Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ threats against election workers ahead of 2026 midterms

A federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution over ballots tied to suspected noncitizens. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson found that the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security likely violated the Voting Rights Act’s prohibition against voter intimidation by threatening election workers with prosecution for … Read more

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers file to dismiss state charges, citing double jeopardy law

Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson following his federal guilty plea. Mangione pleaded guilty on 14 August to federal charges in … Read more

Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots

Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputed A federal judge has barred the justice department from threatening or coercing election workers to stop processing ballots. The order issued late Friday also bars the justice department from demanding local election officials segregate or … Read more