Virginia

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

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

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

Federal shutdown hits DC, Maryland bar exam

A lack of funding stemming from the federal government’s shutdown is forcing Maryland and the District of Columbia to place restrictions on registration for the February 2026 bar exam, leaving candidates scrambling.

Oct 30, 2025 3:28 PM CDT

Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage case Trump pushed

New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty Friday to allegations of mortgage fraud brought by the Justice Department amid President Donald Trump’s push to prosecute those who have investigated him.

Oct 24, 2025 2:24 PM CDT

Justice Department indicts NY attorney general

The Justice Department obtained an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, accusing her of committing mortgage fraud when she purchased a property in Virginia.

Oct 10, 2025 9:25 AM CDT

DOJ ‘more concerned with punishing’ perceived Trump enemies than public safety, fired prosecutor’s letter says

A letter taped to the door of an assistant U.S. attorney who was abruptly fired last week said a false social media post apparently led to his termination while he was in the middle of a terrorism prosecution.

Oct 8, 2025 9:04 AM CDT

Florida federal prosecutor fired after old alleged anti-Trump blog posts surface

Assistant U.S. Attorney Will Rosenzweig of the Southern District of Florida was fired by email last week when he was off work to observe Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Oct 1, 2025 9:02 AM CDT

Who is Lindsey Halligan, the interim US attorney prosecuting James Comey?

Before she was sworn in Monday as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, a 36-year-old former White House aide and Florida insurance lawyer, had no prosecutorial experience. Less than four days into her new role, she brought charges against former FBI director James B. Comey.

Sep 26, 2025 3:45 PM CDT

Trump’s US attorney pick could put him on collision course with Senate

President Donald Trump’s campaign to eliminate an arcane but long-standing Senate tradition may gain steam as he presses to install one of his White House advisers as U.S. attorney following the ouster of her predecessor.

Sep 23, 2025 10:59 AM CDT

Trump’s new demands on Justice Department raise alarm among prosecutors

President Donald Trump has spent months chipping away at the barriers that have long protected the Justice Department from political interference. But now federal prosecutors and legal observers are bracing for what comes next as he escalates that effort rapidly.

Sep 22, 2025 9:31 AM CDT

After PACER hack, judiciary takes ‘special measures’ and ‘technical steps,’ DOJ official says

The federal judiciary is taking “special measures” in cases in which information may have been exposed in a hack of the case management system used to upload case documents, according to Acting Assistant Attorney General Matt Galeotti.

Aug 19, 2025 9:53 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: What were the sleeper cases of this SCOTUS term?

As always, the end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term was filled with important cases that received a great deal of media attention. But the term also had a number of significant decisions that received much less media attention.

Jul 29, 2025 10:56 AM CDT

DOJ lawyer blames ‘confluence of administrative errors’ for another El Salvador deportation

A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer last week blamed “a confluence of administrative errors” for the deportation of an immigrant from El Salvador in Central America, despite a federal appeals court order allowing him to remain in the United States during litigation.

Jun 2, 2025 10:26 AM CDT