Legal

Consumer Bankruptcy Firm Waives $90K in Fees After USTP Inquiry Reveals Lapses in Diligence

A consumer law firm agreed to waive more than $90,000 in fees after an investigation by the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) revealed that the firm filed a series of bankruptcy case...

2026-08-06

What is “trapped in amber”? An originalist explanation

Anyone watching the Supreme Court this past term may have remarked on the frequency with which the justices talk about fossilized tree resin. Consider: The expression has become increasingly popular i...

2026-08-06

Five South American nations arrest hundreds and seize illicit assets in landmark Amazon rainforest crackdown

Five South American countries on Tuesday announced a joint law enforcement operation targeting environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest. The campaign, dubbed Operation Green Shield 2026, resulted...

2026-08-06

Senate Committee Holds Fauci in Contempt of Congress

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the chairman of the committee, brought the resolution after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during his hearing. The Senate Homeland Security & Government Accountability Commit...

2026-08-06

Morning Docket: 08.06.26

* New Mexico sued the Justice Department, accusing Todd Blanche of facilitating a cover-up of Epstein crimes in the state. [Courthouse News Service]* Trump attempts to block BBC access to his finances...

2026-08-06

Rapid City Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography.  The sentencing t...

2026-08-06

Beyond the swing justice: majority makers, dissent bridges, and coalition drift on the Supreme Court

Justice Amy Coney Barrett recently resisted a label that has followed several members of the current Supreme Court. Asked whether her occasional breaks with the court’s conservative majority meant she...

2026-08-06

AAUP Gives First Ever Political Endorsement to Abdul El-Sayed

“AAUP President Todd Wolfson rejected the idea that the organization should remain politically neutral while criticizing the Trump administration’s higher education policies.” The AAUP has been captur...

2026-08-06

Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Delivers Federal Jury Conviction of Pensacola Armed Drug Trafficker

Pensacola, Florida– Jovon “Playa Pat” Booker, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, was convicted by a jury in federal court on one count of discharging a handgun in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and a s...

2026-08-06

Fauci Pleads the Fifth | Interview: Elie Honig

Sarah and David bring in a special guest this week: CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig, a former federal and state prosecutor and author of When You Come at the King , who joins for a Fifth Amendment...

2026-08-06

Why Los Angeles Is Becoming America’s Rattiest City

LA County health officials issue another warning due to flea-borne typhus outbreak in the region. Back in April, I reported that Los Angeles had recorded a surge in the flea-borne disease known as typ...

2026-08-06

August Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments Announced

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments.

2026-08-06

Kalamazoo Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 18 Years for Gun and Drug Crimes

2026-08-06

Milwaukee County Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Involving Government Benefit Programs

2026-08-06

Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes

2026-08-06

Prior Federal Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

2026-08-06

Recidivist Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

2026-08-06

Jamestown man charged with fentanyl and gun charges

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Dasai Bradberry, 24, of Jamestown, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a fir...

2026-08-06

Dominican National Pleads Guilty Pleads Guilty for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

2026-08-06