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Judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego García case, citing vindictive prosecution
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego García, ruling it was improperly brought to punish him for successfully challenging his deportation, i.e., vindictive prosecution; the DOJ is expected to appeal, while Abrego García remains under house arrest in Maryland.
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California man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at the White House dinner
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DOJ Reaches $17 Million Settlement with IBM Over Alleged DEI Policy Violations
The Justice Department struck a $17 million settlement with IBM over alleged DEI policies that violated anti-discrimination laws; IBM did not admit wrongdoing. The case is framed as part of a broader DOJ effort to scrutinize corporate DEI programs and could pave the way for further settlements with other companies.
DOJ seeks to vacate Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy convictions for 12 defendants
Federal prosecutors filed court papers seeking to vacate the seditious-conspiracy convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers tied to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot; the move echoes President Trump’s commutations and, if approved, would erase those convictions from the defendants’ records and could affect future prosecutions and the historical narrative of the attack.
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A Minnesota judge has ordered several federal agencies to provide unredacted evidence related to the January shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, including training files, use-of-force policies, statements by the agent, witness and office statements, medical and mental health records, cell phone data, and body-camera/video footage from before and after the incident. The agencies — the US Attorney’s Office, DOJ, DHS, ICE, and ERO — must turn over these materials by May 1, with the judge later determining how disclosures should be made to Muñoz-Guatemala, the undocumented immigrant who attacked the agent during a separate arrest and was convicted in 2025.