Judge Gives Maurene Comey Green Light to Sue DOJ over Firing
A Manhattan federal judge granted Maurene Comey permission to pursue her lawsuit against the Justice Department for her July 2024 termination. Judge Jesse Furman concluded that her firing, ordered under the Constitution's Article II authority, falls outside the Civil Service Reform Act and therefore bypasses the Merit System Protection Board. The ruling clears the procedural hurdle, allowing the case to move forward in federal court. An initial pre‑trial conference is scheduled for May 28.
Arizona AG Sues over ICE Warehouse on Eve of Nationwide Protests
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a federal lawsuit to stop ICE from converting a $70 million warehouse in Surprise into a detention facility. The suit argues the project violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, citing...
Tonight in Your Rights: Eastman Disbarred
John Eastman, the former law professor who helped devise a strategy to overturn the 2020 election, has been disbarred by the California Supreme Court. The court struck his name from the attorney roll after a 35‑day trial on 11 disciplinary...
Boasberg’s Contempt Proceedings Blocked, Again
The episode dissects the latest setback in Judge Bozberg’s criminal contempt case concerning the 2025 deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants. A three‑judge D.C. Circuit panel, led by two Trump appointees, granted a writ of mandamus that halts Bozberg’s contempt proceedings,...
Murdoch Beats Trump's Suit on WSJ's Epstein Exposé: What's Next?
A federal judge dismissed former President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire over the Wall Street Journal’s exposé of Trump’s contribution to Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book. Judge Darrin Gayle ruled the article met journalistic standards and gave...
Saturday Rewind: Blocking the Broadcast 'Behemoth'
California Attorney General Rob Bonta observed former President Donald Trump at a Supreme Court hearing on his birthright citizenship challenge, noting Trump appeared only to intimidate the justices. Bonta linked that courtroom moment to a broader fight against media consolidation,...
'Madman Theory' Fallacy: Trump, Iran and the Illusion of Strategy
In this episode, legal scholar Jamie Rowan explains the "madman theory"—the idea that leaders can gain strategic advantage by appearing irrational—and evaluates its relevance to Donald Trump's brinkmanship in the Iran conflict and the fragile cease‑fire. Rowan contrasts situational versus...
Tonight in Your Rights: Bannon's Rebound and Dugan's Defeat
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Justice Department to dismiss Steve Bannon’s Jan. 6‑related conviction, effectively giving the Trump‑aligned agency a chance to erase his record. Hours later, a federal judge denied former Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan’s bid to...
States Fight Trump's Latest Voting Power Grab: Live with AG Weiser
Attorney General Bill Weiser discussed the coalition of 20+ states suing President Trump’s new executive order that seeks federal control over mail‑in voting, arguing it exceeds constitutional authority. He highlighted the history of Trump’s attacks on mail‑in ballots, noting the...
Georgia Election Ballots Hearing: What to Know
A federal judge in Atlanta will hold an evidentiary hearing on March 27 to decide whether the FBI’s January 28, 2026 seizure of 656 Fulton County ballot boxes violated Georgia’s sovereign and constitutional rights. The hearing, presided over by Trump‑appointed...
Tonight in Your Rights: Twin Cities Counteroffensive
State and local prosecutors in Minnesota filed a renewed lawsuit against the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security, demanding evidence related to the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and the leg‑shot of Julio Sosa‑Celis. The complaint alleges...
Rising This Week: 'Imperial Prerogative'
U.S. federal prosecutors are expanding investigations into several Latin American leaders, including Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, and Cuba’s top officials. The push follows renewed attention to the “Barr Doctrine,” a legal framework from the 1990 Noriega raid that asserts...
Judge Blocks ICE Warehouse Construction in Md.
In this episode, host Adam interviews Michael Riston of Project Saltbox about a federal judge’s temporary injunction halting ICE’s construction of a massive detention‑warehouse in Williamsport, Maryland. The discussion details how community activism, backed by environmental science expertise and coordinated...
Tonight in Your Rights: An Epstein Files Audit?
Four senators, including Republican Lisa Murkowski, have asked the Government Accountability Office to conduct an independent audit of the Department of Justice’s massive release of Jeffrey Epstein files, citing over‑redaction of powerful figures while exposing victims. The same briefing highlighted...