Next week the Seattle City Council will be hearing an update from its federal lobbyist on the state of affairs in “the other Washington.” There is good information here on available federal funding, as well as a take on this November’s congressional elections. – I hope you found this article …
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2019 Justice Department memo on Mueller investigation
Today, thanks to CREW’s efforts, the Justice Department released its 2019 memo advising then-Attorney General William Barr as to whether charges should be filed against Trump for obstruction of justice and other allegations. At the time, Barr cited the memo in his decision not to prosecute Trump, though he would …
Continue readingTrump motion for “judicial oversight” of materials seized by FBI from Mar-a-Lago
Today former President Trump’s attorneys filed a motion on his behalf asking a federal court to impose a Special Master to oversee the FBI’s review and processing of the materials it seized at Mar-a-Lago two weeks ago. Trump is also asking for a more detailed receipt of the materials that …
Continue readingJudge’s order on unsealing of affidavit related to Mar-a-Lago FBI search warrant
This morning U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart issued an order laying out his thoughts on whether to unseal the FBI’s affidavit in support of its search warrant on Mar-a-Lago. Generally he sides with the FBI, though he orders the agency to produce a redacted version that he may decide to …
Continue readingDOJ filing opposing unseal affidavit related to Mar-a-Lago search warrant
This afternoon the Department of Justice filed a response to several motions to unseal the affidavit it used to convince a judge to issue a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago. The DOJ opposes unsealing the affidavit, arguing that it has “a compelling, overriding interest in preserving the integrity of an ongoing …
Continue readingThe unsealed Mar-a-Lago search warrant and FBI receipt for materials seized
Today a magistrate judge has ordered unsealed the FBI search warrant for Mar-a-Lago and the FBI’s subsequent receipt for materials it seized.
Continue readingDOJ filing to unseal search warrant for Mar-a-Lago
The Department of Justice has filed a motion with a federal court in Florida to unseal the search warrant issued earlier this week to allow the FBI to look for classified documents at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The Times-Union, CBS and the New York Times have all filed motions …
Continue readingReport on White House mismanagement of coronavirus pandemic
Lost in last week’s January 6th hearings and the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade was a report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic that details the role of Dr. Scott Atlas in rewriting the federal government’s coronavirus strategy — arguably spreading the virus more broadly …
Continue readingU.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling finding that there is no constitutionally-protected right to an abortion, overturning the fifty-year-old Roe vs. Wade and thirty-year-old Planned Parenthood vs. Casey decisions that had established that right. The majority opinion follows closely the leaked Alito draft, but this final …
Continue readingCDC mask mandate appeal
In April, a U.S. District Court judge in Florida struck down the Center for Disease Control’s mask mandate. Earlier this week, the U.S. government filed a brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to try to overturn the lower court’s ruling. I hope you found this article valuable. If …
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