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Defendants in Minnesota Church Protest Case Challenge Charges in Flurry of Motions

31 août 2026 à 19:12
In their broadest assault yet against the charges, lawyers for the defendants pointed to the unusual investigative tactics the administration deployed to make the case against them.

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Demonstrators disrupted a church service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., in January to protest the dual roles of one of its pastors, who also serves as an acting field director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoena to James Comey Confidant Daniel Richman

31 août 2026 à 15:32
The subpoena of Daniel C. Richman is the latest move in a persistent campaign to go after James B. Comey, one of President Trump’s most reviled political adversaries who has already been indicted twice.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, has been indicted twice by the Justice Department under President Trump.

Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

21 août 2026 à 20:54
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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A report by the Center for American Progress determined that there was “no evidence” that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country had affected the crime rate.

FBI Agents Search Eric Swalwell’s Home as Part of Federal Sexual Assault Inquiry

20 août 2026 à 12:06
Most sex crimes are prosecuted by state and local authorities. The federal agents appeared to be using civil rights statutes to scrutinize Mr. Swalwell’s conduct, a person familiar with the case said.

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Mr. Swalwell, who spent more than a decade in the House representing two districts in California, resigned from Congress in April.

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.

18 août 2026 à 17:54
The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.

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The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in Liberia on Thursday, the country’s government said in a statement. It asserted that its agreement with the United States was “not a transaction with a quid pro quo.”

Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act

13 août 2026 à 17:49
The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.

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President Trump issued a proclamation in March 2025 drawing on the sweeping powers of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people accused of being members of a Venezuelan gang.
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