Andrew Bailey rose quickly to be state attorney general of Missouri where he built a record for fighting abortion and defending Donald Trump. Now he’s a co-deputy director of the FBI.
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In a major antitrust ruling, a judge lets Google keep Chrome but levies other penalties
A federal judge ruled against breaking up Google, but is barring it from making exclusive deals to make its search engine the default on phones and other devices.
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Military lawyers called up to relieve a shortfall in immigration judges
The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience.
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Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell spoke with top DOJ officials over the course of two days in late July. Asked about President Trump, she said she had never witnessed him “in any inappropriate setting in any way.”
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Justice Department launches grand jury probe of N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
James prosecuted the president and his companies, winning millions in fines linked to fraud allegations. Her attorney called the probe a “desperate example of the president’s campaign of retribution.”
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House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein files
The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials.
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Trump administration sues all of Maryland’s federal judges over deportation order
The action lays bare the administration’s attempt to exert its will over immigration enforcement, and a growing anger at federal judges who have blocked executive branch actions they see as lawless.
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Trump’s pick for appeals judge seen as ‘ill-suited’ to lifetime appointment
The nomination of the president’s former personal lawyer Emil Bove to an appellate judgeship could represent a pivot point in Trump’s approach to the judiciary.
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Fired Justice Department lawyer accuses agency of planning to defy court orders
The accusations from a veteran government lawyer add to broader concern about the Trump administration’s repeated clashes with the judiciary.
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He was fired under Biden. Under Trump, he’s now leading an immigration court
His rehiring raises questions about the neutrality of immigration judges, who are supposed to be impartial and whose decisions determine if someone can stay or must leave the country.
