Prosecutors

Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case

A grand jury in Virginia on Thursday rejected Justice Department efforts to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, declining to indict her again after a judge dismissed the charges last week, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak about the proceedings.

Dec 5, 2025 9:53 AM CST

Judge accused of hitting prosecutor is suspended without pay

A judge in Brown County, Texas, has been suspended without pay after his indictment stemming partly from allegations that he hit a prosecutor and tried to hinder an arrest by failing to sign an arrest warrant.

Dec 2, 2025 11:50 AM 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

1 prosecution brief had AI hallucinations, but other issues were human error, district attorney says

Four briefs filed in criminal cases by the district attorney’s office in Nevada County, California, had hallucinations that were likely caused by the use of artificial intelligence, according to lawyers for one of the defendants affected.

Nov 26, 2025 9:16 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

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

Georgia prosecutor keeps case against Trump alive for now

The head of a Georgia prosecutors board assigned himself Friday to oversee a sprawling racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies over their attempts to overturn the 2020 election, keeping alive for now litigation that has long faced trouble.

Nov 14, 2025 1:55 PM CST

High-stakes hearing as Comey and James seek to disqualify prosecutor

A federal judge appeared skeptical Thursday that Lindsey Halligan had been lawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor in Eastern Virginia but seemed less certain about whether disqualifying her should end the prosecutions of former FBI Director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Nov 13, 2025 1:47 PM CST

After defense lawyer dies during trial, judge convicted for using public funds for vacations, personal purchases

A former Alabama judge accused of using his office for personal gain and lying about it was convicted last week on 17 of 18 counts against him.

Nov 13, 2025 10:54 AM CST

Judge accused of helping immigrant avoid ICE didn’t know about plan, hearing officer concludes

A judge accused of helping a defendant avoid immigration detention at her courthouse in Newton, Massachusetts, didn’t know about the escape plan and didn’t mislead court authorities about the incident, according to a hearing officer in the ethics case against her.

Nov 12, 2025 2:23 PM CST

Did alleged sham hiring by SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein constitute tax evasion? Judge will decide

Indicted SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein can’t sell his home to pay his defense attorneys, a federal judge ruled last week as she denied six of his pretrial motions in the tax evasion case against him.

Nov 10, 2025 12:29 PM CST

Judge scolds Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first and investigate second’ approach

A federal judge on Wednesday scolded the prosecutors pursuing charges against former FBI director James B. Comey for what he described as their “indict first and investigate second” approach to the case, saying it has placed an unfair burden on Comey’s defense.

Nov 5, 2025 2:59 PM CST

Justice Dept. defends Lindsey Halligan against unlawful-appointment criticism

Justice Department lawyers on Monday defended Lindsey Halligan’s role as eastern Virgnia’s top federal prosecutor, saying in court filings that even if her appointment as U.S. attorney is ruled invalid, she now has an additional title that will allow her to continue overseeing cases against two of President Donald Trump’s perceived foes.

Nov 4, 2025 9:25 AM CST

Judge praises suspended prosecutors before sentencing man for bomb hoax

A U.S. district court judge on Thursday praised two suspended federal prosecutors who had been handling the case of a man once accused of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. The defendant, Taylor Taranto, was in court to be sentenced on an unrelated weapons charge.

Oct 31, 2025 2:10 PM CDT

Letitia James, DOJ prosecutor in sealed battle over subpoena

New York Attorney General Letitia James is fighting a Justice Department investigation into some of her office’s most high-profile work by challenging the appointment of the Albany-based U.S. attorney overseeing the probes, two people familiar with the matter said.

Oct 31, 2025 1:54 PM CDT