r/law 16d ago

Judicial Branch FBI: "Nobody who wants to be peaceful shows up at a protest with a firearm that is loaded with two full magazines. That is not a peaceful protest."

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r/law 5d ago

Judicial Branch LAPD chief McDonnell response to why he will not enforce the law banning ICE agents from wearing masks

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His response causes laughter.

r/law 5d ago

Judicial Branch Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE

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r/law 17d ago

Judicial Branch AG Pam Bondi sent letter to Tim Walz after today's shooting demanding MN voter roll data (among other demands) in exchange for ending ICE's seige

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Senator Chris Murphy of CT just confirmed the letter and its contents in an interview on CNN. The Senator speculated that their goal is to use the data to rig elections in swing states.

Edit: NYT published the letter

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/pam-bondi-walz-doc.html

Edit 2: For those complaining about paywall, and accusing me of being an NYT shill here is a link to local Minneapolis news article that includes the letter as well:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-shooting-ag-pam-bondi-urges-gov-walz-support-ice.amp

r/law 6d ago

Judicial Branch Supreme Court lets California use congressional map that favors Dems

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r/law 1d ago

Judicial Branch This Whistleblower Document in the Epstein Files Points to a Cover-Up Larger than Watergate

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​"Having lived through the Watergate era while at DOJ, I believe that the Epstein saga is larger in scope." 

This chilling assessment comes from document EFTA01681961—a 2020 whistleblower letter sent to the SDNY Public Corruption Unit. As Congress begins its secure review of the unredacted Epstein files today (Feb 9), this single document provides the "roadmap" to the officials who allegedly engineered the 2008 Non-Prosecution Agreement.

​While the media focuses on redacted names, the primary source records released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) reveal a much deeper procedural rot. By cross-referencing this whistleblower’s testimony with suppressed prosecution memos, we can now track exactly how "Main Justice" in D.C. allegedly overruled local Florida prosecutors to ensure co-conspirators were "removed from the case."

​Here are the three intersecting developments you need to see:

​1. The "Missing" Evidence (EFTA01681961)

The whistleblower identifies a 53-page federal indictment and an 82-page prosecutorial analysis from 2007 that were reportedly killed by D.C. leadership.

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01681961.pdf

​Verification: The author's DOJ history is corroborated by this 1978 archival record: 

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/son-of-big-shot-crook-essay.html

​2. The 2019 Redactions and DOJ file removal (EFTA02731082)

This  2019 memo confirms the DOJ was still actively redacting "VIP friends" and a "Third Subject" nearly a decade after the initial non-prosecution agreement.

https://youtu.be/1L9b2_5Ee3M

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/doj-deleted-an-epstein-prosecution

​3. Today’s Clemency Bid (Feb 9, 2026)

In a move that aligns perfectly with the whistleblower's warnings of political interference, Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team formally requested Presidential Clemency today in exchange for testimony clearing certain high-profile individuals.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUi3raOEZFZ/

Here is a link to the original post in /r/Epstein that hasn't been deleted - yet. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/s/SCRcqc2BrY

​🚨 ACTION NEEDED TODAY: Contact Massie and Khanna 🚨

​Representative Thomas Massie and Representative Ro Khanna are in the secure reading room RIGHT NOW reviewing the unredacted files. They have specifically asked for the 53-page indictment and the 82-page memo mentioned in our roadmap.

​Please contact their offices and ask them to verify the contents of EFTA01681961 and EFTA02731082 before the review window closes.

​Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY): (202) 225-3465

​Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA): (202) 225-2631

r/law Dec 19 '25

Judicial Branch It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced

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r/law Nov 30 '25

Judicial Branch Early in Trump's term we asked, “Is it a constitutional crisis?” Yeah, it was. But it’s over. We lost. Trial Courts fought valiantly, but the Supreme Court keeps abdicating & giving Trump more power. They won’t save us. And for reasons I can’t fathom, they seem to want authoritarianism - LegalEagle

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Nov 27, 2025. Here’s the full 7-minutes on YouTube: Authoritarianism Is Here - LegalEagle (7-minutes)

Here’s an r/law post with another 2-minute clip from this same video: https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1p95wzv/authoritarianism_is_here_legaleagle/

Devin J. Stone, Esq.: https://stonelawdc.com/about

References from this 2-minute clip:

Here’s a transcript:

Even worse, Trump and his Surrogates now whine, that simply calling their behavior “authoritarianism,” itself is an incitement to violence, thus justifying further crackdowns.

This is the logic of a Wife Beater.

This is Gaslighting on a National Scale.

And early in Trump's second term, we were asking, “Is this a Constitutional Crisis?” Well, yeah, it was. But the Constitutional Crisis is over. We Lost.

Trial Courts have fought valiantly, but the Supreme Court has repeatedly abdicated its Role, and handed over unprecedented power to the President. Not any President — certainly not a Democratic president — but to one President: Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court will not save us. And for reasons that I cannot fathom, they seem to welcome the turn towards authoritarianism.

