Loree Stark

NEW: A federal judge in Tennessee has GRANTED Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to DISMISS for vindictive prosecution. (h/t Lawfare's Peter Beck)

TN's S Ct has ordered records related to a judge's recusal from a criminal case unsealed. To seal judicial records protected by the1A right of access, the interest at stake must be compelling. Such records "uniquely affect public trust in our legal system" share.google/JF4FQGCpBae0sv…

There are days when I miss being an editor and I particularly loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

Very big Lexington news: Phoebe Bridgers is playing a pop-up show tonight. kentucky.com/entertainment/…

The concept of your son being a person you've known for a long time

A federal judge has ordered White House personnel to continue complying with the Presidential Records Act after the Trump Justice Department argued in a legal opinion last month that the law was "unconstitutional" and that Trump has the authority to destroy presidential records from his term. ms.now/news/judge-ord…

UPDATE: Historic group asks court to order halt of Trump Admin repainting of Lincoln Mem. reflecting pool Hearing tomorrow at 2pm "Before the govt may alter one of the nation’s most sacred spaces, Congress requires govt to conduct a deliberate review" washingtonlitigationgroup.org/wp-content/upl…

A federal judge is ordering the White House to follow the Presidential Records Act, rejecting the DOJ's recent opinion that the Watergate-era law is unconstitutional. abcnews.link/DJMIOSh

West Virginia’s state tax department has moved to intervene in a lawsuit over control of The Greenbrier Hotel because of liens it has issued over about $4.4 million in unremitted taxes. buff.ly/wfY1FKz

Federal judge orders White House offices to comply with Presidential Records Act wapo.st/4v19pt9

A week before trial, a federal judge has taken the highly unusual step to order prosecutors and their supervisors into court to explain why they redacted portions of grand jury transcripts in the “Broadview Six” case. Story here: chicagotribune.com/2026/05/20/bro…

NEW: Federal judge orders Trump White House to continue to abide by Presidential Records Act, despite DOJ OLC opinion saying it's unconstitutional. Judge John Bates (GWBush/DC) says Constitution gives Congress power to control government property. politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

NEW: Quoting George Orwell's 1984, a federal judge in D.C. granted in part the American Historical Association's motion for preliminary injunction and ordered the Trump administration to comply in full with the Presidential Records Act, effective 5/26 at 9:00 a.m.

Sad to report that last week Ina Garten killed a man and then drove off a cliff

DOJ created a $1.8 billion fund that could pay Trump’s allies who claim they were harmed by past Democratic administrations. We FOIAed DOJ’s internal communications — and recusal documents — about Trump’s lawsuit seeking payouts.

The Federal Circuit now has an official theme song, complete with music video (unveiled today at their judicial conference). youtu.be/IZjqDzVmTRw?si…

FLAG: The Wall Street Journal says it has received subpoenas for the records of its reporters — an exceedingly rare move by Trump's DOJ that prompted concerns the admin is impinging on press freedom. The subpoenas were issued in connection with a Feb. 23 article describing Pentagon officials' warnings to Trump about the risks of a military campaign against Iran wsj.com/politics/natio…

In fairness to Jesus, "One of you will betray me" is a great dinner party conversation opener.

NEW-- Some news about the news about the @AJC. Publisher Andrew Morse has stepped down after three years. ajc.com/business/2026/…

What a great tool. Federal court records are pretty easy to find, but state records can be a pain, and it's a real public service to put instructions on how to find them all in the same place.