The judiciary & the DOJ
"Abject partisanship": Trump loyalist Bove hit with judicial misconduct complaint
www.axios.com/2025/12/11/trump-emil-bove-ethics-misconduct-complaint
Justice Department Again Fails To Re-Indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
Court orders DOJ to return data seized from Comey friend
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled the material obtained from law professor Daniel Richman was handled with “callous disregard” for his rights.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/court-orders-doj-to-return-data-seized-from-comey-friend-00689956
DOJ skewers judge as it seeks to quash contempt proceedings
The bitter showdown follows President Donald Trump’s call to impeach Judge James Boasberg.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-boasberg-deportation-contempt-00689798
Trial starts for a Wisconsin judge accused of obstructing ICE
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5641969/trial-starts-for-a-wisconsin-judge-accused-of-obstructing-ice
The judiciary & immigration
Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judges
Federal judges across the country have objected to the Trump admin's policy of mass detention
S.F. immigration court is down from 21 judges to just seven
Two judges are retiring by the end of the year, leaving the court with just seven total — and the largest case backlog in the state
www.missionlocal.org/2025/12/obrien-park-immigration-sf-judge-retire-trump-asylum-honduras-ecuador/
One of the Most Basic Rights in the Book Is Regularly Denied to ICE Detainees
www.slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/civl-rights-trump-ice-detention-fail.html
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Freed From Federal Immigration Detention On Judge's Order And Returns Home
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia After His Release
How the Trump Administration’s Most Wanted Man Finally Went Free
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/trump-administration-kilmar-abrego-garcia-released.html
Federal Judge Orders Trump to Return National Guard Troops in LA to State Control
https://www.kqed.org/news/12066625/federal-judge-orders-trump-to-return-national-guard-troops-in-la-to-state-control
US Judge Hears Lawsuits Over ICE Arrests at Courthouses, Immigration Check-Ins
https://www.kqed.org/news/12066492/us-judge-hears-lawsuits-over-ice-arrests-at-courthouses-immigration-check-ins
SF Judge Rejects Government Bid to Delay Processing Student Debt Claims
https://www.kqed.org/news/12066761/sf-judge-rejects-government-bid-to-delay-processing-student-debt-claims
The justice system and pardons
Andrew Schulz And Co-Hosts Nuke Trump’s Crypto Pardons: ‘Straight Paying For It’
The Pardon That Represents the New Era of Corruption
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/opinion/trump-pardon-cuellar-justice.html
Trump Grants Futile Pardon to Jailed MAGA Election Denier
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-grants-futile-pardon-to-election-denying-maga-clerk-in-2020-rage-rant/
‘It’s an Act of Intimidation’: Colorado AG Pummels Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of Former Election Clerk Convicted in State Court
Trump Gets Destroyed 6-to-1 On Pardons — Including Whopping 2-to-1 With Trump Voters