Tag Archives: Justice Department

Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Oregon Voter Rolls

voting

A federal judge in Oregon on Monday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter rolls, delivering another legal setback to the Trump administration’s aggressive effort to obtain detailed voter data from states across the country. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said during a hearing that …

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Bondi Presses Minnesota to Hand Over Voter Rolls

AG Pam Bondi

Attorney General Pam Bondi is pressing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to give the federal government access to the state’s voter rolls and public assistance records, escalating a confrontation with state leaders as tensions flare in Minneapolis following a second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents this month. In a three-page …

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Lindsey Halligan Exits Justice Department

Lindsey Halligan

Lindsey Halligan has departed the Justice Department after a federal judge ruled she could no longer refer to herself as a U.S. attorney, finding that her continued use of the title violated binding court orders that invalidated her appointment last year. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed Halligan’s exit in a …

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DOJ Probes Minnesota Officials Over Alleged Efforts to Impede Immigration Agents

Gov. Tim Walz

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Minnesota officials, including Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over allegations they conspired to impede federal immigration agents, marking a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s confrontation with state and local leaders in Minnesota, according to multiple sources familiar …

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Lawmakers Threaten Contempt After Justice Department Misses Epstein Files Deadline

Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna

Bipartisan lawmakers said Sunday they are weighing contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi after the Justice Department failed to release all eligible files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a congressionally mandated deadline, escalating a confrontation over transparency and executive accountability. Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas …

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Grand Jury Declines to Reindict New York AG Letitia James

Letitia James

The Justice Department’s effort to refile criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James collapsed again Thursday, when a federal grand jury declined to return an indictment less than two weeks after the original case was thrown out, according to a person familiar with the matter. The failure poses …

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Justice Department Sues Six More States for Voter Data, Escalating Clash Over Election Authority

Harmeet Dhillon

The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six additional states in its expanding effort to obtain detailed voter registration data, escalating a confrontation with state officials who say the Trump administration is overreaching and endangering voter privacy. The latest lawsuits — filed against Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and …

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