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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Tuesday that it had evidence that classified documents were deliberately concealed from the FBI, which prompted the search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. The filing comes after a Saturday order from Judge Aileen Cannon for the DOJ to respond to Trump’s motion [...]

A Georgia state judge Monday held that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp must testify before a grand jury investigating possible 2020 election interference by former president Donald Trump and his allies. Because Kemp is running for reelection in the 2022 general election, the judge held that Kemp does not have to appear before the grand jury [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Monday that the FBI’s search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence revealed a “limited set” of documents that may be protected by attorney-client privilege. The filing comes after a Saturday order from Judge Aileen Cannon for the DOJ to respond to Trump’s motion [...]

The legal team for former President Donald Trump Monday asked a federal judge to appoint a third-party attorney to oversee the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) review of the documents seized during the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence two weeks ago and to ensure the return of any private personal documents. The move follows a New York [...]

A select committee of the US House of Representatives Thursday held its first public hearing regarding the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, releasing previously unseen footage from the attack. The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol broadcasted its proceedings on primetime television. The hearing included the testimonies [...]

A judge in the Central District of California Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman must turn over 101 emails surrounding the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol to the House Committee investigating the insurrection. In January, the committee subpoenaed Chapman University, where Eastman was employed at the time [...]

A New York state judge Friday upheld a ruling banning The New York Times from publishing documents related to Project Veritas. Judge Charles Wood of the Westchester County Supreme Court ordered the New York Times to turn in physical copies of documents in question and delete digital versions of the documents. Project Veritas is a [...]

The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol has indicated they will consider holding former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, in contempt for failing to appear for a scheduled deposition on Wednesday. Meadows, who served under former President Donald Trump and was privy to information concerning communications [...]

JURIST Deputy Features Editor Anne Bloomberg recently spoke with Elizabeth Goitein, director of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program, about the case FBI v. Fazaga, for which the Supreme Court held oral arguments last week. The following has been edited and condensed for clarity.  Anne Bloomberg (JURIST): Could you briefly explain [...]

The US House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released a criminal contempt report on former President Donald Trump’s ally, Steve Bannon, on Monday. The report details the steps the committee took to give Bannon an opportunity to comply with the subpoena issued to him, and [...]