Tag: Justice Department
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Election Officials Fear Trump Administration’s Interference in Midterms Voting
State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential ICE raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.
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Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks
Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.
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Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit
By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
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Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase
A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.
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In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened
“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.
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Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.
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Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious
No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
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Trump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses
The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
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Corey Lewandowski Always Found His Way Back to Trump. Until Now.
The Justice Department has opened an inquiry into Mr. Lewandowski. President Trump has not jumped to his defense.