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Why Local and State Police Rarely Investigate Federal Agents – ProPublica
Donate, Donate Search ProPublica: Info – About Us, Impact, Jobs & Fellowships, Contact Us Follow ProPublica Criminal Justice “You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer” It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration…
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Tracking Trump’s Legal Cases — January 2026 Monthly Report
Tracking Trump’s Legal Cases — January 2026 Monthly Report Editor’s Note: Coverage window: January 1–31, 2026. Assisted by ChatGPT in the analysis. January 2026 — Key Items at a Glance Documentation note: This monthly report follows the same standards as the 2025 Annual Legal Report. For the full categorized bibliography supporting this series, see Sources…
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When the Clouds Begin to Part: Reading the Signs of Democracy’s Renewal – January 13, 2026 – A DWD Editorial
The clouds may not be gone yet — but the signposts are visible. When the Clouds Begin to Part: Reading the Signs of Democracy’s Renewal Opinion • DrWeb’s Domain For many Americans — and for millions around the world who have watched the United States as a democratic north star — the period since January…
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Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us – Robert Reich – The Guardian
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us By Robert Reich Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My…
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Congress’s productive 2025 (And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise) – GovTrack.us
Editor’s Note: Featured image on top is from WP AI. –DrWeb Congress’s productive 2025 (And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise) Get Analysis and Commentary Updates In Your Inbox! – Sign up (it’s free!) to get posts like this straight to your inbox. You’ll be able to choose posts from these categories: Legislative Recap …
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Congress Passes Laws; Trump Administration Ignores Some of Them – GovTrack.us
Tracking Congress & the White House Legislative Recap Dec. 19, 2025: Congress Passes Laws; Trump Administration Ignores Some of Them » Congress Passes Laws; Trump Administration Ignores Some of Them Get Legislative Recap Updates In Your Inbox! Sign up (it’s free!) to get posts like this straight to your inbox. You’ll be able to choose…
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Autopens, Executive Orders, and the Rule of Law – A DWD Special Report
Autopens, Executive Orders, and the Rule of Law What really happens when one president tries to erase another’s signature? Donald Trump has announced that he is cancelling all executive orders and “anything else” from the Biden administration that were signed using an autopen, claiming those documents are invalid and even hinting at perjury charges if…
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Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling – AI image by WP.
Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling – The Washington Post In interviews, former state and federal judges warn that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened as the rule of law begins to falter. November 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST, Today at 5:00 a.m. EST, 11 min By Brianna Tucker When…
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Jack Smith Speaks – Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Jack Smith Speaks By Joyce Vance, Oct 14, 2025 You have choices about where you get your news and analysis. I’m grateful you’ve chosen to read Civil Discourse. If you value clear, independent insight into the law and our democracy, I hope you’ll consider a paid subscription. Your support makes…
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Reporting from Dog Lake – These Orwellian United States – Teri Carter
Reporting from Dog Lake, Rural life, rescue dogs and Kentucky politics. These Orwellian United States No Kings rallies will be held in cities throughout the United States this Saturday. We’ve had enough already. I look forward to seeing you there. By Teri Carter, Oct 14, 2025 At a high-profile, televised funeral last month, the President…
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Federal judges call SCOTUS’s shadow docket “inappropriate,” “opaque,” and a “judicial crisis” – Daily Kos
by TheCriticalMind Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.) Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 4:45:27p PDT The current Supreme Court is making unprecedented use of the ‘shadow docket’. Reaction has been mixed. Liberals say the Court is a rubber stamp enabling Trump’s imperial presidency. MAGAs argue that SCOTUS’s…
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A Prosecutor Sues – Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance There is a lot of factual and legal detail in the case, but it’s important because it will have an impact on Trump’s ability to fire at will in the federal bureaucracy, ignoring existing civil service protections for government employees, not just at DOJ, but likely closer to government wide.…
