Any recs for a disability discrimination lawyer in VA?

NEW: Charges dropped in suburban ATF sting further strains trust between Boutros' office and judges "This court is very concerned that I cannot rely on the information that is provided to me … from the U.S. Attorney's Office." From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

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In February, it was unclear whether Moderna was even going to get a hearing from the #FDA about its mRNA #flu shot. But a lot has changed since February, as today's #VRBPAC meeting made very clear. www.statnews.com/2026/06/18/f...

Op/ed from 2 members of Gov. Jared Polis’s Clemency Board: "Tina Peters was recommended for denial. Our board voted no. Twice. Unanimously. The governor granted her clemency anyway."

Attorney Damon Cheronis told the Tribune that criminal defense attorneys who regularly practice at Chicago’s federal courthouse feel like Chief Brody from the movie “Jaws.” “We underestimated the problem and now we’re gonna need a bigger boat.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/18/a...

The hottest item at Obama’s library opening? A tan suit. www.notus.org/us-news/bara...

The hat Straw wore that day bears a simple message: "Do Good." . . . He still wears it, [chemical] burns be damned. "The message still stands that, . . . we have to spend our time and our effort doing good, and sometimes that comes with a cost."

This story just gets creepier.

PACER collected more than $150 million in fees last year. That’s a drain on the public for viewing the work of our own public servants. The Open Courts Act is the right fix. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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A transcript of the FBI agent's testimony in the "Broadview Six" grand jury proceedings has been made public The agent normally worked violent crimes, "to include bank robberies, fugitives, kidnappings." Instead they had him searching Instagram and Googling things like "guitar girl Broadview ICE" 👇

Fed's Cook spent $1.2 million on legal services fighting firing by Trump reut.rs/4ehigBt

Juneteenth is a time for #empathy and #imagination. How can we move forward in these times of division? The #Reckoning goes on and we continue to stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. www.linkedin.com/pulse/junete...

FBI agent testimony from the Broadview Six grand jury transcripts has been unsealed. Highlights: Law enforcement sourced much info from social media; apparently googled "guitar girl Broadview ICE" Pros. Sheri Mecklenburg said, "Just so you understand, this case has nothing to do with 1A rights."

Prosecutors also likened the Spokane 3 to the Bundys. Wild, considering Aamon Bundy was acquited of Sec. 372 conspiracy, despite a 41 day standoff at Malheur Refuge involving automatic weapons. In all these other cases we're talking about unarmed protesters. And in Spokane a one day protest.

Why would they be shocked, Trump eventually sells out everyone.

NEW: Trump's directive to build a national voter list is expected to be implemented by June 30 despite an active legal effort to block it. Election officials will gain access to citizenship data before voters can verify possible errors, risking possible disenfranchisement before the midterms.

This is the text of the agreement.

The Chicago City Council could be the next to chime in on the future of the U.S. attorney's office. Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd) introduced a non-binding resolution calling on U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign. It says Boutros "no longer possesses the public confidence necessary to lead."

Oh look, it's finally out. Someone wanna send me a transcript I'm mildly curious what shit takes dude has on dissociation/DID (as well as trauma generally) but not actually enough to sit through a 2hr podcast

Israeli authorities are accelerating home demolitions and forced evictions of Palestinian residents in the Silwan district of occupied East Jerusalem. New from HRW: bit.ly/4oG3ZSu

Justices Gorsuch, Sotomayor, and Jackson concur in Hunter v. US to get pretty close to saying that plea bargaining is unconstitutional. Worth a read.

This Omni ICE removal flight has now landed in Equatorial Guinea. It almost certainly a third-country removal. Nearly everyone sent to EG were legal asylum-seekers or had withholding of removal protections. EG holds them in a motel and pressures them to go back to their home countries anyway.

COVID, Flu & RSV in Colorado update, 6/17/26 All indicators remain very low, with minor upticks in COVID positivity and Wastewater levels. While any upticks is worth watching, they are upticks from some of the lowest levels we've ever had, and remain low.

Remember, if the feds come knocking, shut the f*ck up, and call the Federal Defense Hotline at 212-679-2811.

With the latest round of indictments in Minnesota, the administration has painted a clear picture of who it thinks are a threat: millions of ordinary citizens who are defending their friends and neighbors from being disappeared in their communities.

