The Justice Department recently decided to drop a criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn. He was initially charged with allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. New evidence provided by the Interior Department now suggests a contractor’s mistake caused the damage. Government lawyers explained in a detailed court filing that documents showed the damage...
Background on Sean Grayson’s Conviction The Illinois Prisoner Review Board denied the medical release request of Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey. The board’s 3-0 decision means Grayson will continue his incarceration. Grayson’s defense attorneys noted his diagnosis with colon cancer, which has metastasized to his liver. Sonya...
The online safety regulator in Australia has filed a lawsuit against the messaging app Telegram. The regulator accuses the platform of failing to remove extremist content, including videos of mass shootings by white supremacists in Buffalo, New York, and Christchurch, New Zealand, as well as ISIS beheadings. Telegram, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates and...
In February 2026, an image of President Trump was prominently displayed on the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters’ facade in Washington, D.C. This visual was captured by Drew Angerer of AFP via Getty Images. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is for the first time using a special court to advocate for the removal of a...
The U.S. Attorney, Dominick S. Gerace II, announced federal charges against eight individuals involved in an alleged terror plot. The plot includes providing material support to terrorists, planning an attack on a UFC event, and targeting government officials, potentially including the president and vice president. Those convicted could face penalties up to life imprisonment. The...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 2026. His nomination hit a roadblock as lawmakers halted a planned vote, with key Republicans seeking further assurances regarding the settlement of a lawsuit involving President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Senate Judiciary Committee...
A jury convicted Hadi Matar on federal terrorism charges for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. The verdict followed a short deliberation period, where jurors found him guilty of transnational terrorism, among other charges. Matar was motivated by a 1989 fatwa issued by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, demanding Rushdie’s death over...
Authorities have identified a tunnel connecting Tijuana and San Diego as a likely passage for drug, weapon, and human trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border. During an operation uncovering this tunnel, investigators seized around $45 million in drugs. In a significant seizure, federal investigators found over 1,000 pounds of cocaine beneath the floorboards of a commercial...
Two teenage boys suffered injuries in a shooting incident on Chicago’s South Side, as reported by the police. The shooting occurred near the Auburn Park lagoon and involved a gunman firing several shots into an apartment. The incident took place shortly after 4 p.m. in the 400 block of West Winneconna Parkway. The police stated...
Conviction and Sentencing On a Wednesday, a federal jury convicted Hadi Matar of charges related to the 2022 attack on author Salman Rushdie. The charges include engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. The attack took place while Rushdie was about to speak at an event focused on writers’ safety. Matar, aged 28, has already...