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Rohini Kurup
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Livestream: Jan. 6 Select Committee Hearing Day One
The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold its first hearing on June 9. The committee will hear testimony…
Prosecutors Add New Details in Foreign Lobbying Case of Trump Adviser
The Justice Department on May 16 updated its indictment of Thomas Barrack, a former adviser to former President Trump, to include new claims of his…
Justice Department Sues Steve Wynn Over Alleged Foreign Agent Activity
The Justice Department filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 17, seeking to compel casino…
Supreme Court Rules in FBI v. Fazaga
In a unanimous decision issued on March 4, the Supreme Court ruled in FBI v. Fazaga that a provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…
Supreme Court Rules in United States v. Abu Zubaydah
The Supreme Court on March 3 issued a ruling in United States v. Abu Zubaydah, deciding that the federal government could invoke the state secrets…
Biden Signs Executive Order Making Sexual Harassment an Offense Under the UCMJ
President Biden signed an executive order on Jan. 26 that makes sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and strengthens…
Texas Man Charged With Threatening Georgia Election, Government Officials
The Justice Department on Jan. 21 charged a Texas man with sending threats to election and other government officials in Georgia. This is the first…
Facebook Sued Over Killing Tied to Boogaloo Movement
On Jan. 6, the sister of a federal officer killed during racial justice protests in 2020 filed a wrongful death suit against Facebook’s parent company…
D.C. Circuit Court Reverses District Court Ruling in Anti-Terrorism Act Case
In a unanimous decision on Jan. 4, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a district…
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2022
The House and Senate have passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2022, which authorizes $768 billion in funding for the Defense Department, sending…