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fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

The arrest of Don Lemon is blatant censorship. And he is not the only one | Seth Stern

Thursday's arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort like the recent raid on the Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson demonstrate the administration's lawless crusade against routine journalism. In normal times the expectation is that even when a journalist's conduct might technically fit the legal elements of a crime jaywalking to get footage of a protest, for example prosecutors will exercise their discretion and judgment to not apply the law in a manner that chills the free press. Those assumptions are inverted now.
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fromemptywheel
23 hours ago

Pam Bondi Destroying the Village to Save Stephen Miller's Murderers - emptywheel

Multiple ICE-related prosecutions and aggressive immigration enforcement have produced acquittals and prompted internal revolt within the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Trump Can Prosecute Anyone Now

The Department of Justice is operating as a political tool for Donald Trump, using prosecutions to intimidate opponents while shielding allied lawbreakers.
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