Private credit is just unregulated lending, so it’s no surprise it’s a bubble. The problem is that it’s your money that might be lost. Every member of Congress should commit to regulating this industry, or be honest and say they stand with private equity firms. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

I got to talk with economist @cepr.org about how and why courts force people into arbitration, even when agreements are “unconscionable” — that is, too unfair to be followed. cepr.net/publications...

Private equity firms and other companies are taking over medical practices and breaking the law. NPR is covering our litigation in Oregon to stop them. www.npr.org/2026/06/18/n...

For today's Lawfare Podcast, I interviewed @brendanballou.bsky.social about the suit he filed attempting to stop the for-profit cagefighting at the White House. Thanks, Brendan! (You can hear it here or wherever you get your podcasts.) @lawfaremedia.org www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

On Lawfare Daily, @rparloff.bsky.social spoke to @brendanballou.bsky.social his group’s case challenging the UFC cage-fighting event on the White House South Lawn, why he thinks the event is a “volcano of corruption,” and a turning point in American history. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Both WHEN COMPANIES RUN THE COURTS and PLUNDER out in the wild at @politicsprose.bsky.social!

A federal judge blocked a lawsuit that sought to stop President Trump’s UFC event on the White House lawn. Former federal prosecutor and founder of the Public Integrity Project @brendanballou.bsky.social joins Alex Witt to share his thoughts on this and more. www.ms.now/weekends-wit...

"'VOLCANO of corruption': Trump's #WhiteHouse #UFC birthday bonanza faces last-minute court SHOWDOWN" @brendanballou.bsky.social @deadlinewh.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social @ms.now on YouTube youtu.be/sWbDvx8maCU?...

@warren.senate.gov talking up PLUNDER!

We just filed the reply brief in our challenge to the corrupt MMA fight at the White House. A key issue: will there be a fighter walk-off and face-off from the chamber of the Lincoln Memorial (all for the benefit of companies like the UFC)?

We are suing on behalf of @katiephang.bsky.social to get the Epstein Files fully disclosed. Todd Blanche moved to dismiss our case, but never even bothered to argue that he's following the law. Tonight we filed our reply. Follow along at publicintegritproject.org.

Last night we filed a lawsuit to stop Donald Trump and his allies from personally profiting by staging a for-profit MMA fight on the White House lawn. Do we want to use our most sacred national monuments for private enrichment? The question answers itself. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/u...

Judge Emmet Sullivan sets June 30 hearing in Katie Phang lawsuit against the Justice Dept, in which Phang is seeking a court order to require the release of more of the Epstein files

Trump sold TikTok to his friends. We sued and the government moved to dismiss. Tonight we opposed their motion. Because of Trump, TikTok can share Americans' sensitive data with ByteDance. This is corrupt, and we are suing to stop it.

This is as much about the future as the past -- Trump knows that if he can get people to forget (or condone) Jan. 6 he can convince people to accept any attack on democracy.

We just moved for a preliminary injunction in @katiephang.bsky.social's lawsuit over the Epstein Files. DOJ is redacting--illegally--potential abusers' names and documents about Donald Trump. Katie is suing to get these released. public-integrity-project.squarespace.com/s/Epstein-PI...

@katiephang.bsky.social and I break down the legal strategy for dismantling the Trump slush fund.

Ballou: Our clients are two January 6 officers who continue to receive threats from rioters and their supporters for speaking out. What we’ve got is a situation where a fund could be used to pay the very people—the rioters, the paramilitary organizations—that are threatening these officers.

We lay out our legal plan for the Trump Slush Fund litigation with @legalafmtn.bsky.social youtu.be/Vafd5ccHCjE?...

We just sued to stop Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund, which if allowed, will pay the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6. We're going to stop it. We're proud to represent Jan. 6 Officers @libradunn1.bsky.social and @semperwry.bsky.social . Find out more at publicintegrityproject.org.

Spoke with @msnowreports.bsky.social about the Trump slush fund, which risks becoming a to to fund a Trump paramilitary force. Our firm is investigating. publicintegrityproject.org

I got to speak with Terrence McNally about private equity, forced arbitration, January 6, and our current moment of corruption. A lot of ground! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Our firm is investigating how to challenge the Trump slush fund. publicintegrityproject.org

This interview with @theverge.com started as a standard discussion about forced arbitration and became a much deeper conversation about hope and political progress in a time of despair. Grateful for the opportunity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTTy...

