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Trump’s DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey over ’86 47′ post
The DOJ charged former FBI director James Comey in North Carolina federal court for threatening President Donald Trump with a social media post.
Trump administration fires Eastern District prosecutor over Comey case
The Trump administration fired a senior DOJ prosecutor after he declined to lead the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, reports say.
Judge: Halligan unlawfully appointed as Eastern District US attorney
A federal judge dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed in violation of federal law.
Judge questions DOJ tactics in Comey prosecution
A federal judge ordered prosecutors to release evidence in James Comey’s case, citing concerns the DOJ may have “indicted first and investigated later.”
Local offices face month of turnover with second U.S. attorney resignation
Erik Siebert resigned Sept. 19 as the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, marking the second time in a month that one of Virginia’s U.S. attorneys resigned their post after pressure from the White House.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
- Premises Liability – Fall down stairs at resort results in injuries, death
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Workers’ Compensation- Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice- Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Struck in face by forklift, woman suffers brain injury
- Negligence and Tort – Group home resident falls, sustaining femur fracture
- Medical Malpractice – Nursing facility patient dies after fracturing ankle in fall
- Medical Malpractice- Patient has bladder injury during colostomy reversal
- Premises Liability- Apartment guest burned by gas grill spewing fire
Opinion Digests
- The Most Important Opinions, January-June 2026
- Criminal – Court of Appeals wrongly vacated murder conviction
- Tort – U.Va. prevails on former professor’s claims
- Constitutional – Company’s due process claim against county is dismissed
- Administrative – Plaintiffs’ effort to enjoin ITC proceeding fails
- Patent and trademark – Amazon patent infringement suit transferred to New Jersey
- Tort – Chesterfield County dismissed from wrongful death suit
- Consumer Protection – Lawsuit over kratom survives motion to dismiss
- Criminal – Defendant convicted of attempted sexual exploitation of a child
- Evidence – Motion to exclude transmission expert is rejected
- Damages – Court awards pre-judgment interest following parties’ acquiescence
- Employment – Court approves overtime wage collective action settlement
