39 PM CST

Justice Dept. says a court ruling is blocking efforts to reindict Comey

Justice Department lawyers said Tuesday that a recent ruling barring their access to key evidence has effectively crippled their efforts to reindict former FBI director James B. Comey, two weeks after their original case against him was dismissed.

Dec 9, 2025 2:44 PM CST

Supreme Court will hear case on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will hear a case examining the legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship, a high-stakes test of the controversial policy that could redefine who is considered an American.

Dec 5, 2025 2:06 PM CST

Appeals court rules Trump prosecutor appointment violates law

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump unlawfully maneuvered to keep his former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as the top prosecutor in New Jersey—a decision that could have far-reaching implications for other controversial Trump appointments that have been challenged in court.

Dec 1, 2025 10:39 AM CST

DOJ official who thought he was on Hinge date discusses Epstein files, gets fired, suit says

A former Department of Justice official said in a lawsuit his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired for comments that he made about the Epstein files while on Hinge dates with a woman who apparently recorded him without his knowledge.

Nov 26, 2025 10:21 AM CST

What comes next in the James Comey and Letitia James cases?

The criminal cases against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James may be over for now. But a federal judge’s ruling Monday disqualifying the U.S. attorney overseeing their prosecutions and dismissing the charges left a number of questions unresolved.

Nov 26, 2025 9:40 AM CST

Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful

A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, delivering an emphatic blow to President Donald Trump’s rushed efforts to engineer prosecutions of two of his prominent foes.

Nov 24, 2025 12:15 PM CST

Dissenting appeals judge in Texas redistricting case complains winners were George Soros, Gavin Newsom

A federal appeals judge used his dissent in a Texas redistricting case last week to “highlight the pernicious judicial misbehavior” of the judge who wrote the majority opinion and to complain that the main winners in the case are billionaire George Soros and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Nov 24, 2025 11:50 AM CST

Justice Dept. attacks judge after prosecutors’ stumbles in Comey case

The Justice Department is going on the offensive to discredit the federal judge overseeing the case against former FBI director James B. Comey.

Nov 24, 2025 9:50 AM CST

‘Really blew it big time’ among the criticisms of federal government’s Comey prosecution

Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is an insurance attorney with no experience prosecuting federal criminal cases. Earlier this week, a federal magistrate eviscerated Halligan’s behavior from September, when she convinced a grand jury convened in Alexandria to indict former FBI Director James Comey on criminal charges. Former federal prosecutors agree that a series of mistakes were made that may have tainted the case beyond repair.

Nov 20, 2025 2:22 PM CST

Federal judge blasts potential ‘government misconduct’ in Comey case

A federal judge on Monday offered a blistering assessment of the Justice Department’s case against former FBI Director James B. Comey, detailing what he described as a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” and possible misconduct that could imperil the prosecution.

Nov 17, 2025 4:00 PM CST

Bondi says Justice will examine Democrats’ ties to Epstein as Trump asks

Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated Friday that she has appointed a federal prosecutor to examine the relationships between deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and several prominent Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton, who were identified by President Donald Trump in a social media post earlier in the day.

Nov 14, 2025 1:41 PM CST