Josh Gerstein
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Arlington, VA, United States
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Judge denies media access to records in Mar-a-Lago grand jury fight
Press outlets sought information on prosecutors’ drive for contempt citation on subpoena for classified records. → Read More
Judge: Trump trade adviser Navarro must surrender White House-related emails
The Justice Department filed suit in August to recover messages that Navarro handled through a personal account but refused to return to the National Archives after Trump left office. → Read More
Dems want to cut Fox off after lawsuit revelations
The icing of Fox News—the ratings-leading network—would include starving the company of advertising dollars and pulling the biggest Democratic stars from the airwaves. → Read More
DOJ rejects Trump claim of ‘categorical’ immunity from Jan. 6 lawsuits
But the department also urged a federal appeals court to sidestep "sensitive questions" about presidential immunity. → Read More
Garland promises free rein for prosecutors probing Hunter Biden
At Senate hearing, attorney general pledges broad autonomy for U.S. attorney investigating president's son. → Read More
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Biden’s student debt relief plan
A majority of justices appeared dubious about the Biden administration’s pandemic-related legal justification for the sweeping debt relief program. → Read More
Judge won’t unseal details of Trump's privilege fight over Jan. 6 grand jury
Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court in Washington cited a federal court rule mandating grand jury secrecy. → Read More
Appeals court weighs Rep. Perry’s immunity from Jan. 6 probe
Two of the three D.C. Circuit judges hearing the case appeared highly skeptical of the Justice Department’s narrow view of the Constitution’s “speech or debate” protection for lawmakers. → Read More
Koch network not sold on Pence, despite private entreaties
The former VP has extensive ties to the influential conservative group. But it is still surveying the field after pledging to oppose Trump. → Read More
Pence confirms he will fight Justice Department subpoena
The former vice president said that invoking legislative privilege in the Jan. 6 inquiry would maintain the "separation of powers." → Read More
Pence to fight special counsel subpoena on Trump's 2020 election denial
The former vice president is prepared to raise a novel claim of legislative privilege to challenge a bid for his testimony in the 2020 election probe. → Read More
Federal judge says constitutional right to abortion may still exist, despite Dobbs
The judge said the Supreme Court’s ruling concluded only that the 14th Amendment included no right to abortion, but stopped short of definitively ruling out other aspects of the Constitution. → Read More
Judge demands answers after Jan. 6 defendant recants guilt
“I wouldn't change anything I did,” said the defendant. → Read More
Calls mount to curb classification
In presidential documents scandals, advocates for transparency see a fresh opportunity. → Read More
Secret hold restricts DOJ's bid to access phone of Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry
The decision by a panel of federal appellate judges temporarily blocks a lower-court ruling, escalating the battle over communications related to DOJ's probe of 2020 election challenges. → Read More
Judge sanctions Trump, Habba nearly $1 million for ‘completely frivolous’ Clinton suit
The judge ordered Trump and Habba to pay $938,000 to cover the legal costs for the 31 defendants Trump linked in his year-old lawsuit. → Read More
Garland appoints special counsel to review Biden documents
The attorney general's decision underscores the gravity of the discoveries, which included one set of documents found at an office space Biden used and another set found in the garage of his Wilmington home. → Read More
Appeals court seems poised to void part of sex trafficking law
The D.C. judges expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of language in a law that makes it a crime to operate a computer service with the intent to promote prostitution. → Read More
How Justice Kagan lost her battle as a consensus builder
‘She’s clearly not very happy,’ one associate says. → Read More
Supreme Court blocks lifting of Trump-era Title 42 border policy
In a 5-4 vote, the justices blocked the lifting of the limits, forcing the Biden administration to leave in place the directive that has prevented the entry of millions of asylum-seeking migrants. → Read More