A federal judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit filed by two IRS agents against veteran Washington attorney Abbe Lowell, reinforcing the protections afforded to lawyers advocating for their clients. The case, initiated last year by IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, claimed Lowell defamed them in letters to Congress and media outlets regarding …

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Tesla’s record-shattering $1 trillion pay proposal for CEO Elon Musk is hitting turbulence as influential proxy adviser ISS has urged shareholders to vote it down, calling it an “extraordinarily high” package that could limit the board’s flexibility for years to come. This marks the second consecutive year ISS has recommended against Musk’s compensation plan. Its …

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CHICAGO — Federal immigration officers enforcing the Trump administration’s crackdown in Chicago are now required to wear body cameras, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis. The judge cited concerns that officers were failing to follow a previous court order meant to regulate their interactions with protesters. Under Ellis’s order, officers equipped with …

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The gears of the U.S. federal judiciary are grinding to a slow halt. Starting Monday, courts across the country will begin furloughing staff and scaling back non-essential functions after their emergency reserves ran dry amid the ongoing government shutdown. For the first time in nearly three decades, thousands of judicial employees may be sent home …

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In a move that reignited debate over presidential clemency, Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former U.S. Representative George Santos — the scandal-scarred lawmaker whose brief political career was defined by deception and downfall. Santos, once a rising Republican from New York, had been serving an 87-month sentence for fraud and identity theft …

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The storm circling John Bolton, once a towering figure in American foreign policy, now swirls inside a Maryland courtroom. At 76, the former U.S. National Security Adviser stands accused of transmitting and keeping classified national defense information—eighteen counts in all. Yet the contours of his case look far sharper, and perhaps sturdier, than the politically …

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