NEW: Watchdog @weareoversight.bsky.social submitted a complaint to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel alleging Kristi Noem may have violated the Hatch Act by taking a taxpayer funded trip to a Republican event in June 2025 and DHS's use of its official Flickr to publicize Noem's attendance.

Read @lukebroadwater.bsky.social's @nytimes.com coverage of @lawfaremedia.org's Jan. 6 clemency study here: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...

NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfaremedia.org's @katherinepomps.bsky.social finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.

At the end of May, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matter. This is the record DOJ is trying to delete, from @tylermcbrien.com, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.

NEW: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has AFFIRMED the District Court of Montana's dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump—the constitutional climate case led by 22 young Americans challenging the Trump administration's fossil fuel orders—for lack of Article III standing.

If you missed last month's "Deportation, Inc." screening and panel discussion at @eflux.bsky.social, you can now watch it on the Architectural League of New York's website or their Youtube channel, link below:

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with Emily Bazelon to discuss her reporting on the experiences of current and former government employees navigating the upheaval of the second Trump administration from the inside. youtu.be/5REztvDsREc

Folks in Appalachian Alabama, Georgia, & Mississippi: I've got a paid writing opp for a young (18-25 roughly) journalist or writer in June, and am trying to spread the word! Would require reporting & interviewing. It is paid. Would love to connect w/ anyone interested: [email protected]

Kevin Trudeau—TV personality and author convicted of fraud, larceny, and contempt of court in addition to FTC cases—moved to intervene in DUNN v TRUMP, the police officers suing to block Trump's Anti-Weaponization slush fund, based on his outstanding claim for $10 million from it

"I can help you navigate your evening without getting zapped!"

More great reporting based on habeas filings. Latinos way disproportionately targeted for ICE street arrests in NY and NJ. projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a...

The Justice Department tried to erase the history of Jan 6. We restored if. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

NEW: The Trump administration's DOJ has been systematically removing materials from its websites regarding the many indictments and convictions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In response, @lawfaremedia.org has been systematically restoring them:

INBOX: Ahead of Pam Bondi's testimony tomorrow before House Oversight Cmte, watchdog @weareoversight.bsky.social sued the DOJ and FBI for previously FOIA'd records related to the government's review and release of the Epstein Files following the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act

NEW: Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals GRANTED Mahmoud Khalil's motion to stay the mandate that would have left him at risk of detention and removal, as his legal team petitions for cert with the Supreme Court.

The rest of the world is watching—and they have thoughts. Eve Fairbanks and @mmschwartz.bsky.social join @tylermcbrien.com to discuss their new anthology on how journalists around the globe are making sense of Trump's America.

Huge thanks to Eve Fairbanks & @mmschwartz.bsky.social for joining me on the @lawfaremedia.org podcast to discuss @thedialmag.bsky.social's "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump"—an essay collection from journalists probing their home countries' relationships to the U.S.

NEW: A federal judge in Tennessee has GRANTED Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to DISMISS for vindictive prosecution. (h/t @pwbeck.bsky.social) Read the full opinion here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Wild: Colorado law enforcement officials warned that ICE/DHS social media posts could convince “white supremacist violent extremists to attempt to join or infiltrate ICE and engage in bias motivated violence, endangering the public, other ICE personnel, and local law enforcement.”

NEW: Quoting George Orwell's 1984, a federal judge in D.C. granted in part the American Historical Association's motion for preliminary injunction and ordered the Trump administration to comply in full with the Presidential Records Act, effective 5/26 at 9:00 a.m.

NEW: Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee blocked an amendment to prevent Trump's new $1.8b fund—created after dropping his IRS suit—from making payouts to five Jan. 6 rioters convicted of sexually abusing children after Trump's pardon.

BLANCHE: "The United States...is hereby FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing...examinations or similar or related reviews" against Trump "or related or affiliated individuals," including family members or related companies and trusts.

INBOX: Sen. Blumenthal called on DOJ Deputy Inspector General William Blier to investigate: 1) allegations of FBI Director Kash Patel’s "excessive drinking" and its impact on public safety; and 2) allegations that Patel is "manipulating...arrest statistics" and the FBI’s Most Wanted list

Thanks again to everyone who has reached out, keep 'em coming! I updated CA, PA, MI, MN, and KY, and added HabeasDockets.org to the nationwide databases. And for smaller states/territories (looking at you DC!), I added a "jump to state" dropdown list next to the search bar.

I used to get messages from this guy who is convinced that Elon Musk is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. I thought the John Carreyrou story would put it to rest, but my sleuth is back with such ironclad evidence as "British-American background," "interest in Japanese culture," & "in his 50s"

Lawfare has obtained a large tranche of materials from the Fulton County election interference investigation into President Trump and his allies. These materials offer the most detailed insight yet into what investigators uncovered. View the documents and recordings, from @annabower.bsky.social.

