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What To Do When #Jurors Don't 'Trust The Science'
The #pandemic and initiatives from the second administration of President Donald Trump challenging decades of established scientific norms have made #science more #politicized, and #attorneys say #picking a #jury and presenting #scientific #evidence is increasingly challenging. [via Law360]

Shine My Crown 3d ago

New Orleans Attorney Seeks Court Order to Force Mayor LaToya Cantrell to Disclose Personal Finances https://shinemycrown.com/new-orleans-attorney-seeks-court-order-to-force-mayor-latoya-cantrell-to-disclose-personal-finances/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NewOrleans #LaToyaCantrell #Attorneys #CourtOrder #PoliticalTransparency

Nonilex Nov 30

A group of former military #attorneys [#JAG] who have scrutinized the #Trump administration’s #military activities in #LatinAmerica released an assessment Saturday outlining relevant international & domestic laws, & said that regardless of whether the #US is in an armed conflict, conducting law enforcement or other military operations, the targeting of defenseless people is prohibited.

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/former-jag-working-group-no-quarter-statement.pdf

#Hegseth #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers

Nathaniel Gregory Nov 25

"Detainees testified that they were held without access to #phones, #attorneys, or adequate #food & #water. They described sleeping on concrete floors beside overflowing toilets, with no blankets, showers, or #privacy." #AbolishICE

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-ice-facility-judge-attorneys-inspect

#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive

Judge, attorneys inspect Broadview ICE facility after reports of 'inhumane' conditions

A federal judge and a team of attorneys inspected the Broadview ICE facility on Thursday following reports of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions where immigrants said they are sometimes held for days.

FOX 32 Chicago

KProfsBlog Nov 19

It’s not often that I get worked up about an ethics complaint, but this Colorado case violates the autonomy principles underlying freedom of contract and robs clients of the lawyer of their choice.

#law #contracts #non-solicitation #attorneys #ethics

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2025/11/non-solicitation-agreement-may-be-enforced-against-attorney-in-colorado/

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Nonilex Oct 31

The memo appears to be the latest effort to send #military & civilian #attorneys working for the #Pentagon to the #DOJ, this time to staff offices along the #US southern border or where federal #immigration enforcement ops are taking place.
Last month, the #Pentagon also approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the DOJ to serve as temporary immigration judges in a separate effort. The #Trump admin increasingly has tapped the military to bolster its immigration crackdown….

#law #MartialLaw

Nonilex Oct 31

#Hegseth orders the #military to detail
dozens of #attorneys to the #DOJ, AP learns

#Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis & near the #US - #Mexico border that could run through next fall, according to a memo released this week & reviewed by The AP.

#law #immigration #MartialLaw #MilitaryState #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-military-attorneys-immigration-justice-department-cb352bdb6c1d9d6d68f79642d69c6363

Hegseth orders military lawyers to the Justice Department

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border that could run through next fall. That's according to a memo released this week and reviewed by The Associated Press. The memo appears to be the latest effort to send military and civilian attorneys working for the Pentagon to the Justice Department, this time to staff offices based along the U.S. southern border or where federal immigration enforcement operations are taking place. The Pentagon separately last month approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges.

AP News

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Nonilex Oct 29

Assistant #US #attorneys Carlos Valdivia & Samuel White were told they were being suspended just hours after they filed a sentencing recommendation in a case against Taylor Taranto, a Washington state man accused of participating in the #Jan6 #insurrection who is now facing sentencing for unrelated #weapons charges, acc/to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of #retribution.

#Trump #law #history #facts #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda