Following Judicial Watch’s Tuesday court filing seeking release of all Trump raid warrant materials, the Biden Justice Department filed a motion offering to unseal certain warrant materials absent objection from former President Trump. On August 9, Judicial Watch filed its motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to unseal as soon as possible the … Continue reading Judicial Watch Update on Trump Warrant Legal Developments
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oday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important civil forfeiture decision holding that the government cannot just assume that drivers found with large amounts of cash in their vehicles are engaged in drug trafficking. The case involves a North Carolina man, Dereck McClellan, who was found asleep in a car with $69,940.50 in cash … Continue reading Fourth Circuit Issues Important Decision Affirming The Presumption Of Innocence In Civil Forfeiture Cases
Judicial Watch filed a motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to unseal as soon as possible the search warrant materials used by the FBI to raid President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida (U.S. v. Sealed Search Warrant (Case No. 9:22-mj-08332)). According to media reports, the warrant relates to an alleged dispute … Continue reading Judicial Watch Files Motion to Unseal FBI Search Warrant Used to Raid President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home
Last week the Chancery Court for Davidson County heard a challenge to the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program, which gives thousands of low- and middle-income Tennessee families the ability to direct their children’s education as they see fit. The 3-judge panel also rejected both motions seeking a new temporary injunction late this afternoon. The … Continue reading Court Victory for Parents Defending Tennessee’s Educational Savings Account Program
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for records ordered declassified and released by President Trump the day before he left office. The records relate to “Crossfire Hurricane,” the controversial spy operation against President Trump, his 2016 presidential campaign, and other Trump associates, and have … Continue reading Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for ‘Russia Hoax’ Records Declassified and Ordered Released by President Trump
Last week, a federal district court dismissed a lawsuit filed in June 2020 to ensure that courts provide meaningful and strict procedures in cases involving occupied homes. Two Memphis residents subjected to the deficient procedures of the Shelby County Environmental Court, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), announced today that they will appeal the decision to the 6th … Continue reading Memphis Residents Left Homeless by Court Devoid of Records or Evidence Will Appeal Dismissal of Lawsuit
How long must Rudy Carey wait before a court will hear his challenge to a law that unconstitutionally keeps him from working as a drug counselor? According to a recent ruling: indefinitely. Last fall, working with the Institute for Justice (IJ), Rudy sued to put an end to an unconstitutional “permanent punishment” law that prevents Virginians … Continue reading Aspiring Counselor Will Appeal Case Challenging Virginia’s Criminal-History Discrimination
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are launching a probe into efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obstruct oversight by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Republican lawmakers raise concerns about a memo advising … Continue reading Under Biden, Homeland Security Department Obstructing Inspector General Investigations
Federal officials report a significant drop in the quantity of marijuana they are seizing at the US international border, according to data compiled by the US Department of Homeland Security. According to reporting provided by borderreport.com, “Department of Homeland Security agencies in FY2021 seized 160 tons of marijuana, an average of 874 pounds a day. With three … Continue reading Feds Report Significant Year-Over-Year Decline in Marijuana Seizures at the US Border
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today is pressing Hunter Biden’s financial advisor, Edward Prewitt, for information about Hunter Biden and the Biden family’s foreign business deals that have triggered suspicious activity reports (SARs). Prewitt, a former Clinton Administration political appointee, advised Hunter Biden on financial transactions when U.S. banks … Continue reading Comer Presses Hunter’s Financial Advisor on Biden Family’s Suspicious Foreign Business Deals