Got to speak to @kqedforum.bsky.social about forced arbitration and how it's shaping your life (for the worse) www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @publicintegritylaw.bsky.social co-founder @brendanballou.bsky.social about why forced arbitration has become so widespread and what states are doing to restrict it. His new book is "When Companies Run the Courts." ❓What are your Qs about forced arbitration? 📻 Listen:

WHEN COMPANIES RUN THE COURTS is out today. It tells how the Supreme Court created a shadow justice system where companies pay judges, and where people almost always lose. Whether you know it or not, you are a part of this system. Get the book and find out how to escape: shorturl.at/D0KZ0

We're demanding Paramount disclose its records of any corrupt agreements it made to get approval to buy Warner Bros. This is how we stop this deal from happening. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Incredible decision. Consumers are forced into arbitration with Kohl's. Kohl's refuses to pay its share of the arbitration, so the arbitrator shuts down the proceedings. The Seventh Circuit rules that the consumers can't proceed in arbitration *or* in court.

My piece in the NYT: if you feel like companies are increasingly beyond the reach of the law, it’s because they are. You are signing away your right to ever sue them if they cheat, discriminate, or even kill you. And it’s all thanks to the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/o...

This morning we filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court. Companies are trying to make it harder for retirees to fight investments in opaque private equity firms. We are explaining why, unsurprisingly, that's a bad idea. Read the brief: shorturl.at/SqRmA

“If I were the federal prosecutor tasked with presenting this to the grand jury, I would hang my head in shame for the rest of my days,” one former federal prosecutor told me of the James Comey indictment.

Ex-MSNBC host sues Todd Blanche over Epstein files www.rawstory.com/blanche-epst...

My new book on America's secret justice system, WHEN COMPANIES RUN THE COURTS, is out May 12. @slate.com has a great review: slate.com/news-and-pol...

I reviewed Brendan Ballou’s excellent new book on arbitration in Slate: slate.com/news-and-pol...

The DOJ violates the Epstein Files Transparency Act on the daily. So I'm suing Todd Blanche. As a journalist, I cannot report accurately on the Epstein Files if I cannot even read them. I am represented by @brendanballou.bsky.social & we seek to hold the DOJ accountable for its noncompliance.

ALERT: New lawsuit alleges Justice Dept is violating federal law through its “inappropriate”, “unexplained” and “incomplete" redactions of Epstein Files JUST FILED ====> open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

This morning we sued Todd Blanche for failing to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, withholding documents, and improperly redacting others. Thank you @katiephang.bsky.social for bringing this case. Read the complaint here: shorturl.at/hlu2f

Our client has obtained documents showing how tech companies worked with DOJ to circumvent the TikTok law. Evidence of how the laws work very differently for the powerful. www.levernews.com/inside-big-t...

Despite the malignant efforts to whitewash Jan 6 and erase history… some Democratic members of U.S. House have kept images of the Jan 6 plaque outside their offices This is at the office of Rep Doris Matsui (D-CA)

Mark Ruffalo, Glenn Close, Ben Stiller, Jane Fonda, John Cusack, Kristen Stewart, JJ Abrams, Katie Phang, John Leguizamo, and over a thousand actors, writers, directors, journalists, producers, composers, and Hollywood executives have signed a letter against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger: 🧵

Kirkus review for WHEN COMPANIES RUN THE COURTS out today: "Sign on the dotted line, and sign your rights away. . . . A well-reasoned denunciation of justice unserved, and a cogent demand for overhauling a patently corrupt system." Pre-order today: www.amazon.com/When-Compani...

We have filed our amended petition in our lawsuit against President Trump for approving the illegal sale of TikTok to allies who enriched him. Among the allegations: TikTok U.S. is continuing to share American user data with Chinese ByteDance. Read here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“If they can get away with this, can they work their way up the food chain to ever larger settlements?” @brendanballou.bsky.social shares his concerns with Trump’s DOJ settling with former Trump advisor Mike Flynn, especially as the Oath Keepers & Trump are seeking larger settlements from the DOJ.

The pursuit for accountability continues

In the dry realm of corporate speak, this McKinsey quote is telling: an admission that private equity firms don't actually bother to improve companies, despite their claims otherwise.

MUST SEE TV 1pm ET, 10am PT A hearing on most dangerous merger in U.S. history: Paramount-Warners Chaired by @schiff.senate.gov w/ superstar witnesses like Noah Wyle, @jimacosta.bsky.social & Jax Deluca They will explain why the merger must & WILL be stopped! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubgs...

#TikTok's US divestiture is facing new scrutiny this month. A lawsuit led by @publicintegritylaw.bsky.social claims the ownership structure doesn't create enough distance with Beijing and breaches the 2024 law requiring its sale. Thanks to @brendanballou.bsky.social for insights ft.trib.al/6aWMKnl

I spoke with @greggnunziata.bsky.social about political corruption and the legal path to fight it. I'm always grateful to speak to groups like Gregg's, because whatever liberal/conservative policy disagreements we have, we're united in a deeper commitment to the rule of law. youtu.be/T4bt0ugXLAs?...