An important piece to read from former DOJ Civil Rights leaders, breaking down the department's new FACE Act report (the law protecting access to reproductive health clinics and places of worship) section-by-section. 👇
@democracyforward.org
Congress is fighting over whether ICE needs a warrant to enter your home. But ICE arrest warrants aren’t reliable enough to protect anyone from wrongful detention, writes Chris Hardee (@stereotopical.bsky.social).
Why — and how Congress must fix it:
www.justsecurity.org/132934/deepe...
New updates on the "White House Fraud Task Force" (a pivot from the administration's original announcement) 👇
🚨 New piece -- We traced the legal origins of every DOJ AAG position and examined the legal and policy questions raised by the proposed new "Fraud" Division.
Designed to help answer key Qs for anyone following along as well as those mapping the institutional structure for what comes next.
The WHITE HOUSE 45 47 K PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS RESTORING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ENDING FEDERAL CENSORSHIP The White House January 20, 2025
A memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi said these agendas may merit a federal investigation: • "anti-Americanism" • "anti-capitalism" • "anti-Christianity" • "opposition to law and immigration enforcement" - "radical gender ideology" - "hostility towards traditional views on family, religion, and morality"
Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
Trump’s “Gold Card” program is now live—effectively a visa-for-cash scheme—allowing $1–$2M “gifts” to the Commerce Department to help qualify for the Card.
Commerce is directed to spend these “gifts” to promote commerce. Here’s why it's an illegal slush fund.
Can an administration whose foreign policy can only barely be described as anti-corruption pronounce on the anti-corruption work of other governments?
New article today in @justsecurity.org with Sky Miller on making the most of a congressional reporting mandate coming due at a less than ideal time.
Important breakdown by Sky Miller and @adamofkeith.bsky.social of what Congress and others should look for in the forthcoming and first-ever Combating Global Corruption Act report 👇
Shoutout to the corruption tracking team (@amymarkopoulos.bsky.social) for these sweet words of support from Naomi Roth-Arriaza:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVAx...
It was a real treat to talk to Naomi Roht-Arriaza about what state capture actually looks like and the warning signs we are seeing today in the United States. … listen along below!
Another in our Anti-Corruption series from @scott-levy.bsky.social. Follow along 👇
Is the U.S. showing early signs of state capture?
Naomi Roht-Arriaza compares patterns of state capture from four countries and highlights the warning signs emerging in the United States.
www.justsecurity.org/124560/us-ca...
@amymarkopoulos.bsky.social and I lead a team that is diligently tracking, categorizing, and analyzing the changes to our anti-corruption architecture to better understand the ways in which our gov't is changing before our eyes.
See the latest in our effort (and more to come soon) below.
🚨NEW: A good piece in our anti-corruption series from @scott-levy.bsky.social. It is key to better understanding Trump's recent agreements from this past week in Japan and South Korea.
Read on for more 👇
(1/2) The dismantling of FBI’s public corruption squad, restructuring of DOJ’s enforcement divisions, and exodus of senior career officials mark major shifts in the federal guardrails of accountability.
www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-...
Reminder that today is also the last day of the deferred resignation program, which means thousands of career employees (including—per @justiceconnection.bsky.social—4500 DOJ employees) end their jobs today, let alone whatever will happen with the shutdown.
Every day a team at @justsecurity.org tracks litigation updates nationwide, surfacing fast-moving shifts in core areas of law. Proud of this work and proud of this team.
Follow along here ⬇️
This is a fascinating -- and troubling -- development: consent decrees are being used as a tool for deregulation. John and Aaron explain why courts should be cautious in letting this tactic slide...
Another important piece from @margyoh.bsky.social 👇
Come work with me! Very excited to announce this new opportunity. If you know someone organized, curious, and passionate about democracy + rule of law, please send them our way.
The 5th Circuit just ruled the NLRB’s structure unconstitutional, raising questions about the independence of multimember agencies.
Samuel Estreicher proposes a new “Labor Court” to preserve administrative adjudication and address constitutional concerns.
www.justsecurity.org/119345/embra...
Sigh. Big decision out of CA5 finding the structure of the NLRB unconstitutional. A death knell for the New Deal agency:
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
Continuing to track the litigation landscape every day. New from me and @rgoodlaw.bsky.social 👇
Next up in our series: @abigailbellows.bsky.social explains the toll of corruption 👇
1/ Kickbacks, conflicts of interest, and collusion may seem abstract, but their impact on people’s health, livelihoods, and security is all too real.
@abigailbellows.bsky.social explains the human costs of systemic corruption:
www.justsecurity.org/118796/human...
Next up in our When Guardrails Erode series: what is happening to FOIA offices across the federal government .
See below for more from Amanda Teuscher from @weareoversight.bsky.social and stay tuned for new updates to the anti-corruption tracker today. ⤵️
Read below for our first essay in our #WhenGuardrailsErode series.
The short of it? #FCPA enforcement will continue, just not by the United States.
And a big thanks to our many collaborators and supporters. Both resources will update regularly. If you believe we have missed a development, please let us know. We welcome additions and corrections.
See more for our overall approach to the series here 👇
@amymarkopoulos.bsky.social and I have been hard at work cataloguing evidence of erosion of our anti-corruption systems across the executive branch. And today we are releasing a two‑part project at @justsecurity.org that documents just how these federal oversight safeguards are being dismantled.
