DOJ Civil Rights Division Probes Fairfax Prosecutor Over Immigration Plea PracticesMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ Civil Rights Division opens a formal investigation into Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano over alleged immigration-based plea bargaining favoring undocumented defendants.
Army Master Sergeant Indicted for Trading on Classified Venezuela Operation IntelMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyDOJ indicted Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke for using classified Venezuela operation intel to profit on Polymarket, netting roughly $410,000.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Minnesota Family for Assault on Journalist at Anti-ICE ProtestMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted three Minnesota family members for assaulting a Turning Point USA journalist at an anti-ICE protest on federal property in St. Paul.
Federal Prosecutors Charge 30 in Decade-Long M&A Insider Trading RingMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors in Boston charged 30 people, including M&A attorneys from Sidley Austin and Latham & Watkins, in a decade-long global insider trading scheme tied to merger deal leaks.
DOJ Pays $1.25 Million to Settle Michael Flynn Malicious Prosecution SuitMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ agreed to pay Michael Flynn $1.25 million to settle his 2023 malicious prosecution lawsuit, reversing the Biden-era position that sought dismissal of the same claims.
Sinaloa Cartel Tijuana Boss Faces Narcoterrorism Charges in San DiegoMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyA federal superseding indictment charges Sinaloa Cartel Tijuana boss René Arzate-García with narcoterrorism and material support of terrorism in San Diego.
DOJ Backs xAI Challenge to Colorado AI Antidiscrimination LawMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ filed its first-ever intervention against a state AI law, joining xAI's constitutional challenge to Colorado's antidiscrimination statute in federal court.
DOJ Files Second Colorado Lawsuit, Targeting State Magazine BanMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued Colorado on May 6, 2026, challenging the state's large-capacity magazine ban under the Second Amendment, one day after suing Denver over a related firearms law.
Cole Tomas Allen Indicted on Four Counts in Trump Assassination AttemptMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyCole Tomas Allen faces four federal counts, including attempted assassination of President Trump, after a shooting at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Two Chinese Nationals Charged in New York Over Industrial-Scale Meth Facility ExportMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals with conspiring to export an industrial-scale methamphetamine facility capable of producing 900 pounds per day.