US declares administrative law judge removal rules unconstitutional
The U.S. Justice Department has determined that multiple layers of removal restrictions shielding administrative law judges are unconstitutional and will no longer defend them in court, top officials said on Thursday.
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.
U.S. Justice Department Challenges Constitutionality of Administrative Law Judges
The U.S. Justice Department has declared that removal restrictions protecting administrative law judges are unconstitutional. Chad Mizelle emphasized the commitment to restoring constitutional accountability,
DOJ Says Rules Over Administrative Law Judges Unconstitutional
DOJ determined that “multiple layers” of removal restrictions “shielding administrative law judges (ALJs) are unconstitutional,” Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle says in statement.
Federal Judge Allows Trump's Mass Firings of Federal Workers to Move Forward
A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Allows Mass Firings to Proceed
President Trump commuted Alice Johnson’s life sentence during his first term, and later pardoned her for her drug conviction. She will advise him on similar cases.
Trump can continue mass firings despite disruption and chaos, US judge rules
The Trump administration can continue its mass firings of federal employees for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt President Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.
Trump's federal firings can continue after judge declines jurisdiction
The Trump administration's mass federal employee layoffs can continue after a judge on Thursday declined that he had jurisdiction to pause the actions. Why it matters: The judge referred the claims brought by labor unions,
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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Chief of Staff Lays Out Grounds for Dismissal of Charges Against Mayor Adams
Put simply, the DOJ’s track record of public corruption cases at the Supreme Court is abysmal,’ the attorney general’s deputy ...
A top DOJ employee makes a case for dismissing Eric Adams' indictment forever
Ahead of Wednesday’s hearing over the potential dismissal, chief of staff Chad Mizelle critiqued the legal theory underlying ...
Top DOJ official offers new and different explanation for dropping charges against Eric Adams
The Justice Department on Wednesday offered a contradictory new explanation for why it is seeking to drop charges against New ...
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‘Fourth branch’: Career prosecutor resignations stack up as Trump tries reining in DOJ that’s ‘lost sight’
Career prosecutors who recently resigned from the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) have brought a central conflict between two views of how the agency should operate — […] ...
Judge won't immediately rule on government request to drop criminal case against NYC Mayor Adams
The federal judge considering the Justice Department's request to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...
Judge questions DOJ over Eric Adams case dismissal request, reserves ruling
New York Mayor Adams began cooperating with Trump administration on enforcement of immigration policies after the DOJ said it ...
Trump DOJ seeks path to remove in-agency judges at will
Trump’s DOJ said the president can fire administrative law judges at will, challenging legal protections amid broader efforts to expand executive power.
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Justice Dept. to cut back prosecution of abortion clinic protest cases
The Justice Department said Friday it will scale back Biden-era efforts to prosecute demonstrators who interfere with patient access to reproductive health clinics, calling those cases an example ...