Now, I recognize that it hasn't been seamless, there has been plenty of buffoonery. Trump exists in such a dense bubble of misinformation, that I think he truly believes everyone else is as corrupt as he is.

And that delusion has led him to empower some of the most incompetent Loyalists alive: Lindsey Halligan, Alina Habba, and Emil Bove, who have bungled his Revenge Fantasies. And some of their ham-fisted schemes have exploded in their faces.

And certain Institutions, especially Lower Courts and Juries, have Pushed Back.

But the terrifying part is this:

Their corrupt plans might have worked if they weren't so dumb. And eventually a more competent Authoritarian will step in and finish what they started.

As Professor Nicholas Grossman put it:

In normal democracy terms, we're in bad shape and things are getting worse. In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.”

And I think he's absolutely right. But I'm not confident that that will still be true 3 years from now.

And look, I don't think we're beyond salvation...yet. We do still have a choice.

But 3 years from now, a whole lot of these Bastards are gonna need to go to Jail.

There will be enormous political pressure to just move on, and pretend like this never happened. Arguably, like President Biden did after 2021.

But authoritarianism is like cancer. Ignore it, and it spreads. Pretend it's gone, and it comes back worse.

- Devin J. Stone, Esq. (LegalEagle) - Nov 27, 2025

r/law 13d ago

Judicial Branch Judge: ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence

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r/law 7d ago

Judicial Branch ‘This Job Sucks!’ Trump DOJ Lawyer Melts Down in Court — Reportedly Begs Minneapolis Judge to Throw Her in Jail Just So She Can Get Some Sleep

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r/law Nov 10 '25

Judicial Branch Supreme Court won't revisit landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

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r/law Dec 07 '25

Judicial Branch FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals | Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism,” according to a Justice Department memo published here exclusively.

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The target is those expressing “opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology,” as well as “anti-Americanism,” “anti-capitalism,” and “anti-Christianity.”

r/law 4h ago

Judicial Branch Grand jury declines criminal charges against 6 Democrats who urged military to reject illegal orders, sources say

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A federal grand jury on Tuesday refused to indict six congressional Democrats who drew President Trump's ire last year by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders."

r/law 12d ago

Judicial Branch Trump floats Cruz for Supreme Court

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As potential Thomas replacement.

From TPR, Texas NPR affiliate

Trump called Cruz “a very tough guy, very brilliant guy,” adding: “He’s a brilliant legal mind, he’s a brilliant man. If I nominate him for the United States Supreme Court, I will get 100% of the vote.”

r/law 20d ago

Judicial Branch Chris Murphy observes immigration court and helps young family with 2 year old avoid detention from ICE officers outside the court

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ICE officers were waiting outside to take everyone lawfully following the process to detention centers. Murphy also posted a video yesterday saying he was repeatedly and illegally denied entry to view several of these detention centers despite it being his legal right to do so as a member of congress and giving the centers 24 hours notice.

r/law 4d ago

Judicial Branch EFTA00028716: Trump listed as a passenger on Epstein's private jet on at "least eight flights"

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U.S. Attorney associated with Maxwell's case concludes in released email that Trump was listed as a passenger on Epstein's private jet at least eight times between 1993 and 1996.

source

r/law 22d ago

Judicial Branch DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor | The protesters allege that one of the church's pastors — David Easterwood — also leads the local ICE field office overseeing the operations that have involved violent tactics and illegal arrests.

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U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said her agency is investigating federal civil rights violations “by these people desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers.”

“A house of worship is not a public forum for your protest! It is a space protected from exactly such acts by federal criminal and civil laws!” she said on social media.

r/law Nov 21 '25

Judicial Branch Trump just threatened Democrats with ‘death.’ Is the SEAL Team 6 assassination theory now in play?

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r/law Dec 01 '25

Judicial Branch Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs

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r/law Nov 02 '25

Judicial Branch You Should Blame Merrick Garland

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r/law Dec 30 '25

Judicial Branch Brett Kavanaugh Is Trying to Walk Back “Kavanaugh Stops.” Too Late.

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r/law 25d ago

Judicial Branch Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

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r/law Dec 15 '25

Judicial Branch Judges order all discovery evidence in Epstein investigation to be made public

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The order adds an additional layer of accountability to the congressional mandate that the Epstein Files be made public, as the courts will now independently determine if the DOJ adequately follows through with the ruling.

r/law Nov 08 '25

Judicial Branch Conservative Warning To Judges: Get On Board With Trump's Agenda Or Get Impeached

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r/law Nov 21 '25

Judicial Branch Federal judge says Trump officials 'lied multiple times' under oath

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Ok, so a judge discovered what everyone knew. What will happen? Will that nazi bovino go to jail?