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17 Oct 2025
Some professional news: starting Monday, I will be joining @benjaminpenn in covering the DOJ for @BLaw!
It’s been an incredible four years on the health team, and I am looking forward to this next chapter.
Send any DOJ-related news tips to the email in my bio, or via Signal.
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
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New: Judge Eleanor Ross, who had an affair in-chambers and lied to judges about it, sent revised apology letters to her former clerks, hours after the NYT reported she sent them a three-line letter that didn't specifically address the misconduct. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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Jun 10
“They’re using immigration judges as a test case for stripping federal employees of rights,” said Kevin Owen, a lawyer representing seven of the former immigration judges suing the Trump administration over their firings.
Read more from @crepeau & me: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
Jun 10
Former immigration judges who say their firings were discriminatory are pushing courts to rein in the Trump administration’s claims of unfettered power to terminate executive branch employees, @cecelou18 & @crepeau report
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NEW: More than 100 former Northern District of Illinois prosecutors raised deep concerns about the direction of the US attorney’s office, describing an exodus of experienced prosecutors and “breaches of trust with judges.”
More here from @crepeau: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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NEW: DOJ lawyers involved in litigation over a subpoena for a Rhode Island hospital’s records on transgender minors will face a judicial disciplinary review after a judge accused the attorneys of misrepresenting and withholding information.
For @BLaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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President Donald Trump’s executive order reclassifying 8,000 federal employees includes hundreds of attorneys who advise the government on matters ranging from patent law to assault investigations.
More here for @BLaw, with @IanKullgren & @MarenFagan: news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-…
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
Clyde becomes the first lawmaker to announce steps toward impeaching Judge Ross. Also new: Senator Blackburn called for Ross' removal in a statement today.
More here:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
Jun 4
🚨 BREAKING: I’m actively drafting articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross.
Her egregious misconduct, severe lack of integrity, and blatant impartiality warrant impeachment proceedings.
Stay tuned.
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
At least two Republicans have raised doubts about acting AG Todd Blanche’s confirmation prospects after Trump announced plans to make him “permanent attorney general,” though he’s notching support among other GOP members.
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Trump attorney general pick Todd Blanche heads into a Senate confirmation test facing an already-strained relationship between the Justice Department and Capitol Hill.
More on this from @benjaminpenn here: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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NEW: The Justice Department denied that its prosecutors withheld or misrepresented information in its pursuit of transgender minors’ hospital records, pushing back on a Rhode Island federal judge’s rebuke.
For @BLaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
Follow @MarenFagan, who's with our @BLaw team for the summer. Here's her first story:
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The Justice Department filed a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center in an apparent attempt to address deficiencies lawyers flagged with an earlier document levying fraud charges against the group.
More here for @BLaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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Great reporting out from @benjaminpenn this morning. Give it a read ⬇️
Jun 3
I went long on a new form of Trump DOJ turmoil: Top Las Vegas prosecutor Sigal Chattah repeatedly bypassed Main Justice recusal orders, pushed cases for ex-clients & friends, targeted political foe & much more.
"It's charitable to call it chaos."
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
Acting AG Blanche won’t respond to Q from @courtneybuble about why he refused to commit to rescind the DOJ weaponization fund in writing.
“I’m not gonna talk about it,” he said.
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SOON: Acting AG Todd Blanche will testify before @HouseAppropsGOP subcommittee. He’s expected to face questions on the $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund that is now reportedly on pause. I’ll be in the room.
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The proposed $1.8 billion fund is dead, Blanche tells lawmakers.
Blanche: "We are not moving forward with the fund. Period."
Ranking Member Grace Meng: "you're not moving forward" with the fund "ever?"
Blanche: "Correct."
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Celine Castronuovo retweeted
The implosion of a prosecution of anti-ICE protesters is the latest indication US Atty Andrew Boutros is prioritizing loyalty to Washington over his office's longstanding nonpartisan customs, former federal prosecutors say
@crepeau & @benjaminpenn report
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NEW: A federal judge on Monday rejected the Southern Poverty Law Center’s motion that the court order the Justice Department to retract public statements on fraud charges the civil rights group said were false.
For @blaw:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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