US news | The Guardian1d ago
Florida to use US House districts drawn by Republicans for midterm elections https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/florida-us-house-redistricting-midterms-republicans #Florida #HouseOfRepresentatives #Republicans #UsPolitics #UsNews #UsCongress #LawUs #RonDesantis #Democrats #UsJusticeSystem
Florida to use US House districts drawn by Republicans for midterm elections

The Florida Supreme Court has allowed the use of a new U.S. House map drawn by Republicans in the midterm elections

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
US judge finds man accused of killing woman on Charlotte train incompetent to stand trial https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/iryna-zarutska-suspect-incompetent-charlotte-trial #UsCrime #Charlotte #UsNews #NorthCarolina #UsJusticeSystem
US judge finds man accused of killing woman on Charlotte train incompetent to stand trial

Decarlos Brown Jr to stay in custody while receiving treatment for remainder of case over Iryna Zarutska’s death

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US news | The Guardian2d ago
JD Vance asks justice department to investigate Minnesota governor Tim Walz over fraud allegations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/jd-vance-doj-inquiry-tim-walz-minnesota #Minnesota #JdVance #TimWalz #TrumpAdministration #UsCrime #UsJusticeSystem #UsPolitics #UsNews
JD Vance asks justice department to investigate Minnesota governor Tim Walz over fraud allegations

House report said governor and state attorney general Keith Ellison were aware of ‘widespread taxpayer fraud’ in social programs

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World news | The Guardian3d ago
Trump nominates Todd Blanche to serve permanently as attorney general https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/trump-nominates-todd-blanche-attorney-general #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #UsPolitics #UsJusticeSystem #DonaldTrump
Trump nominates his ex-lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

Acting in the role since April, Blanche faces Senate confirmation after controversial DoJ moves

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US news | The GuardianMay 30
Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/trump-irs-suit-reopened #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #UsJusticeSystem #LawUs #UsPolitics #UsNews
Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department

Investigation to establish whether ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is ‘product of collusion and itself a fraud’

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US news | The GuardianMay 28
Supreme court sides with Mississippi man in racial bias case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/28/supreme-court-mississippi-death-row-racial-bias #Mississippi #UsSupremeCourt #CapitalPunishment #Race #UsJusticeSystem #UsNews
Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case

Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial

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Opinion | The Guardian USMay 26
Tennessee’s attempt to execute Tony Carruthers failed. It must not try again | Austin Sarat https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/26/tony-carruthers-tennessee-execution #CapitalPunishment #Tennessee #UsNews #UsJusticeSystem
Tennessee’s attempt to execute Tony Carruthers failed. It must not try again

Carruthers’ court case was fraught with problems. A second execution attempt would be the kind of cruelty no decent society should countenance

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US news | The GuardianMay 23
Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/23/trump-justice-department-scrubs-website-january-6-defendants #UsCapitolAttack #UsJusticeSystem #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsCrime #UsPolitics #UsNews
Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants

Department of Justice acknowledges removal of information about criminal cases related to 2021 US Capitol rioters

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Opinion | The Guardian USMay 21
Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends | Moira Donegan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/trump-slush-fund-anti-weaponization #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #UsJusticeSystem #LawUs #UsNews
Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends

The ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is an extraordinary example of bald self-dealing

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World news | The GuardianMay 20
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/settlement-man-jailed-charlie-kirk-post #CharlieKirkShooting #UsConstitutionAndCivilLiberties #UsJusticeSystem #UsNews #UsPolicing #UsPolitics
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

Larry Bushart was jailed for 37 days over a Facebook post after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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