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The Justice Department on Friday 👉fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases,
the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack,
according to two people familiar with the matter.
Those dismissed include two attorneys who worked as supervisors overseeing the Jan. 6 prosecutions in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington
as well as a line attorney who pro…

Justice Department fires 3 lawyers involved in Jan. 6 cases
The Justice Department has fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, according to two people familiar with the matter. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Those dismissed include two attorneys who worked as supervisors overseeing the Jan. 6 prosecutions in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington as well as a line attorney who prosecuted cases stemming from…

I am a licensed attorney (in California) and also admitted before various Federal district courts.
Today I got yet another of those postcards about a class action settlement - you know, the kind where the harmed victims get a pittance while the attorneys walk away with the lion's share.
In this case, the attorneys will get about $75,000,000, the lead plaintiffs maybe $20,000, and the rest of us ... probably close to nada.
Class actions are a good thing - especially sinc…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail while attorneys spar whether he'll be swiftly deported (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/kilmar-abrego-garcia-remain-jail-deportation-00424879
http://www.memeorandum.com/250625/p135#a250625p135

This man has been a legal permanent resident of the United States for 10 years. He was at his interview to finalize his US citizenship when he was instead carried away in handcuffs to an unknown location.
None of his friends or family knows where he has been taken.
He has been charged with no crime.
#MohsenMahdawi

Palestinian Columbia University student arrested by ICE in Vt., attorneys say
Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has held a green card since 2015, was detained at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in…

So now, not only are we sending people to concentration camps, we're sending them to *SECRET* concentration camps...
https://newrepublic.com/post/195545/trump-plane-immigrants-missing-south-sudan-deportations

Trump’s Deportations to South Sudan Are More Twisted Than They Seem
Immigrants’ attorneys say they were told they were being deported to South Sudan. But Trump’s lawyers won’t say where the plane is—claiming everything is classified.

Prominent lawyers join press freedom fight to thwart Paramount settlement with Trump
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-06-06/freedom-press-abbe-lowell-norm-eisen-bre…

Press group adds high-powered attorneys in fight against Paramount
Prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation's campaign to thwart efforts by Paramount to reach a settlement with President Trump over his "60 Minutes" lawsuit.

Via OccupyDemocrats on FB: 'a formal complaint was filed with the Florida Bar accusing Pam Bondi of "serious professional misconduct" in her current job. ~70 law professors, attorneys, and former FL Supreme Court justices Pariente and Quince filed the complaint. In it, they accuse the AG of violating her ethical duties and engaging in "serious professional misconduct that threatens the rule of law and the administration of justice." '

The attorneys general of California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York today filed a petition requesting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) eliminate unnecessary restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone.
The petition comes as the FDA undertakes a full review of mifepristone labeling requirements.
The coalition are urging the FDA to use this full review of mifepristone to lift unjustified restrictions and maximize access to this essential medication.…