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 […]
DC Circuit Judge Slams DOJ Attorney on Alien Enemies Act Deportations
A federal appeals court judge grilled a U.S. Justice Department attorney’s argument Monday that the Trump administration should be permitted to keep deporting Venezuelan nationals under an 18th-century […]
Live Nation Can’t Beat DOJ Claim That It ‘Coerced’ Artists With Venues
A federal judge says the Justice Department can move ahead with a key allegation in its antitrust case against Live Nation: That the company illegally forces artists to […]
DOJ Seeks Urgent SCOTUS Review in Case Over Head of Office of Special Counsel
The Trump administration is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court after lower courts prevented the White House from firing Hampton Dellinger as the single head of […]
Trump Seeks Pause of Supreme Court Cases, Disavows DOJ Stance on Voting Rights Act
President Donald Trump’s acting solicitor general seeks to press the pause button on several pending Supreme Court cases in light of changes in administration policy and also disavowed […]
DOJ Targets Google Chrome to Curb Search Monopoly — Justia News — November 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging a judge to mandate the sale of Google’s Chrome browser in an antitrust case aimed at curbing Google’s monopoly in […]
DOJ Releases Ex-Special Counsel’s Report Explaining Trump Prosecutions
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has released 174 pages of new documents explaining the federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report alleges […]
DOJ Sues Six Major Landlords Alleging Rent Inflation Scheme — Justia News — January 9, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with ten states, sued six large landlords this week, alleging an unlawful scheme to inflate rents using algorithmic tools and sensitive […]