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Antitrust trial puts book publishing industry in the dock

The Justice Department’s legal effort to block the merger of book publishing giants Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is more than just a showcase for the Biden administration’s tougher approach to corporate consolidation

The Independent UK

Alex Jones is the latest big defamation case, but here are 5 others you should know

The trial of Alex Jones, in which the InfoWars host was ordered to pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages to Sandy Hook parents and $45 million in punitive damages for claiming the massacre was staged, stemmed from the same claim that Johnny Depp brought against Amber Heard: defamation.

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Court Upholds Bioweapons Conviction for 'Shit Talking' About Licking Groceries

Plus: Researches challenges "chemical imbalance" theory of depression, contraception denial on trial, and more...

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Man who threatened Dr. Fauci, other official, gets 3 years

A West Virginia man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after sending emails that threatened Dr. Anthony Fauci and another federal health official

The Independent UK

Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez faces federal bribery charges

MIAMI — Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday morning on criminal corruption charges related to a bribery scheme in which she allegedly accepted donations to her political campaign in exchange for favors to a bank executive on the island.

Miami Herald

Trump lawyers reportedly in contact with Justice Department over January 6 probe

Mr Trump’s attorneys are in discussions over whether he can shield conversations with former White House aides from a grand jury

The Independent UK

CEO of publishing giant defends deal challenged by US gov't

The head of publishing titan Penguin Random House is defending his company’s deal to acquire rival Simon & Schuster against the government’s claim it would thwart competition

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Four Cops Implicated in Breonna Taylor's Death Now Face Federal Charges

So far no one has been held criminally liable for the disastrous drug raid, which was based on a flimsy and falsified search warrant affidavit.

Reason

US keeping ex-prison chief as top adviser after rocky tenure

The federal Bureau of Prisons is keeping its former director on the payroll as an adviser to his successor, at least for a short time

The Independent UK

Former governor of Puerto Rico arrested on corruption charges

Wanda Vazquez is charged with conspiracy, federal programmes bribery and honest services wire fraud, officials say.

Al Jazeera

4 cops charged in Breonna Taylor raid

Charges include "civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force, and obstruction"

Salon

Officers face charges in connection to Breonna Taylor's fatal shooting

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is charging four current and former Louisville police officers in connection to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, during the execution of a search warrant in 2020.

Tribune News Service

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Louisville police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations

The Independent UK

Trump White House lawyers subpoenaed by 1/6 probe grand jury

A federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed the White House counsel under then-President Donald Trump and his top deputy

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Senate Judiciary Committee grills FBI director on violent crime - Roll Call

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Americans face increasing threats from domestic terrorism and violent crime.

Reuters

Analysis-Beyond yachts and planes: U.S. turns to foreign agent laws to curb Russian influence

In the five months since the U.S. Department of Justice launched a task force to seize Russian oligarchs' assets to pressure Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, prosecutors also have targeted something less tangible: Russia's influence.

Tribune News Service

Trump aide Navarro sued by US over private email account records

The U.S. Justice Department sued former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, claiming he’s refused to provide the National Archives with emails retained on a private account he used while working for President Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

Former deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in Jan 6 probe, report says

Federal investigation continues quietly while House probe steals spotlight

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Senate Judiciary Committee airs threats against elections workers

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and election officials told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that election workers face increased threats ahead of the midterm elections, as Congress considers additional election protections.

The Independent UK

Trump ally Navarro sued for alleged unofficial email account

The Justice Department has filed suit against Peter Navarro, claiming the former adviser to Donald Trump used an unofficial email account while working in the White House and wrongfully retained presidential records

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Does health care law protect emergency abortion?

The Biden administration has filed its first legal challenge to a state abortion ban since the end of Roe v. Wade with a case that could allow hospitals to keep giving women abortion-related medical care in serious medical situations

Roll Call

Senate Judiciary Committee airs threats against elections workers - Roll Call

“There is an omnipresent feeling of anxiety and dread that permeates our daily lives, and those of our families,” one witness testified.

Salon

Walls closing in on Trump? Not so fast

Mainstream media is way too eager to claim that justice is coming and Trump is toast. That's how he likes it

Roll Call

Lawmakers want stronger oversight of troops' housing conditions - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of lawmakers filed legislation to create a Military Housing Readiness Council to monitor housing quality.

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Donald Trump is dangerously close to proving that presidents are above the law

How many times have you heard it? “No one is above the law.”

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