Scene from the James Comey grand jury room.

The "irregularities" in the grand jury proceedings may justify the dismissal of "one or more" counts of the two-count indictment, the magistrate says.

A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of James Comey's grand jury minutes to the defense, citing a "disturbing pattern pattern of profound investigative missteps" and casting doubt on Lindsey Halligan's declaration about the gap in the record. Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...

Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry will be discussed at this week's scheduled hearing in a lawsuit challenging Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act. The D.C. Circuit blocked the probable cause finding, but not all proceedings into the matter.

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

In a Virginia federal court, a judge weighed dismissing charges against James Comey and Letitia James, questioning whether Trump-appointed prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was lawfully chosen. A twist emerged: hours of missing grand jury records. Michael Popok invites Adam Klasfeld live from court.

🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed." I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."

Our legal team just filed the 1st known lawsuit dealing with unconstitutional federal govt involvement in an employment termination in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder.

Turkish prosecutors seek a farcical sentence against the politician who repeatedly beat Erdogan's ruling party in an election, humiliating the strongman on the world stage.

Slamming the Trump govt's "cruelty and incompetence," state AGs urge SCOTUS not to disturb an order forcing the full funding of SNAP for the month. Doc ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...

Former US Institute of Peace security chief testifies: “I observed members of the [DC] MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps as I was escorted from the USIP headquarters building.” It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.

A pretrial hearing in the James Comey case is beginning. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick is presiding. Background here at All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/comey-jame...

Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.

BREAKING The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states. The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms. Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...

The CEO of Hope For Ukraine spoke with Adam Klasfeld on Legal AF about a looming humanitarian disaster right here in the USA! Starting November 1st, critical food assistance programs are ending for many war refugees from Ukraine. Watch full interview here youtu.be/XKshDMzhf-I?...

As millions face the first lapse in SNAP benefits in U.S. history, one group has been frozen out entirely: Ukrainian war refugees. All Rise News viewed some of the letters refugees received before the suspension with little public attention. Full story www.allrisenews.com/p/ukrainian-...

The commander of Trump's so-called blitz of Chicago "admitted that he lied" in a deposition, a federal judge said. In a new video on Legal AF, All Rise News reviews some of the footage that a federal judge says reportedly contains Bovino's admitted lies in his deposition. Adam Klasfeld reports.

This is the hype video the White House posted when they arrested Sandwich Guy, who was found not guilty today.

BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump administration "did not comply" with his order.

A hearing has begun over the enforcement of a federal judge's order to fund SNAP benefits through November. Plaintiffs say Trump is holding "full SNAP benefits hostage for political leverage during the shutdown." Coverage ahead www.allrisenews.com/p/snap-judgm...

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Another jury finds another Trump DOJ case sub-par. via @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

After SCOTUS arguments, @legalafmtn.bsky.social's Michael Popok and I sat down with @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov. I asked AG Bonta about a possibility discussed by Justice Barrett: tariff refunds if Trump loses. Here's his response. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...

Another Trump DOJ case accusing someone of assaulting law enforcement collapses once a jury inspects the evidence — this time, in Washington state. www.krem.com/article/news...

This viral tweet, reposted nearly 2k times so far, reflects the reach of Trump’s lies about tariffs. Barrett was asking how the government would refund people in the *US* if Trump loses. Because that’s who pays Trump’s import taxes. www.allrisenews.com/p/scotus-tar...

Kavanaugh says that IEEPA would allow Trump to shut down trade with other countries but not impose tariffs. He calls that the "donut hole" in their position. Oregon's SG Gutman replies tariffs are a tax, the other isn't. "It's not a donut hole: It's an entirely different pastry."

I can just as easily seeing Roberts invoking the major questions doctrine to strike down the Trump tariffs and getting an easy join from Barrett and Gorsuch, all so they can force the liberals to accede to a made-up theory they've only ever protested.

Barrett asks Katyal "if you win," how would the tariff reimbursements work? "Would this be a complete mess?" Katyal responds that the question underlines why this is a major question.

How badly are oral arguments over Trump's tariffs going for the government? Neal Katyal just began a sentence with: "Justice Gorsuch hit the nail on the head..."

Neal Katyal's opening volley against Trump's tariffs: "May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."

Justice Gorsuch throws fastballs about the ramifications of Trump's position: He asks what would happen if Congress said: "We're tired of this legislating business. We're just going to hand this all to the president. What stops them from doing it?"

Sotomayor notes accurately that no president has ever used IEEPA to justify tariffs. Sauer responds with Nixon's action, which predated IEEPA's existence.

Justice Jackson: Congress actually explained to us in its Senate report and House report in the Trading with the Enemy Act (IEEPA's predecessor) that the law allowed the President "to control or freeze property transactions when a foreign interest is involved." Not raise revenue.

Sharp, skeptical questioning on Trump's tariffs from at least two conservative justices so far: Roberts and Barrett.

Chief Justice Roberts notes (correctly) that IEEPA had "never been used to justify tariffs," following up with a question of the major questions doctrine. "It does seem like that's major authority and the basis for the claim, seems to be a misfit."

Justice Kagan picks up on Justice Barrett's line of questioning, pointing out that Sauer's citation relates to IEEPA's predecessor: the Trading with the Enemies Act. IEEPA leaves some of that language in, but Kagan note: "It just doesn't have the one [i.e. the language] you want."

Fastball from Justice Amy Coney Barrett: She asks whether there's ever been a case in history where "regulate importation" was used to justify tariffs. She didn't like Solicitor General Sauer's answer, either.

Justice Sotomayor: “You say tariffs are not taxes, but that’s exactly what they are.”

Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.

New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field. In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront. By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:

BREAKING ELECTION DAY LEGAL UPDATES W POPOK X KLASFELD @mspopok.bsky.social x @klasfeldreports.com 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

News The federal judge presiding over the challenge to Lindsey Halligan's appointment says the government didn't provide the "complete" grand jury info that she ordered. They have until Weds to provide it. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEWS The Trump admin's announced that they'll pay HALF the SNAP benefits due this month, but that "is not consistent with" the federal judge's order, the coalition that brought the lawsuit says. The coalition just asked the judge to enforce his TRO. Background www.allrisenews.com/p/smith-trum...

I'll be going LIVE with Adam Klasfeld tonight at 7:30 PM ET to talk about the 11th Circuit's memo on Aileen Cannon's block of the release of Volume II of Jack Smith's final report. Listen and subscribe for free!

BREAKING Judge Immergut issues an injunction BLOCKING the memo federalizing and deploying the National Guard until she issues a final opinion on the merits this Friday. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEWS The coalition of states "are likely to succeed" on their claim that the Trump admin's suspension of SNAP benefits is illegal. NYAG James notes "the court has made clear that the law requires those benefits to continue." Ruling ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...

The Washington Post with a story about how remaking an institution to appeal to the pro-Trump right doesn't help the bottom line.

James Comey files a new motion to dismiss his case: Ted Cruz's questions here are "fundamentally ambiguous," and Comey's answers are "literally true." Cruz's "imprecise compound questions" focus on Andy McCabe, whom this case isn't about. Full brief storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Put another way: Trump's DOJ is sending their No. 3 lawyer (a go-to attorney for Trump's allies) to shield their No. 2 lawyer (Trump's criminal defense attorney) from a subpoena, all in an effort to argue that Kilmar Abrego Garcia isn't being vindictively prosecuted by the Trump administration.

Notable: Stanley Woodward, who repped Trump's co-defendant in the classified docs case, just signed a brief attempting to quash a subpoena to Todd Blanche in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case. He's a go-to lawyer for Trump allies turned DOJ No. 3. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...