On March 4, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi moved to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges an Illinois law requiring nonprofits to disclose their officers’ and directors’ demographic […]
Generative AI, access to justice and law schools
Another year is nearly in the books. In many ways, 2025 was a continuation of trends present in previous years. There was greater adoption and integration of generative […]
Justice Department Disbands National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Unit
The U.S. Department of Justice notified staff in a four-page memo on Monday evening that, “effective immediately,” the agency was disbanding its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Unit, which was […]
California Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kill SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh
The California man charged with attempting to murder U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh following the leak of a 2022 draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has pleaded […]
Chief Justice Halts, for Now, Reinstatement of Fired Members of Independent Agencies
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Wednesday temporarily paused court orders reinstating National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris, two […]
Deputy AG’s Memo Bars Justice Department Attorneys From ABA Event Participation
Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice will no longer be able to attend, speak at or participate in events the American Bar Association hosts, according to a […]
Chief Justice Roberts Pauses Judge’s Midnight Deadline To Return Man Deported To El Salvador
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has paused an order requiring the Trump administration to return, by midnight Monday, a Maryland father who was deported to a gang prison […]
Chief Justice Denies Request to Stall FINRA Proceeding
An embattled securities broker must face an enforcement proceeding from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority over allegedly unethical business practices after failing to convince the U.S. Supreme Court […]
The Justice System Is Under Threat—That’s Where the Consensus Ends
Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through […]
Crypto Entrepreneur Claims Justice Department’s Software Crackdown Violates US Constitution
Michael Lewellen, a Dallas-based blockchain and cryptocurrency entrepreneur, filed a constitutional challenge against the U.S. Department of Justice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]