Judges challenge DOJ evidence in California ballot caseFederal judges questioned the evidence behind DOJ claims involving 20,000 California ballotsNewsNation4h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Ex-DOJ lawyer uncovers pardon loophole that could haunt Trump officials for yearsOfficials in the Trump administration who think they will be able to avoid legal consequences for their actions should think again, according to one former Justice Department pardon attorney. Liz Oyer, who was Trump's pardon attorney until she was fired by Attorney General Todd Blanche in 2025, argued in a new Substack essay that administration officials…Raw Story5h agoWhole story →Justice
WA big-dollar campaign limits suspended, days before midterms - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTWashington’s campaign finance regulators Friday announced they were lifting the caps on large donations from individuals to state election campaigns, citing concerns by federal courts on whether state law is constitutionally enforceable.Spokane Spokesman-Review5h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Appeals court resists DOJ's bid to immediately segregate 20k California ballotsA federal appeals court appeared unlikely to immediately agree to the Trump administration’s bid to segregate 20,000 California ballots it says are likely noncitizen voters, expressing skepticism at a rare Sunday hearing that a trial judge needs to move quicker. “I don't see how we have jurisdiction,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett. The Justice…The Hill5h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Tensions Flare in Chaotic Brazil Election After Voting ExtendedThe last-minute decision by Brazil’s Supreme Court to extend voting hours across the nation on Sunday, forcing electoral authorities to pause counting that had already begun, sowed chaos in one of the most tightly contested elections in the country’s history.Bloomberg7h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
9th Circuit panel questions basis for feds' request to block 20,000 California ballots - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTIn a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court judge appointed by President Trump questioned how the Trump administration's request to intervene in California's ongoing midterm election in order to force state officials to set aside 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship it questions squares with the U.S. Constitution.Spokane Spokesman-Review3h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Trump critic Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential termWith 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula held an unassailable lead.The Philadelphia Inquirer2h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Judges challenge DOJ evidence in California ballot caseFederal judges questioned the evidence behind DOJ claims involving 20,000 California ballotsNewsNation4h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Appeals court rejects Trump request to lift block on Postal Service rule for mail ballotsA federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court's order that blocked new rules for mail ballots before the midterms.CBS News2mo agoWhole story →Governmentmail ballot ruling
Trump DOJ lawyers scolded by skeptical judges in ballot case: 'How can we do that?'Lawyers from President Donald Trump's Justice Department were in court Sunday defending the administration's attempts to determine how California counts its ballots during the upcoming midterm elections. The hearing didn't go the way the lawyers likely envisioned it going, according to a new report from Politico. DOJ lawyers argued during a two-hour…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Trump says he ordered the Justice Department's lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate racePresident Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. Trump's administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. Another candidate with the same name is on the ballot. The lawsuit has sparked concerns about a lengthy battle between…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeDan Sullivan
“Devoid of Any Factual Basis”: Again and Again, Judges Have Dismissed Trump’s Voter Data LawsuitsThe post “Devoid of Any Factual Basis”: Again and Again, Judges Have Dismissed Trump’s Voter Data Lawsuits appeared first on ProPublica .ProPublica10d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter data lawsuits
Harvard Has No Entitlement to Federal Billions, Federal Lawyer Tells Appeals CourtBOSTON—A federal judge overstepped her authority when she ordered the federal government to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants to Harvard that the Trump administration had terminated, a government lawyer told a panel of appellate judges Monday. "There’s no First Amendment right to money," the Justice Department lawyer, Michael…Washington Free Beacon20d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentharvard research grants lawsuit
Obama judges block IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE rulingObama-appointed D.C. Circuit judges blocked the IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE, calling the administration's argument 'weak sauce' in a federal court ruling.Fox News2mo agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentirs ice data sharing ruling
Clock ticks on thousands of mail ballots as appeals court speeds Trump DOJ bidA federal appeals court is moving at breakneck speed on the Trump Justice Department's bid to sideline thousands of mail ballots before Election Day. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday gave California and other defendants until noon Pacific time Saturday to respond to the department's emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal,…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
