13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (295+ words) In back-to-back setbacks for the civil rights group, a federal judge refused to conduct an inquiry into whether the Southern Poverty Law Center had been vindictively prosecuted, and the Trump Justice Department criminally charged the group’s former employee days later....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (90+ words) All Rise News Live outside the courthouse: Today's hearing in Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche “It’s not a threat. It’s a promise.” That was the salient quote from Senior U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan that former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (164+ words) A federal lawsuit has been filed opposing Truth Social’s practice of charging $100,000 per month for Wall Street insiders who want access to Donald Trump’s “market-moving” posts. Beyond being “profoundly corrupt,” the lawsuit argues that it violates the First Amendment. “It's…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (694+ words) On Thursday, a federal judge will question the government’s explanations for withholding the Epstein files, and All Rise News plans to cover the hearing. Subscribe or upgrade now! From $400 million in private donations to a court-blocked East Wing ballroom to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (784+ words) Shortly after the Southern Poverty Law Center’s indictment, Donald Trump went on a major TV network to declare the civil rights group guilty of the crimes charged, and so did his former personal attorney turned handpicked Attorney General Todd Blanche....

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (402+ words) In the wee-small hours of Saturday morning, Attorney General Todd Blanche finally secured the Senate’s stamp of approval for his confirmation following weeks of pretending to address the concerns of Republican holdouts. Ultimately, three GOP senators leaving public life paved…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (191+ words) Donald Trump doesn’t have a “get-out-of-law-free” card. That was the principle affirmed on Friday by a 2-1 majority of the D.C. Circuit, affirming a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking construction of a proposed ballroom in the East Wing of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (192+ words) On Thursday, a federal judge demanded that the Trump Justice Department explain their rationales for withholding certain files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Senior U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s pointed questions in his order set the stage for the government…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) Donald Trump’s latest document dump of declassified FBI communications tries to contort long-established facts about the Russia investigation into a smoking gun of a criminal conspiracy. During a Substack Live conversation, Allison Gill and I discussed why that effort thrives…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1007+ words) Tonight’s legal roundup kicks off with a deep dive into reflecting pool revelations. Later in the newsletter: New Mexico authorities sue the Trump Justice Department seeking evidence for their Epstein investigation, and the White House is still spinning the Russia…...