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Donald Trump, Law Firm

Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System

The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Law Firm Sues Over Trump Executive Order That Seeks to Suspend Security Clearances

A law firm targeted by President Donald Trump over its legal services during the 2016 presidential campaign has sued the federal government over an executive order that seeks to strip its attorneys of

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 38m

Judge Halts Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie

WASHINGTON—A federal judge blocked most of a White House executive order punishing Perkins Coie, saying the administration had put itself at odds with the First Amendment by targeting the law firm based on President Trump’s dislike of its clients’ political positions.

Justice Department, Donald Trump and public corruption

Reuters on MSN · 6h

Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say

President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The Boston Globe · 20h

Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, sources say

Prosecutors in the DOJ that handle public corruption cases have been told the unit will be signification reduced, and that its case will be transferred to US attorney's offices around the country.

International Business Times · 11h

Trump Admin Scales Back Justice Department's Public Corruption Unit, Shifts Cases Nationwide: Reports

Prosecutors in the Public Integrity Section, once home to dozens of attorneys, have reportedly been informed that the unit will no longer directly handle investigations or prosecutions.

Antitrust, Gail Slater and Trump

Bloomberg on MSN · 23h

Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Wins Senate Confirmation

The US Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead antitrust enforcement at the Justice Department, installing a key official who will oversee lawsuits alleging illegal monopolization by companies including Alphabet Inc.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

US Senate Confirms Trump's Justice Department Antitrust Head Gail Slater

Gail Slater, President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The department's antitrust division enforces laws against illegal monopolies and anticompetitive business behavior,

The New York Times · 23h

Senate Confirms Gail Slater as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Lead

The Senate on Tuesday approved Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department antitrust division, by a vote of 78-19. Ms. Slater, a veteran tech and media lawyer, has pledged to be skeptical of corporate power across the economy,

Trump, Judge and Transgender

USA TODAY · 6m

Judge questions data Trump's Pentagon relied on to ban transgender troops

President Trump’s executive order recognizes only two sexes and states that gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 55m

Judge scolds Trump DOJ in transgender military case

Judge Ana Reyes peppered the attorneys with rhetorical questions and berated them for what she said was a gross lack of preparedness.

U.S. News & World Report · 51m

Judge Hopes to Rule Next Week on Trump Order Banning Transgender People From Military Service

A federal judge says she hopes to rule next week on whether to block President Donald Trump’s administration from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military

Mel Gibson, DOJ and rights. Oyer

USA Today · 2h

DOJ official fired after rejecting Mel Gibson's gun rights

Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth G. Oyer was fired after she refused to add Mel Gibson to a list of individuals considered for the restoration of their gun rights.

CNN on MSN · 7h

DOJ pardon attorney says she was fired after refusing to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights

Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer says she was fired after she refused to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights. Oyer says the request came from an official working at the Department of Justice but declined to identify the person who made the request.

East Bay Times · 1d

Mel Gibson’s domestic violence conviction highlighted in firing of Trump DOJ official

A Justice Department attorney details how she was fired, one day after refusing to go along with a request from her bosses to recommend that Gibson’s gun rights be restored.

44mon MSN

'Seriously misapprehended': Trump DOJ insists it's not shredding and burning 'essential' USAID documents, claims the docs are meaningless copies

The Trump administration insists that it is not shredding and burning "classified" USAID employee documents, saying the facts ...

Why the EPA is removing environmental justice offices? Closures are in response to Trump's orders on DEI

The Environmental Protection Agency will close all environmental justice offices which are responsible for addressing ...

59mon MSN

Trump to close DOJ corruption unit created after Watergate

The Trump administration is gutting a division at the Department of Justice that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption. Only a small number of employees at the Public ...

20hon MSN

Justice Department says key Trump admin official won’t testify about probationary firings

The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that the acting head of the Office of Personnel Management won’t ...

29mon MSN

Trump administration says handling of USAID documents 'did not violate' federal laws

A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote ...

26mon MSN

Trump’s EPA takes steps to roll back dozens of environmental regulations

The EPA administrator says he is rolling back dozens of environmental rules, including those crucial to California programs ...

3hon MSN

'God used Donald Trump to save me': Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison

The pardon by Trump came after the top pardon attorney at the DOJ said she had been fired after restoring the gun rights of ...

13hon MSN

Trump crackdown on sanctuary cities harms other public safety efforts, critics say

The president’s efforts to compel localities to cooperate with his mass deportation agenda could curtail funds for criminal ...

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