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Catherine Christian

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Law firm partner. Legal analyst @ms.now (fmr MSNBC NBC News). Former 30 year prosecutor in senior leadership positions at Manhattan DA. Former Bar Association President.

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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not second guessing the appointment, but there are several NYS DA’s offices, particularly in NYC and some suburban counties, that have highly experienced Special Victims or Sex Crimes Bureaus staffed by prosecutors who handle complex sexual assault cases every day.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.prdaily.com/cornell-the-...
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Cornell, the DA and the communication choices that deepened a crisis - PR Daily
Communications is shaping -- and worsening -- the alleged gang rape at Cornell University.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
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Retired lieutenant general says Trump’s arch is ‘ludicrous’: ‘It didn't turn out so well for Napoleon’
President Trump says his massive arch will serve as a "military complex" and claims the "military" made a "strong request" for one. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen Mark Hertling, former Assistant Manhattan ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Read the Lawsuit From CNN, MS NOW and Politico www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the Lawsuit From CNN, MS NOW and Politico Against the Trump Administration (Gift Article)
The three media companies sued President Trump’s administration, saying Trump’s decision to bar them from the White House grounds was a violation of their First Amendment rights.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Two updates: The plaintiffs have already filed for a TRO: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... And the case has been assigned to Judge Timothy Kelly—a Trump appointee, but the same one who ruled *for* Jim Acosta in the press pass revocation dispute during the first Trump administration.
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Temporary Restraining Order – #2 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., Akayla Gardner, Cheyenne Haslett, Betsy Klein, MS NOW Cable, LLC, POLITICO LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declara...
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MS NOW @ms.now · 19/09/2026
WE THE PEOPLE I MS NOW
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” First Amendment
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MS NOW Public Relations @msnowcomms.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@ms.now statement on its journalists being denied access to the White House grounds:
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel is being grilled on Capitol Hill today by the Senate Judiciary Committee. MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian and former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian join Erielle Reshef to share their reaction. m.youtube.com/watch?v=3b7P...
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INSTANT REACTION: Patel spouting 'uncheckable statistics'
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MS NOW @ms.now · 15/09/2026
LIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies on Capitol Hill WATCH HERE: youtube.com/live/hJEV6ps...
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LIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court’s preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.”
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.
Ruby Bridges, age 6Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her schoolNorman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine. Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Judge orders Trump officials to identify people behind idea for 'anti-weaponization' fund
A judge is ordering Trump officials to identify who was behind the idea for the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian, Senior Write...
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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yes, the Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing Trump to build his ballroom. But this is the dissent from Chief Justice Roberts: "That construction is likely unlawful." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots (Gift Article)
The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 19/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s closest aide, Natalie Harp, declined multiple times over more than a year to seek a routine security clearance normally obtained by West Wing staffers to work at the White House, sources tell MS NOW.
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Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 18/08/2026
"If the Administration gets its way, the message to every media company in the country will be unmistakable: tell only the stories the Administration deems favorable, or face the coercive machinery of the federal government." Read the complaint here. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Complaint – #1 in AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-02902) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12616961) filed by WABC TELEVISION (NEW YORK), LLC, WALT DISNEY COMPANY, AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., KTRK TELEVISION...
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/u...
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Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush-Money Trial (Gift Article)
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump’s felony conviction.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NY law on Double Jeopardy. law.justia.com/cases/new-yo...
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People v Manafort
People v Manafort - 2020 NY Slip Op 06027
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Lorena O’Neil @lorenaoneil.com · 14/08/2026
On double jeopardy, Luigi Mangione, and a possible guilty plea today
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Lorena O’Neil @lorenaoneil.com · 13/08/2026
Luigi Mangione might be pleading guilty tomorrow in federal court, but what does that mean for his state murder trial in September? I spoke with lawyers about double jeopardy and potential next steps: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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What Happens If Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty in Federal Court Tomorrow?
Lawyers weigh in on how a federal plea deal could affect his upcoming state trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 07/08/2026
President Donald Trump is renewing his attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a White House letter obtained by MS NOW. MS NOW's Lisa Rubin reports.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“…Mr. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
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Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
‘Egregious.’ Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | ‘Egregious.’ Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words (Gift Article)
Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration’s lawlessness.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department moves to dismiss criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool.
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Adam Klasfeld @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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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
..."The United States RELEASES, WAIVES, ACQUITS, and FOREVER DISCHARGES each of the Plaintiffs from, and is hereby FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing, any and all claims,... www.justice.gov/opa/media/1441216/dl
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, Senior Writer at Slate Mark Joseph Stern, Policy Editor for The Bulwark Mona Charen and legal journalist Christian Farias join Katy Tur to share their reaction and analysis. youtu.be/hxHk2n3udxA
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Supreme Court asks Congress for more security funding as they face increased threats
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 13/07/2026
Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again. Story by Maggie Haberman and Ben Protess www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...
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Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again. (Gift Article)
A previously unreported encounter last summer set the stage for a rapprochement between the president and his former fixer, who has so far avoided the diatribes and prosecutions that President Trump h...
