There is a public interest in supporting jury verdicts after a full and fair trial. Justice shouldn’t be whipsawed just because the administration changes. The court should appoint counsel to argue the other side, since this motion is of course unopposed.
Such obvious theatrics and attempted intimidation. Prosecutors are unlikely to learn anything relevant to a fraud case by visiting the site, and if they really wanted to see it they would have arranged a visit with someone knowledgeable about the work.
I’m not sure what the legal standard is but I assume the court will not automatically grant this motion. Trying to drop the case after a jury verdict is very different from dismissing it prior to trial.
Always a pleasure to speak with @thebradblog.bsky.social . I wish we had some happier topics to discuss.
This is a remarkable story of a longtime DOJ prosecutor, portrayed here as not especially competent, who has become a big star in this administration because he will eagerly do preposterous things for them. GIFT LINK:
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
My latest on Sidebars: Pam Bondi did incalculable damage to the Department of Justice and the rule of law.
It's good news that she's gone. The bad news is things could get even worse if her successor is someone more competent but with the same corrupt motives.
www.sidebarsblog.com/p/pam-bondis...
My latest on Sidebars: Pam Bondi leaves with the reputation and integrity of the Justice Department in tatters. Unfortunately, there is little reason to expect that things will improve under her successor.
www.sidebarsblog.com/p/pam-bondis...
Now let's do Hegseth.
This was inevitable, and this DOJ will undoubtedly agree to pay the "victims" millions as part of the administration's efforts to rewrite the history of January 6.
Any pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioters who have not yet sued for wrongful prosecution will no doubt take note.
In addition to a pardon, Trump’s DOJ will pay you off as part of the efforts to rewrite the history of his first term crimes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...
RIP Bob Mueller. He was a decent, principled, skilled prosecutor who served his country with integrity. His biggest mistake was assuming that others around him, particularly Attorney General William Barr and Republicans in Congress, would be similarly decent and principled.
These were coveted positions, with dozens of applicants for each vacancy. Now DOJ is scrambling for new hires.
For me, and for many of my students, it was a dream job. Now I can't recommend it to them. I never would have imagined that to be possible.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
My latest on Sidebars: a federal judge throwing out her grand jury subpoenas to the Federal Reserve is just the latest in a long line of embarrassing failures for D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, as she tries to weaponize her office in Trump's favor.
www.sidebarsblog.com/p/jeanine-pi...
My latest on Sidebars: Jeanine Pirro has done her best to punish Trump's enemies and pursue his political goals. But she has compiled an abysmal track record of failed political prosecutions.
One wonders how long Trump, who abhors "losers," will put up with it.
www.sidebarsblog.com/p/jeanine-pi...
Jeanine Pirro's remarkable winning streak as U.S. Attorney continues.
This is a good development. Bar sanctions against rogue prosecutors are one of the few checks against abuse of their power in an administration that has no regard for the rule of law.
wapo.st/4rYFGjm
Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"
Looks like Bondi got chewed out by Trump for dropping the appeal. Lots of ketchup flying in the Oval Office.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...
Alito is going to retire, and Trump is going to appoint Cannon, isn't he. 🤦
Again, even if all that is successful, under the regs it is up to Bondi whether the report should be made public.
Even if Cannon's order is overturned, the regs leave it up to the AG whether a special counsel's report should be made public. How do we think that's going to go?
Unless there's a Daniel Ellsberg among the former SC staff, we will need to wait for a Democrat AG to - maybe - see the report.
This was my argument more than a year ago - turned out to be right, unfortunately.
As Ryan notes, it’s potentially very important that three of the Court’s conservatives are not buying the notion that Trump can do whatever he wants simply by making up a fake “emergency.”
That doesn’t detract from the enjoyment- it was the three conservatives who were necessary for a majority!
Yes, the 3 conservatives without whom there would be no majority!
Someone let the penguins of the Heard and McDonald Islands know that their long ordeal is coming to an end.
Among the most important signs of how SCOTUS might rein in a President's claim to emergency powers is:
Chief Justice Roberts with Justices Gorsuch and Barrett on the 'major questions' doctrine.
The three express deep skepticism of claims to open-ended emergency powers:
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Not gonna lie, it’s kind of fun to see the conservative administration’s key economic policy hoisted on the “major questions doctrine” petard.
A photo of Frodo speaking with Gandalf in the Mines of Moria: "I wish it had not happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But the Dow is over 50,000."
For years I've argued that the "ham sandwich" critique is wrong and that the discipline of having to go through the grand jury to obtain an indictment still acts as an important check on prosecutorial power. Grand juries under the Trump regime continue to prove it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
