Appeals court keeps block on National Guard deployment in Illinois, OKs mobilization

Nicholas Kerr, ABC News

A federal appeals court is maintaining a block on the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops anywhere within the state of Illinois.

This Week In Techdirt History: October 5th – 11th

Leigh Beadon, Techdirt

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Reps. Gabbard and Gosar brought out the ridiculous House companion to one of the Senate’s anti-Section 230 bills, while Donald Trump got on board the “repeal 230” bandwagon even though it was copyright that kept getting his c…

ICE Propaganda Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love”

Scoop Harrison, Consequence.net

The Department of Homeland Security had soundtracked a video with The Cure, imagining "life after all the criminal aliens are deported." ICE Propaganda Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love” Scoop Harrison

ICE Will Hold Immigrants in Jail Accused of “Excessive, Invasive” Gynecological Procedures

Jose Olivares, The Intercept

The Georgia facility gained notoriety for allegations that women received “often unnecessary” gynecological treatment, at times lacking informed consent. The post ICE Will Hold Immigrants in Jail Accused of “Excessive, Invasive” Gynecological Procedures appea…

Links 10/11/2025

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Our lightening daily links: Ig Noble pasta trick, China drops hammer on US, Trump drug war, Macron agonistes, Candice v. genociders, Russia massive missile strike, RFK, Jr. links circumcision to autism, shutdown firings, more debt/dollar worries, Musk's crash…

For Trump’s perceived enemies, the process may be the punishment

Paul M. Collins Jr., Salon

The indictments against Trump's foes may be weak — but the cases could be costly and lengthy.

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

reuters.com, Biztoc.com

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys return to court as deportation saga continues

ABC News

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia went to court in Maryland on Friday for an evidentiary hearing in which witnesses testified about the steps taken to remove him from the U.S.

How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Could Transform the DOJ

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

Trump’s quest for retribution is remaking the department.

Supreme Court’s ‘Go Ahead And Round Up All The Brown People’ Decision Is Being Challenged In Court

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

In July, a California federal court handed down what should have been considered an obvious decision: of course it violates constitutional rights to consider skin color, spoken language, “accent,” or place of employment sufficient to support a stop, much less…

Apple Decides ICE Agents Are A Protected Class, Because Apparently Government Accountability Is Now “Hate Speech”

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Just when you think corporate content moderation can’t get any more absurd, Apple has managed to redefine “protected class” in a way that would make Orwell proud. According to internal correspondence obtained by Migrant Insider, Apple has removed the DeICER a…

DHS Sends A Journalist Back To His Home Country To Be Tortured Because ‘Live Streaming’ ICE Activities Is ‘Threatening’

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

America isn’t the land of the free. We abandoned that title when we returned Donald Trump to office — the same person who refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 and, immediately upon his return to power, pardoned almost everyone who engag…

Trump suffers another defeat on birthright citizenship

Carl Samson, NextShark

A federal appeals court ruled last Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the Constitution...

Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources

Pierre Thomas, Katherine Faulders, Luke Barr, Alexander Mallin, ABC News

Sources said that Tish James' indictment for alleged fraud came as surprise.

The insidious legal strategy Trump and Stephen Miller are using against their enemies

Andrew Prokop, Vox

The Trump Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI director James Comey has been received with widespread incredulity, both because of the shady circumstances around its filing and the extraordinary weakness of the case. Yet Lindsay Halligan, the US atto…

Former GOP Election Official Buys Election Machine Vendor That Trump Attacked After His 2020 Loss

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

Dominion Voting Systems is now Liberty Vote.

Judge Blocks Federal Agents From Using Riot Weapons on Photojournalists in Chicago

Pesala Bandara, PetaPixel

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily barred Homeland Security agents from using riot control weapons on journalists in the Chicago area after a photographer was struck with pepper balls. [Read More]

US judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in state of Illinois

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Federal judge blocks deployment for two weeks, says sending Guard troops would 'add fuel to the fire'.

Trump ‘Picked the Wrong’ Enemy With Letitia James Indictment, Al Sharpton Says: ‘This Is All Vengeance’ | Video

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump’s indictment of Letitia James, briefly explained

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump successfully directed the indic…

NY Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charges: Reports

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

James had been a target of US President Trump since successfully suing him for overstating his wealth to dupe lenders.

Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold

NPR Washington Desk, NPR

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud

Carrie Johnson, NPR

The indictment comes after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute James, who successfully sued Trump and his company for inflating the value of some of its properties.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ

Erica Orden and Kyle Cheney, Politico

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.