Perry Stein
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Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested. What would happen next?
What we know about Trump's claim that he will be arrested soon in a Manhattan criminal investigation -- and what would come next. → Read More
The Justice Department’s fight against judge shopping in Texas
Four times recently, the Justice Department has objected to the filing of a lawsuit before Texas judges known to be conservatives. The first appeal succeeded. → Read More
Skepticism before a search: Inside the Trump Mar-a-Lago documents investigation
How Justice Department and FBI leaders decided they had to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago, and the steps they took to try to minimize legal risk and avoid mistakes. → Read More
FBI warns of explosion of ‘sextortion’ cases targeting boys, teens
Predators contact youths online, officials said, asking for sexually explicit photos and demanding ransom to keep the photos from being circulated. → Read More
Trump’s lawyers call unclassified Mar-a-Lago documents ‘personal’ property
In clashing legal filings, Donald Trump’s attorneys and the Justice Department sparred over whether the former president may lay claim to White House documents. → Read More
In filing, Trump lawyers again claim he had right to declassify documents
In a filing, Trump lawyers again claim he had the right to declassify documents but stop short of saying he declassified documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. → Read More
After a string of losses, Justice Dept. notches antitrust victories
Some critics say the newly aggressive approach by Biden administration lawyers uses antitrust law inappropriately to tackle labor and social issues. → Read More
Arrest made in N.J. synagogue threat as FBI director decries antisemitism
Omar Alkattoul, 18, allegedly used social media to send a manifesto that contained threats to attack a synagogue and Jewish people in New Jersey. → Read More
Justice Dept. asks appeals court to end Mar-a-Lago special master
Prosecutors said the unclassified documents seized at Mar-a-Lago, which they can't use until the review is done, also are critical to their classified-documents investigation. → Read More
Your questions answered about Biden’s marijuana pardon announcement
The mass pardon of people convicted of simple marijuana possession at the federal level could make it easier for thousands to vote, serve on juries, seek jobs. → Read More
Cannon rules Trump lawyers don’t have to clarify claims on Mar-a-Lago documents
Special master Raymond Dearie had told Donald Trump’s attorneys lawyers to address in court whether documents were planted or declassified. → Read More
Justice Dept. says it would defend Veterans Affairs medical workers in abortion cases
A recently adopted Department of Veterans Affairs policy providing abortions to veterans and their eligible relatives is legally sound and can continue, the Justice Department said. → Read More
Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents
Order by Mar-a-Lago special master is the first time Donald Trump’s attorneys have been told to confirm or deny his claims that agents planted evidence or that documents were declassified. → Read More
DOJ announces incentives for companies to deter corporate crime
NEW YORK — The Justice Department said it plans to fight corporate crime and more rigorously enforce existing laws that many American businesses have long flouted with relatively few consequences by incentivizing them to be better corporate actors. It’s a pledge that previous Justice Department officials have made before, even as overall data shows a nationwide decline in corporate criminal… → Read More
How federal covid aid trickled down to Xavier’s classroom
One D.C. school navigates the maze of federal covid education funding to target students on the verge of failure → Read More
Judge grants Trump request for special master to review Mar-A-Lago documents
The judge said the government cannot continue reviewing the materials seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago or use them in its criminal investigation until the special master concludes an assessment. → Read More
Unsealed FBI list shows how Trump mixed classified, unclassified items
Among the materials seized in the FBI's Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago were multiple empty folders that bore a classified marking, the document unsealed Friday says. → Read More
Justice Dept. submits redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit to judge
The federal judge magistrate who approved the search warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club will decide whether to make the redacted version of the affidavit public. → Read More
Judge blocks part of Idaho’s abortion law from taking effect
In a victory for the White House, a judge ruled that Idaho doctors can't be punished for abortions if a pregnant patient's health is at risk. → Read More
Two men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A Michigan jury deadlocked over the roles of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. in April. In a retrial, prosecutors won a conviction. → Read More