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media “In some cases, the subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at reporters’ homes.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...
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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media (Gift Article)
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Jake Sherman, MS NOW Political Contributor; Catherine Christian, MS NOW Legal Analyst; Scott MacFarlane, MeidasTouch Chief Washington Correspondent; and Ken Dilanian, MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter, join Katy Tur to discuss.
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Senate Dems demand answers from Blanche ahead of July 15 confirmation hearing
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MS NOW @ms.now · 30/06/2026
BREAKING: MAJOR Trump LOSS as Supreme Court REJECTS his bid to end birthright citizenship
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BREAKING: MAJOR Trump LOSS as Supreme Court REJECTS his bid to end birthright citizenship
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBJq... MS NOW Legal Affairs Reporter Fallon Gallagher, MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian and former prosecutor Charles Coleman join Stephanie Ruhle to break down the decision.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@msnowreports.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SYF... MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, MS NOW Legal Affairs Reporter Fallon Gallagher, Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian and former prosecutor Charles Coleman join Antonia Hylton.
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BREAKING: MAJOR Trump LOSS as Supreme Court REJECTS his bid to end birthright citizenship
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Fourteenth Amendment provides: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_wP...
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Sotomayor 'visibly angry' over court's ruling president can fire independent agency heads
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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
SDNY Judge Margaret Garnett, now on the bench, adjourns Luigi Mangione’s federal trial to Jan 5. She says "it’s simply impossible" to move through the jury selection process in this case while Mangione and his attys are fully occupied w the state trial starting Sept. 8.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz has quashed several DOJ grand jury subpoenas aimed Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, saying they were part of a retaliatory effort over their refusal to aid Trumpa dmin immigration enforcement efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
BREAKING: Trump nominates Jay Clayton as DNI www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
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Trump nominates Jay Clayton as DNI
President Trump announced on Truth Social that he is nominating Jay Clayton, current U.S. Attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, to be the Director of National Intelligence. MS ...
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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
President Trump announced he will nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Blanche has served as the Acting AG for the past two months following Pam Bondi's exit. @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social, Paul Butler and @cchristian-la.bsky.social join Alex Witt with more details. www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
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Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General
President Trump announced he will nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Blanche has served as the Acting Attorney General for the past two months following Pam Bondi's exit. MS NOW Justice and In...
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“And some people have explicitly said they would see a person willing to go to work at this D.O.J. as somebody they couldn’t trust.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/u...
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Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent
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The Assignment with Antonia Hylton @theassignmentmsnow.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
JOINING US: Catherine Christian, @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @repyassansari.bsky.social, @michaeldweiss.bsky.social, @menendez.house.gov, Mark McKinnon, @chuckrocha.bsky.social, Russell Roegels, @alexbores.nyc, @levin.house.gov, @esglaude.bsky.social, Josh Tyrangiel, and @ginafortexas.bsky.social
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The unanimous panel wrote: “Carroll plausibly represented that she had forgotten about the limited outside funding counsel obtained in Sept 2020 when this question was 1st posed to her in 2022.” Full discussion is at pp 59-65 of the ruling here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Ms. Carroll plausibly represented that she had forgotten about the
limited outside funding counsel obtained in September 2020 when this question
was first posed to her in 2022, and the additional discovery did not indicate
otherwise. Rather, it showed that Ms. Carroll simply was not involved in the
matter of who was or was not funding her litigation costs.
Ms. Carroll testified
that, after her counsel informed her in September 2020 that they had received
some outside funding, she did not speak with her counsel about this topic again
until the spring of 2023 and did not even know the funder's political position or
why they were partially funding her lawsuit. Therefore, by the time of her
deposition in October 2022, Ms. Carroll had not spoken with her counsel about
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the matter of outside funding for over two years. It was not an abuse of the
district court's discretion to conclude that the available litigation funding
evidence would have little probative value compared to its potential for unfair
prejudice.
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Catherine Christian @cchristian-la.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u... Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.
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As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 26/05/2026
NEWS The SPLC has moved to DISMISS its indictment for vindictive prosecution, kicking off its legal brief with Trump’s “triumphant” statement three days after its charges were unsealed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Lorena O’Neil @lorenaoneil.com · 19/05/2026
My dispatch from today at court for Luigi Mangione’s evidence suppression hearing decision. Includes legal expert commentary. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Luigi Mangione's Alleged Gun and Notebook Allowed Into Evidence at Murder Trial
The judge also threw out evidence in what he said was an unlawful search of Mangione’s backpack as experts weigh in on what the decision means.
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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
BREAKING: South Carolina's Supreme Court has overturned the 2023 convictions of Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife and son. Fallon Gallagher and @cchristian-la.bsky.social join Erielle Reshef to share more details. www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
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South Carolina's Supreme Court overturns Murdaugh convictions
South Carolina's Supreme Court has overturned the 2023 convictions of Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife and son. MS NOW Legal Affairs Reporter Fallon Gallagher and former Manhattan Assistant D...
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