…The move could lead to a swift confirmation vote by the #Senate for #KevinWarsh, a former top #Fed official whom #Trump, a Republican, nominated in January to replace #JeromePowell, whose term as chair ends May 15. Sen Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, has said he would oppose Warsh until the investigation was resolved, effectively blocking his confirmation.

#law #FederalReserve #economy #RevengePolitics

A prosecutor handling the case conceded at a closed-door court hearing in March that the government hadn’t yet found any evidence of a #crime, & a judge subsequently quashed subpoenas issued to the #FederalReserve. The judge, James #Boasberg, said prosecutors had produced “essentially zero evidence” to suspect Powell of a crime. Boasberg said prosecutors’ justification for the subpoenas as “thin & unsubstantiated.”

#law #Trump #RevengePolitics

The #US #DOJ said on Friday it is ‌taking actions to strengthen the federal #DeathPenalty, including readopting #FiringSquads & the #LethalInjection protocol.

Acting AG ​ #ToddBlanche has authorized seeking death ⁠sentences against nine people after the ​Justice Department rescinded a #Biden-era moratorium ​on federal #executions, the department said.

#Trump #law #HumanRights #CapitalPunishment
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/justice-department-readopts-firing-squads-us-federal-executions-2026-04-24/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Top story: “It is kind of crazy that a journalist can be arrested for doing her job, and there’s nothing she can do about it in terms of bringing officers who arrested her into the court and having to answer for what they did.” https://www.texasobserver.org/la-gordiloca-lost-supreme-court-won-laredo/

#journalism #SCOTUS #law #media #politics #USpol #Texas #news

James Broadnax has less than one week left before he's executed by the state.

Prosecutors struck Black jurors from the trial over race, and used rap lyrics to make their case.

Another man has confessed to the crime. https://www.texasobserver.org/looming-execution-questions-race-responsibility-rap/

#law #DeathPenalty #prison #racism #politics #USpol #Texas #news

#Trump restarted federal #executions during his first term in office ⁠from ​2017 to 2021 after ​a nearly 20-year pause.

#BloodThirsty #law #HumanRights #CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty

“Among the actions taken are readopting the #LethalInjection protocol utilized during the first #Trump Administration, ​expanding the protocol to include additional manners of ‌ #execution ⁠such as the #FiringSquad, & streamlining internal processes to expedite #DeathPenalty cases,” #DOJ said in a ​statement.

“Under President ​Trump’s leadership, ⁠the Department of Justice is once again enforcing the ​law & standing with victims," ​Blanche ⁠said.

#law #HumanRights #CapitalPunishment

The #US #DOJ said on Friday it is ‌taking actions to strengthen the federal #DeathPenalty, including readopting #FiringSquads & the #LethalInjection protocol.

Acting AG ​ #ToddBlanche has authorized seeking death ⁠sentences against nine people after the ​Justice Department rescinded a #Biden-era moratorium ​on federal #executions, the department said.

#Trump #law #HumanRights #CapitalPunishment
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/justice-department-readopts-firing-squads-us-federal-executions-2026-04-24/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

…The move could lead to a swift confirmation vote by the #Senate for #KevinWarsh, a former top #Fed official whom #Trump, a Republican, nominated in January to replace #JeromePowell, whose term as chair ends May 15. Sen Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, has said he would oppose Warsh until the investigation was resolved, effectively blocking his confirmation.

#law #FederalReserve #economy #RevengePolitics

A prosecutor handling the case conceded at a closed-door court hearing in March that the government hadn’t yet found any evidence of a #crime, & a judge subsequently quashed subpoenas issued to the #FederalReserve. The judge, James #Boasberg, said prosecutors had produced “essentially zero evidence” to suspect Powell of a crime. Boasberg said prosecutors’ justification for the subpoenas as “thin & unsubstantiated.”

#law #Trump #RevengePolitics

lol

#DOJ drops criminal probe of #FederalReserve chair #JeromePowell

#USAttorney for DC #JeanninePirro said Friday that her office was ending its probe into the Fed’s building renovations because the Fed’s IG would scrutinize them instead.

The decision ends an investigation, one of several into #Trump’s perceived adversaries, that for months had failed to gain traction as prosecutors struggled to articulate a basis to suspect #criminal conduct.

#law
https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-investigation-powell-justice-department-28d04cc0d99cda25cea69931f65e25d3

Critics claim large solar farms are a public health threat.

Despite little reputable evidence for this, their fears have helped undercut efforts across the U.S. to broaden energy sources, slowing installations even as customer costs are rising.
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Solar #Energy #Health #Michigan #Local #Law #PublicHealth

this is what happens when the “commander in chief” is a #criminal #kleptocrat…

A #US #SpecialForces #soldier involved in the capture of #Venezuela President Nicolás #Maduro was arrested for allegedly betting on the operation, netting him $400k in profits….

The trader opened an account in late December on #Polymarket, one of the best-known #PredictionMarkets. He placed about $32k that Maduro would be “out” by January.

#law #Trump #kleptocracy
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade

At least 10 people were injured Thurs as 2 groups of people opened fire at each other inside the food court at the Mall of #Louisiana in #BatonRouge, police said.

Some of those responsible fled the scene as a huge police response arrived. No one was immediately in custody.

“To the thugs that did this, we’re going to catch you.” Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards said.

Police Chief TJ Morse said 2 groups argued inside the food court & started #shooting at each other.

#law
https://apnews.com/article/baton-rouge-mall-active-shooter-b288966aba260eedc4372f4756067b5b

Out today: “The fact that James received a death sentence for these crimes, while I was the one who shot the victims, has been weighing on my conscience, particularly as I have become more spiritual during my years in prison.” https://www.texasobserver.org/looming-execution-questions-race-responsibility-rap/

#prison #DeathPenalty #law #HumanRights #Texas #news

New from Michelle Pitcher: Lawyers used rap lyrics to encourage an all-white jury to sentence James Broadnax to death.

He's still facing death this month even though another man confessed to the crime. https://www.texasobserver.org/looming-execution-questions-race-responsibility-rap/

#law #racism #DeathPenalty #politics #USpol #News #prison #HumanRights

The section responsible ⁠for #EnvironmentalLaw lost about a third of its staff. And the department’s #CivilRights Division lost more than half. And the Bureau of #Prisons – ​which the DOJ’s internal watchdog has said is in a “staffing crisis” – shed more than 2,200 employees, about 6% of its workforce. The number of inmates in federal custody has remained largely unchanged.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOJ #NationalSecurity #Trump #criminal

That contraction, combined with an increased focus on #immigration, has caused authorities to pull back from some of their typical work, interviews & agency records show. Last year, for example, federal prosecutions for #DrugTrafficking dropped to their lowest level in more than two decades.

The govt is bringing even fewer such ​cases this year, Reuters found after reviewing millions of federal court dockets from Westlaw….

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOJ #NationalSecurity #Trump #criminal

Other parts of the #DOJ shrank even more rapidly. Its #NationalSecurity Division, which handles #intelligence & #terrorism matters, lost nearly 38%!! of its staff, the department’s records show. The division’s most recent budget request to #Congress noted “unprecedented personnel constraints” in the unit that handles cases involving #espionage & the export of sensitive #military ​ #technology.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #Trump #criminal

The records, from the #US #Justice Department’s management unit, show that the total number of employees at the #FBI has dropped more than 7% since the government’s ‌2024 fiscal year, a loss of about 2,600 people. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s [#DEA] staff has dropped by about 6%, & the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives [#ATF] lost about 14%! of its workers.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOJ #NationalSecurity #Trump #criminal