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Blanche Defends New Comey Indictment And Denies Trump Directed Prosecution
On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina indicted former FBI director James Comey for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump. (NPR)
SPLC Indictment Spurs Congressional Demands, Treasury Review, And Defense Bid For Grand Jury Transcripts
On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal court motion seeking disclosure of grand jury transcripts in its 11-count fraud indictment in the Middle District of Alabama. SPLC filed a motion in federal court says the panel may have been misled by post-indictment public statements by Justice Department officials.
Federal Judge Lets Maurene Comey DOJ Firing Lawsuit Proceed On Jurisdiction Grounds
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 ruled that Maurene Comey may proceed with her lawsuit challenging her July 2025 firing from the Department of Justice, rejecting the department's argument that the court lacks jurisdiction. Maurene Comey's lawsuit will therefore move forward in the Southern District of New York.
Justice Department Authorizes Firing Squads And Revives Lethal Injection As Federal Execution Methods
The Justice Department on April 24, 2026 authorized firing squads and restored a single-drug pentobarbital protocol for federal executions, saying the move will let the government speed and expand capital punishment across the United States. NPR BBC
Justice Department Formally Closes Powell Criminal Probe, Easing Path For Warsh Fed Nomination
The Justice Department formally closed its criminal probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on April 24, 2026, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced, removing a legal obstacle that had stalled Kevin Warsh's nomination. PBS News
DOJ Seeks Power To Delay State Bar Probes Of Federal Prosecutors
The Justice Department on April 25, 2026 proposed a rule that would let the attorney general pause state bar investigations into federal prosecutors, delaying outside ethics probes while the department reviews them.
DOJ Refuses French Request To Help Probe Musk's X Platform
The U.S. Department of Justice refused a French request to assist in investigating content and an interview on Elon Musk's X platform. The Wall Street Journal reported the rebuff, saying French authorities had sought U.S. help in a probe and wanted to question Mr. Musk.