NEW: Special Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Lawyer for Possible Misconduct 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/special-counsel-lawyer-misconduct.html?unlocked_article_code=1.glA.Y3gx.ryzl8-8d84u2&smid=url-share
the Spice must flow
NEW: First, DHS ordered that info be withheld from Judge Melissa DuBose. Now it is accusing her of an "intimidation campaign."
Authorities still can't find the man who she ordered released. He's wanted overseas, for homicide. But DHS didn't tell DuBose that. 🎁 >> www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...
NEW: Losing Trust in Justice Dept., Judges Call Out Its Lawyers’ Behavior
The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...
NEWS: Federal judges in Rhode Island have chosen a special counsel to investigate possible misconduct by Kevin Bolan, a DOJ attorney.
Current mood.
An important piece from @schwartzesque.bsky.social, about the destruction of DOJ norms in federal courts, and its costs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...
NEW: Some Judges See Risks in Fiery Opinions Warning of Threats to Democracy
Federal judges are weighing strategies for how to respond to the high stakes, anonymous threats and politicized atmosphere of the Trump era.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...
Hegseth reads prayer at the Pentagon:
• "Pour out your wrath"
• "Let every round find its mark"
• Asks for "overwhelming violence"
• "Let justice be executed swiftly and without remorse — that evil may be driven back and wicked souls delivered to the eternal damnation"
Very grateful to get to speak with @schwartzesque.bsky.social about judicial opinions that are increasingly sounding the alarm —
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