The Federal government continues its fascist tactics of intimidating and attacking anyone who disagrees with it, despite the fact that its agents have killed multiple people, and wounded many others.

I had missed that Jared Polis vetoed Colorado legislation that would have created a state civil cause of action against federal immigration enforcement coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/04/p...

NEW: As the Trump admin begins a new prosecution in Minnesota, the "Broadview Six" fallout continues. Fifteen people were charged Tuesday as part of the Trump admin's effort to go after its “antifa” boogeyman. Also: The "Broadview Six" aren't going away. Today, at Law Dork:

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A group of six anti-ICE protesters in Chicago, known as the “Broadview six,” are asking for an investigation into their botched prosecution. https://www.notus.org/courts/broadview-six-investigation-prosecution

According to Trump's DOJ, doing the following things means you're involved in a conspiracy: • Posting “we need to become ungovernable” on Facebook • Wearing a sweatshirt that says “I’m Antifa!” • Possessing a bullhorn

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin writes to the DOJ's misconduct office and Illinois' attorney disciplinary commission urging them to investigate the Chicago-based U.S. attorney who tried to prosecute the "Broadview Six" (Kat Abughazaleh & co):

And a special shout out to @nocoprivacy.bsky.social for their leadership, hard work, and determination that made this victory possible.

NEWS, pt. 3 from the Broadview 6 (and this one is big): DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DESIGNATE A SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED BY THE FACTS, PROSECUTE RESPONSIBLE PERSONS FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov/doc1/0671347...

statement from @brianstraw.bsky.social attorney Christopher Parente on tonight's motions for discovery, hearing on misconduct and appointment of a special counsel to look into a possible criminal contempt prosecution of the Broadview 6 prosecutors who subverted justice:

In an otherwise totally awful news day, I just found out that our little @lwvlarimercounty.bsky.social Civil Liberties Team and their allies in Fort Collins got the city council to cancel their Flock contract. The vote was 6-1. Standing up and speaking out still matter!

Story in the Spokesman-Review @spokesman.bsky.social Headline: “For Bajun Mavalwalla, running for Congress is personal” www.spokesman.com/stories/2026... #bajun #votebajun #spokane9

“We were all at the Dirksen Federal Building gearing up for probably the biggest misdemeanor trial this building has ever seen…But the trial never happened because the defense kept pushing. They kept pushing for Judge April Perry to read grand jury transcripts, because they smelled a rat.”

🚨BREAKING: Election denier billionaire Rick Jackson won Georgia’s GOP runoff for governor. Jackson has echoed Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election and pushed for new GOP gerrymanders. He’ll face Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) in November.

The goal is to turn everyone with a whistle into a criminal. Anyone who accepts this framing is helping that happen.

Here’s a clear-cut example. The implication is that all RRNs are inherently committed to unlawful and violent activity. That is untrue and they know it is untrue. It is the same play as defining CRT to mean “white people are oppressors.”

the single most important thing about the press release accompanying the Minneapolis indictment is the redefinition of terms in common use by leftists. The goal is to make people think “criminals” every time they hear “direct action“ and “rapid response networks.” www.justice.gov/opa/pr/15-me...

Trump’s Justice Department is indicting 15 Minnesotans on charges of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, using vague Facebook posts and using anti-ICE tactics—many of which are legal, like observing—as grounds to deem them “antifa.” trib.al/TeP71SA

So this indictment is three things: 1) A broad 372 conspiracy--basically just an attempt to criminalize Kyle Wagner's network. 2) Unsurprising charges that tied to threats Wagner made in immediate wake of Pretti murder. 3) VERY recent conflicts (from last month) to substantiate "violence."

They've also named normie groups--50501 and AFL-CIO, among others--to attempt to implicate them in a "violent" network.

Minnesota US Attorney Daniel Rosen Indicted 15 People over a Few Dents emptywheel.net/2026/06/16/d...

Okay but what about the Spokane 3 who were LITERALLY CONVICTED a couple weeks ago and yet don’t receive ANY national press attention?

Roughly 100 protesters showed up to the federal courthouse in St. Paul after officials announced charges against 15 Minnesotans “for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers.” U.S. marshals sprayed pepper spray and released aerosol grenades after protesters tried to hold open a door.