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Not sure how many times I can say this but New Biggest Story of My Career Alert! Read my breaking coverage here and come back again for more details from the indictment itself as I update this story more tonight:
#BREAKING: Donald Trump indicted for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/donald-tr…
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The New York Times urged a federal judge on Friday to order the Pentagon to cease its requirement that journalists be escorted within the building, arguing the policy was clear First Amendment retaliation. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/orwellian…
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PETA sued the transit authority in the nation’s capital Thursday over its rejection of three ads soliciting donations for the group, arguing the decision was based on a “deeply held ideological bias” against it. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/peta-sues…
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NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfare's Katherine Pompilio finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.
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🚔NEWS: An 11-mile car chase in rush hour traffic, ending with a crash in a busy Maryland intersection, shone fresh light on US Park Police's relaxed pursuit guidelines, which experts say stray far from norms. But lawmakers overseeing USPP didn't even know it happened. More ⤵️
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‼️NEWS: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House appropriators on Tuesday that the Justice Department would fully scrap its controversial $1.8B "anti-weaponization" fund amid significant Republican blowback that has stalled budget reconciliation in the Senate. More TK ⤵️
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It's my first day as @FT's Justice correspondent, where I'm covering all things DOJ & federal law enforcement, plus SCOTUS and DHS. My new email is ella.lee@ft.com — get in touch, and add me to your lists!
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Just in: DC Circuit panel rules 2-1 that Pentagon ban on trans soldiers is unconstitutional under 14th Amendment and bars the government from removing any active-duty service members, but left the ban in place for military applicants. Wilkins w/ the opinion: @CourthouseNews
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Read the opinion here, with full story TK: media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opin…

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Breaking: Judge Christopher Cooper blocks Trump admin's planned 2-yr closure of the Kennedy Center and orders Trump's name removed from the building. The Obama appointee ruled both violate the KC's purpose as a living monument to JFK. @CourthouseNews storage.courtlistener.com/re…

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Read Cooper's 94-page opinion here: storage.courtlistener.com/re…

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The Justice Department announced the fund after a federal judge allowed President Donald Trump to voluntarily dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS related to the leaking of his personal tax returns in 2020. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/officers-…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took issue with the AI company's refusal to remove two narrow contractual restrictions on Claude’s use for lethal autonomous warfare and the mass surveillance of Americans. @ryan_knappy courthousenews.com/dc-circui…
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