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Ajay Sarma
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D.C. District Court Rules Dominion Defamation Lawsuits Can Proceed
On Wednesday, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied in full motions to dismiss defamation suits brought by…
D.C. District Court Partially Approves House Oversight Subpoena for Trump Financial Records
On Wednesday, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia partially granted and denied cross-motions for summary judgment in former…
D.C. Judge Declines to Dismiss Nunes Defamation Suit Against Washington Post
On Wednesday, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the Washington Post’s motion to dismiss Rep. Devin Nunes’s…
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights Holds Hearing on Executive Privilege
On Tuesday, August 3, at 2:30 p.m., the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights will hold a…
Senate Foreign Relations Holds Hearing on Authorizations of Use of Force
On Tuesday, August 3, at 10:10 a.m., the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on administration perspectives on authorizations of use of force….
Justice Department Authorizes Former Trump Officials to Testify Before Congress, Rejects Executive Privilege
The Department of Justice informed members of the Trump administration on July 26 that they could testify to congressional committees about the Trump administration’s efforts…
Department of Justice Launches Task Force to Protect Election Officials
On June 25, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors and the director of the FBI reiterating the Department of…
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Releases Preliminary Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
On June 25, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence submitted a preliminary report on unidentified aerial phenomena to Congress. Of the 144 reports…
Federal Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Lafayette Square Case
On June 21, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed several claims in the overlapping suits filed by Black Lives Matter,…
New Documents Show Trump's Pressure Campaign on Justice Department to Overturn Election Results
On June 15, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform released documents and emails that show the Trump administration’s efforts to invalidate results of the…