UPDATE: The redacted opinion in CSI Aviation, Inc. v. Salus Worldwide is out. Chief Judge Solomson (a Trump appointee) dismissed the case for lack of standing, writing that the plaintiff CSI Aviation's "fatal problem..is that it neither alleged nor proved that it could perform the contract."

After an obscure defense vendor won a $12 million no-bid contract w/ ICE, I noticed something odd on its website: The firm was using a (still watermarked!) stock photo for the chief of its “development team.” Things only got more bizarre from there…

I love how this google doc I created on a whim has turned into such a helpful resource. And I love the collaboration of the journalism and legal communities! Thanks to @tylermcbrien.com for building on it.

Huge thanks to everyone who has reached out so far about the state court access map! I'm hoping to work through updates later today. Got an idea for another tool or data visualization of some kind that you wish existed? DM me or email tylermcbrien [at] protonmail [dot] to get in touch.

This is the kinda amazing work we do @lawfaremedia.org and we’re going to be doing more of in the future with your support Please consider giving during our funding drive!! givebutter.com/journalism

🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️ I turned @allyjar.bsky.social's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map. Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)

🚨 Now with NEW and IMPROVED virtual reading room: Search, filter, and read through the Fulton County special purpose grand jury witness testimony transcripts obtained by @annabower.bsky.social for @lawfaremedia.org (It's a work in progress, so please let me know if you spot any errors or bugs)

A huge thanks to everyone who came out last night for our Deportation, Inc. screening, as well as to the panelists for the important conversation that followed and all the people at @situ-research.bsky.social, the Architectural League of NY, @eflux.bsky.social, & @lawfaremedia.org who made it happen

INBOX: Watchdog @weareoversight.bsky.social filed FOIA requests today with DOJ seeking records related to its prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Aakash Singh's role following whistleblower allegations that the senior DOJ official ordered prosecutors to “rush” the indictment.

EXCLUSIVE: In 2022, a Georgia grand jury investigated Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election. It heard from more than 60 witnesses. For years, the full record of what those witnesses said under oath has remained hidden from public view. Until now. www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com talked through the week’s big national security news stories, including the indictment of former FBI director James Comey, the Iran War, and more. youtu.be/S6KxoUdLOEs

In 2022, a grand jury in Fulton County heard witness testimony from more than 60 election workers, prominent Trump allies, state officials, and others. The full record of what those witnesses said under oath has remained hidden from public view—until now. (@lawfaremedia.org @annabower.bsky.social)

DOJ cares enough about @lawfaremedia.org to troll us. If our work matters to you as well, please consider making a donation! www.lawfaremedia.org/about/support

This case involves a controversial contract. The owner of Salus donated in 2024 to a Noem PAC and to America First Policy Institute, and built ties to some top administration officials, and seemed to have inside access to DHS officials before the contract award. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

NEW: U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed CSI Aviation's lawsuit alleging DHS improperly awarded an “unlawful, rushed, and noncompetitive" 3-year, $915 million deportation flight contract to Salus Worldwide Solutions, a fairly new company with no federal contracting experience.

The responses I’ve seen to this story from the pro-prediction market crowd basically boil down to "well yes, but the odds are still slightly better than this other predatory industry which I am now comparing to prediction markets despite very recently arguing how wildly different it is"

In a media landscape looking more dire by the day, there's still great journalism at non-profit outlets like @lawfaremedia.org (where our work is unpaywalled and accessible to anyone!) But we can't keep doing it without you—support independent, fact-based analysis at $10/month or more!👇

I’ll be on vacation this week, so you may hear a bit less from me on legal news developments. In the meantime, I highly recommend giving my @lawfaremedia.org colleagues a follow: @rparloff.bsky.social @mollyroberts.bsky.social @tylermcbrien.com @ericcolumbus.bsky.social @klonick.bsky.social

Listened yesterday, and I understand the delay. It was worth the wait.

Bondi: She shelved seashells down by the seashore. (h/t @tylermcbrien.com ) www.ms.now/news/seashel...

"Down the Rabbit Hole" our (surprise!) grand finale of... WHO BLEW UP THE GUIDESTONES? is out now.

A huge thanks to @chinmayisharma.bsky.social for joining me on the @lawfaremedia.org podcast to talk about both the dangers of a privatized, automated immigration system and the ways states can counteract these harms to immigrants, society, and the rule of law itself. Listen below 🔽

Some people seem to be confused whether it's "no kings" or "no, kings! :)"