Letitia James

Two Virginia federal grand juries — first in Norfolk and then in Alexandria — declined this week to re‑indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on bank‑fraud and false‑statement charges tied to a 2020 Norfolk mortgage after Judge Cameron Currie last week voided the original indictments on the ground that interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed and had been the sole prosecutor before the grand jury. DOJ officials, backed by Pam Bondi and the White House, say they will appeal and may seek new charges, while James and her lawyer Abbe Lowell called the dual refusals unprecedented, politically motivated and urged the probe to end.

Massapequa Union Free School District Board Chair Kerry Wachter and others filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging her office issued a guidance letter threatening to remove school board members for misgendering or for allowing public comments opposing transgender students’ access to girls’ sports and locker rooms. Plaintiffs argue the directive, cited to New York’s Dignity for All Students Act, violates the First Amendment and constitutes viewpoint discrimination at public meetings.