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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 9h

Here's the crux of the ruling blocking Trump from firing court-appointed US Attorney Roger Rogoff in Seattle: Allowing it would "upend" the constitutional order. Trump's tried to end-run Senate confirmation for US Attorneys in five states and failed. Now, he's gunning for the judiciary's power.

Allowing the President to fire a court-appointed U.S. Attorney would upend
the framework created by the Constitution and the statutory framework, which together balances the President’s right to appoint and the Senate’s right to confirm. Allowing the President to fire a court-appointed U.S. Attorney also eliminates the incentive to nominate a candidate that can be conferred by the Senate—in other words, bypassing the requirement that the Executive and Legislative branches work together to nominate and confirm the U.S. Attorney.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 14h

Lucky break for Hearn's prosecutors? After dismissing the case with prejudice, Judge Edelman, in the last footnote, declines to rule one way or another on whether feds acted in bad faith. Prosecutors have an excuse not to pursue a lousy case and avoid a damning finding. buff.ly/wu0xyjN

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 15h

Scathing from Judge Edelman: Given his first indictment, the notion that the grand jury process would protect David Hearn from another "meritless, politically driven prosecution" is nothing short of "facetious."

Given the process that led to the Indictment in this case, Mr. Hearn and the public
cannot view the promise that a future grand jury would protect him against a meritless,
politically driven prosecution at some point in the future as anything short of facetious ‘The government indicted Mr. Hearn at a near-record pace, with the grand jury voting on the charge less than two weeks after his arrest. At the time the Indictment was returned, some of the government's own initial conclusions as to the origins of the damage to the Reflecting Pool’s liner were equivocal at bes

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026

A federal judge ORDERED the Trump admin to privately show him the memo purporting to justify boat strikes that have killed 234 people in the Caribbean and Pacific. Judge Engelmayer rejected several rationales for withholding the memo from the public and will determine whether to release it.

The Court directs defendants to file the declaration(s), and to arrange for the Memo to be available for in camera review, within two weeks of this decision. See ACLU II, 2016 WL 889739, at *6 (ordering Government, within five days, to produce document at issue and “advise the court who has received [it] (including persons who received it from its original recipients) and for what purpose”); Elec. Frontier Found. v. U.S. Dep’t of Just., 826 F. Supp. 2d 157, 172 (D.D.C. 2011) (directing agency to “provide further explanation regarding whether it shared with non-Executive Branch entities the responsive documents that it withheld from the plaintiff”). Defendants are authorized to make appropriate redactions in the declaration as publicly filed, while filing the unredacted declaration under seal. Upon review of these materials, the Court will determine whether to commission supplemental briefing.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 29/09/2026

Public Citizen files a complaint opposing the broadcasting of Trump’s ads as violating laws against taxpayer-funded propaganda. Full complaint buff.ly/kYCsKEW

Public Citizen urges the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and broadcasters individually, to end airing recent campaign commercials by President Trump and the White House that appear to be in breach of federal law. At least three campaign ads, paid for by taxpayer dollars, appear to violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda (5 U.S.C. §3107) and related provisions of the appropriations laws as well as the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §7324).

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/09/2026

The Trump admin has "already repeatedly violated the Court’s Order" blocking the press ban, the media coalition tells the judge. CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO ask for an emergency hearing "as soon as possible this morning." buff.ly/w43JPvR

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Ted Boutrous rips Trump's supposed "notice" to news outlets: "After-the-fact" letters sent nearly a week after the ban, yesterday (Sept. 22). He said he "didn't think they were real" at first. There's no letterhead. No signature. Here's the one to MSNOW. buff.ly/zLVSZPv

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Today's hearing in the lawsuit challenging Trump's press ban is about to begin. I'm covering the proceedings virtually for All Rise News. Here's the TRO the news outlets seek. ICYMI, here's my conversation with Andrew Weissmann earlier today for background buff.ly/wbQ2JMs

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

BREAKING Judge Cooper ORDERS the Trump-installed Kennedy Center Board to provide 30 days notice before "any changes," including the main building's "demolition." He declines to call an emergency hearing, but demands a sworn declaration from a Board rep.. Full order embedded here.

MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff's 84 Motion for an Emergency Hearing is hereby DENIED. By September 23, 2026, Defendants shall a file a detailed status report, supported by a sworn declaration from a knowledgeable representative of the Kennedy Center, on the "temporary closure" and emergency repairs described in Defendants' 86 Response and Mr. Floca's [86-1] supporting declaration. Further, the parties are reminded of Defendants' representation to the Court in the companion case D.C. Preservation League that they will "inform Plaintiffs and the Court if there is any change in the Board's plans that would constitute a reversal of the Center's position that the building will not be demolished and that no new structure will be constructed." Joint Meet & Confer Report (Aug. 28, 2026), Case No. 26-cv-981 (CRC), ECF No. 62 at 2. To avoid any confusion on that score given more recent events, the Court hereby ORDERS Defendants to provide such notice in writing to Plaintiffs in both cases more than 30 days before the implementation of any changes to the scope of the project plans presented to the Court in D.C. Preservation League, including but not limited to any "demolition" of the Center's main building. Finally, Plaintiff may seek discovery regarding the subject of their 85 Notice of Supplemental Authority to the extent permitted by the Federal Rules and the Court's scheduling order. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 09/17/2026. (lccrc3)

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

Human rights groups are gathering in front of the Turkish embassy tomorrow morning in Washington D.C. to oppose Erdogan’s latest wave of anti-LGBT repression and persecution.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

IN BOLD— Rep. Beatty wants the judge to issue another Kennedy Center order that Trump DOJ can't pretend to misunderstand, "making clear that either the wholesale demolition of the building or demolition that would make public access impossible would violate the Court’s existing order."

Defendants’ failure to follow the orderly process of seeking to modify or dissolve the preliminary injunction—or even to seek an emergency or temporary modification—adds to the
well-established pattern of officials in this Administration moving faster and one step ahead of the
courts in an effort to evade the constraints imposed by judicial orders and frustrate meaningful judicial review. Plaintiff implores the Court not to stand by while Defendants repeat that pattern here. To that end, at a minimum, Plaintiff requests the Court enter an order making clear that either the wholesale demolition of the building or demolition that would make public access impossible would violate the Court’s existing order

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

Trump DOJ selectively quotes from Judge Cooper's order to claim they didn't just flout it by closing the Kennedy Center. Here's what feds left out: It's hard to imagine Judge Cooper missing the omission.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026

Just In — Rep. Beatty's legal team just alerted Judge Cooper about the existence of this photo "that appears to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.'" Doc buff.ly/aOLFtoG

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 16/09/2026

Attorneys for Rep. Beatty want an emergency hearing about the Kennedy Center’s closure in “apparent violation of the Court’s order” — and they want a “high-level decisionmaker” at the Center to be required to attend. Doc: buff.ly/Ju8TZSm Background buff.ly/cwQv8g2

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 15/09/2026

A federal judge REFUSED to pause her sanctions order pending appeal in Trump v. IRS, the collusive lawsuit that purported to justify Trump's insurrectionist slush fund and tax amnesty. Doc buff.ly/7C9aUwv

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 11/09/2026

Last year, Don Jr. attacked the lead organizer behind an effort to force a referendum on an attempted Missouri gerrymander. The target, Richard von Glahn, told me this was just one of the attacks against organizers and volunteers. Today, von Glahn won. My latest at All Rise News: buff.ly/VcHwwVw

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 11/09/2026

Exactly one year ago, a then-newly formed advocacy group brought thousands to the Missouri State Capitol to protest a severe gerrymander. That group, People Not Politicians, won two major victories today on its anniversary. Here's the backstory, on All Rise News buff.ly/VcHwwVw

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

"The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections" A simple point by Judge Talwani in granting an injunction blocking Trump's mail-in voting power grab.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

"[T]he court finds [...] that immediate implementation of the Final Rule issued less than seventy days before the November 2026 election threatens disenfranchisement of millions of United States citizens who seek to vote by mail." From Talwani's order blocking Trump's EO buff.ly/dJNdWzY

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/09/2026

BREAKING Musk’s company xAI, backed by Trump DOJ, LOSES its motion for a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota’s “nudification” ban. Background on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/saturday-r...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 03/09/2026

"The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are 'citizens at birth.'" The key line in Trump's latest birthright citizenship defeat. Full story and ruling here www.allrisenews.com/p/the-suprem...

The Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are “citizens at birth.”
Barbara, 146 S. Ct. at 2450. Barbara is the law of the land. The President must follow it. See Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 178 (1803) (“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”). The plaintiffs have established a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claim that the 2026 Executive Order violates the class members’ Fourteenth Amendment right to citizenship

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 02/09/2026

JUST IN The challengers of Trump's mail-in voting executive order alerted a federal judge to the whistleblower's explosive warning that the IT system risks a "catastrophic failure" that could "derail" the midterm elections. Background www.allrisenews.com/p/usps-is-de...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 02/09/2026

The Secret Service categorized Comey's seashells prosecution as "non-referred" — and the probe's participants called certain steps "overkill" and "legally questionable," per a new defense brief.

Nor does the government’s observation (at 24) that its investigation here predated the Virginia indictment undermine the likelihood of vindictiveness. Shortly after the Secret Service opened the investigation—and undertook steps that its participants described as “overkill” and
“legally questionable,” Mot. 9-10—the Secret Service categorized the case as “non-referred.” ... Moreover, according to unrebutted reporting, both Ms. Bondi and Mr. Blanche believed the resulting evidence and case against Mr. Comey were weak.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/09/2026

Comey's lawyers contrast the "bottom-up" special counsel prosecutions of Trump with the "presidential direction" of his own case. There was "no indication" that Biden publicly commented on Trump's cases — in stark contrast to Trump demanding charges against his targets. buff.ly/mixfjAP

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/09/2026

Rep. Beatty asks a federal judge to unseal the documents that Trump's surrogates on the Kennedy Center Board want to keep hidden from the public. The docs, "light on details," purport to justify its two-year closure and overhaul. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

On August 13, Defendants voted to shut down the Kennedy Center for the second time. Their latest conduct closely mirrored their first rushed effort to shutter the institution—which this Court previously enjoined. As before, Defendants provided the Board members with the preparatory documents just “two days before the closure vote.” ... And as before, these new documents were “light-on-details,” contained no meaningful “cost-benefit analysis of the closure,” and constituted a “stacked deck.”

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/09/2026

Comey's new filing states that the "indictment, dictionaries and undisputed public documents" are enough to toss the seashells case without a trial. There's no "true threat" here passing First Amendment scrutiny, the filing notes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 28/08/2026

It should be noted that Trump's gambit here was pretty low stakes: The legal battle ultimately determined whether he would get a federal fast-track to SCOTUS, rather than going through NY's judiciary. But this finding doesn't bode well for Trump. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 28/08/2026

NEWS A judge has DENIED Trump's attempt to transfer the New York criminal case that resulted in his 34 felony convictions to federal court. Judge Hellerstein says that Trump's latest arguments are "neither new nor legally sufficient." This story holds up www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-hell...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 26/08/2026

Mostly bad news for Rep. McIver on appeal: The Third Circuit majority finds her vindictive prosecution claims aren't yet appealable — and only orders the trial court to review the last of three counts under the Speech or Debate clause. Pictured: From the partial dissent.https://buff.ly/HogfPlu

Potentially retaliatory prosecutions of sitting Members of Congress are exceedingly rare. But when they do occur, the constitutional foundation of our government is at risk.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 24/08/2026

NEWS SCOTUS agrees to PAUSE an injunction blocking Trump's mail-in ballots EO. In a blistering dissent, Justice Jackson writes that Trump wanted SCOTUS's "imprimatur for its effort to foment chaos ahead of the November elections" — masked as a quibble over justiciability. buff.ly/xdAxeii

Taking its eye off the ball, the majority misses the Government’s actual objective: to secure our imprimatur for its effort to foment chaos ahead of the November elections.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 21/08/2026

NEWS CJ Roberts STAYS a federal judge's order blocking above-ground construction of the East Wing.

UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicants, the response, and the reply filed thereto,
IT IS ORDERED that the preliminary injunction entered on April 16, 2026, by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:25-cv-4316, is hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 20/08/2026

ABC's lawsuit against FCC attack dog Brendan Carr is off to a quick start. The network wants an emergency hearing for a restraining order as soon as TOMORROW, noting that the FCC has refused to hold off on possible "draconian sanctions" while litigation proceeds. Background buff.ly/hj235pi

Plaintiffs: Plaintiffs respectfully request a hearing on their request for TRO on August 21, August 24, or August 25, 2026, at a time convenient for the Court. Plaintiffs understand that Defendants are available for a TRO hearing on any of the above dates. Defendants’ assertion that there is “no exigency” is belied by their refusal to agree to halt any further actions against Plaintiffs while this matter is briefed and heard. Plaintiffs have already documented the irreparable harm
they are suffering, and Defendants’ proposed solution would further exacerbate those harms. Defendants effectively seek permission to impose draconian sanctions with only 48 hours’
notice, while continuing to hang the threat of those sanctions over Plaintiffs’ heads and remaining
free to engage in other forms of retaliation.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

In a new filing, Trump DOJ reveals that there's an NPS email showing peeling due to overspray in the section of the pool relevant to the David Hearn case. It's dated June 11, more than a week before Hearn's arrest. They still want dismissal *without* prejudice, even though their case is gutted.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

Trump DOJ prosecutors appear to be shaky on the concept of what "actual malice" means. This is from their response to Comey's vindictive prosecution motion, not any defamation case.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

Throughout their filings, Trump DOJ prosecutors appear to insinuate that James Comey was trying to gin up attention for his book. Their "evidence": Other people, including Stephen Colbert, made comments or jokes to that effect in interviews, and Comey denied it.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 19/08/2026

It's not in Merriam-Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, or the American Heritage Dictionary. So what do Trump DOJ prosecutors hang their hat on for "86" meaning "to kill" in Comey's case? The second — not the first — entry in Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang (2nd edition).

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 18/08/2026

"Government censorship is deeply un-American." So begins ABC's new federal lawsuit to stop Trump's FCC attack dog Brendan Carr from challenging its broadcast licenses.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 04/08/2026

"Reluctantly," a federal judge dismisses the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy cases. Trump DOJ "excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle." "The court cannot write a different ending," he adds. buff.ly/NvVKnaW

This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of January 6. That book is now closed. Today’s epilogue diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle. The court cannot write a different ending.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/08/2026

“…an incompetent personal advisor…” The Tsar cannot be wrong. He can only be wronged.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 01/08/2026

In a Friday night news dump, Trump DOJ affirms that its prosecution of an innocent Olympian was a cheap stunt to appease and reinforce Trump’s lies about the reflecting pool. Feds move to dismiss. Statement from Davey Hearn’s lawyers

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 29/07/2026

More Comey investigation bloopers: FBI agents scoured their database for any mention of "86" that would support Trump's theory of the case — and got "inconclusive results." The one who applied for the warrants searched the *Gambino* case file for a citation, found none, plunged ahead anyway.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 29/07/2026

Comey reveals details on Trump DOJ's seashells probe: Feds got warrants by misleading a judge about interviews with "Person 1," an "estranged" Comey associate with an axe to grind, per the filing. This person "only" understood "86" to be restaurant slang—until listening to Giuliani's podcast.

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 29/07/2026

*209,052* That's the number of items currently sold on Amazon displaying the numbers “8645,” “8646,” or “8647,” according to Comey's selective prosecution brief. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 29/07/2026

"This is the second indictment that the DOJ has obtained against Mr. Comey in less than a year—both at President Trump’s direction." Comey files his long-anticipated motion to dismiss for vindictive and selective prosecution. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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klasfeldreports.com @klasfeldreports.com · 27/07/2026

News James Comey moves to 86 his seashells-related indictment on First Amendment grounds, mocking the Trump DOJ's theory of the case as contrary to "dictionaries, context, precedent, and common sense." Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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