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Document: William Barr's Prepared Nomination Hearing Testimony
Below is the prepared statement that former Attorney General William Barr will deliver at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15. -
Document: D.C. Circuit Upholds Contempt Citation in Mueller Mystery Subpoena Case
On Tuesday, Judges Tatel, Griffith and Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a contempt citation against the unnamed defendant in In re: Grand Jury Subpoena, the case of the m... -
Document: Indictment Charging Russian Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya Describes Links to Kremlin
On Tuesday, Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed a Dec. 20 indictment charging Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who atte... -
Document: Fourth Circuit Says Virginia Politician’s Facebook Page is a ‘Public Forum’ and that First Amendment Prohibits Blocking Constituents
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in Davidson v. Randall that a Virginia county official who blocked a constituent's access to the official’s Facebook page had violated th... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Lifts Preliminary Injunction on Transgender Military Service Ban
On Friday, the D.C. Circuit lifted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's restriction on military service by transgender people. The full ruling is below. -
Document: Goodlatte and Gowdy Letter Regarding Joint Investigation
Reps. Bob Goodlatte and Trey Gowdy, chairmen of the House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight, respectively, have released the below letter regarding the committees' joint investigation into the FB... -
Document: Justice Department Letter to Congress on Whitaker Recusal
The Justice Department has sent a letter to Senate leadership regarding the advice provided to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker regarding whether he should recuse from the Russia investigation an... -
Document: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Resigns
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has resigned effective Feb. 28, 2019. His letter of resignation is available here and below. -
Document: U.S. Charges Chinese Government Hackers for Economic Espionage
On Thursday, the Justice Department announced charges against two Chinese nationals it alleges are connected with the China-based hacking group known by the government as Advanced Persistent Threat 10 (A... -
Document: William Barr Memo on Obstruction Investigation
The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 20 that nominee for attorney general William Barr sent a memo to the Justice Department earlier this year expressing his view on the special counsel's investigati... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Rules in Mystery Grand Jury Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has issued a judgment in a sealed case regarding a grand jury matter, which reporting from Politico suggests is likely linked to the Mueller investigation. ... -
Document: Special Counsel Releases Flynn 302
At the request of Judge Emmet Sullivan, the Special Counsel's Office has filed a redacted version of the report—known as an FD-302 or simply 302—produced by FBI agents following their January 2017 interv...
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