Attorneys for Live Nation and Ticketmaster are hoping to end the Department of Justice’s sweeping antitrust case before it goes to trial, filing a 51-page summary-judgment motion that […]
Diddy Prosecutor Maurene Comey Sues Trump DOJ Over ‘Unlawful’ Firing
Maurene Comey, the lead federal prosecutor at Sean “Diddy” Combs sex-trafficking trial, is suing the Trump administration over her “unlawful and unconstitutional” firing in July. Comey, the daughter […]
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Ellen Bardash: ChatGPT Hit with Liability Suit for Teen Death, DOJ to Argue Information Exchange Issue in Sugar Antitrust Case
Marianna Wharry “The trial court apparently believed that any risk to the class was resolved simply by precluding Chatman from serving as class counsel, without discussing the relationships […]
DOJ Antitrust Division’s New Whistleblower Program Signals Pipeline for Investigations Outside of Leniency
On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced a new Whistleblower Program in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to offer monetary rewards […]
U.S. DOJ Seeks to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Proceedings — Justia News — July 30, 2025
The United States Department of Justice submitted court filings on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, explaining its reasoning as to why it requested courts unseal grand jury transcripts for […]
U.S. DOJ Sues California Over Egg Prices — Justia News — July 10, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the State of California, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and other state officials, challenging California laws that […]
DOJ Tells 1st Circuit Legislator’s Punishment for Post Opposing Trans Athlete Is Unconstitutional
The U.S. Department of Justice’s top civil rights official urged a federal appeals court Thursday to block as unconstitutional a state representative’s Laurel Libby’s punishment for her online […]
DOJ Defends Perkins Coie Executive Order in Latest Hearing
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on Wednesday sharply questioned the Trump administration’s reasoning behind an executive order targeting Perkins Coie, including the issue of whether it could be […]
DOJ Defends Deportations, Appealing DC District Judge’s Finding of Cause for Contempt
The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal Wednesday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review a trial court’s order finding […]
Complaining of Judicial ‘Power Grab,’ DOJ Asks Justices to Thwart Mass Reinstatement of Fired Workers
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I have been the Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal and Law.com since 2023. In this newsletter, I provide […]