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techdirt.com > 09/11/2026 > dhs-claimed-it-had-found-16000-illegal-voters-in-nevada-now-its-admitting-its-less-than-200

DHS Claimed It Had Found 16,000 Illegal Voters In Nevada. Now It’s Admitting It’s Less Than 200.

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1017+ words) As we move closer to mid-term elections, the Trump administration continues to lie about election integrity, sowing the seeds for bullshit “rigged election” claims should the GOP fail to win the elections Trump wants them to win. It doesn’t matter…...

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techdirt.com > 09/10/2026 > judge-demands-answers-from-doj-for-refusing-to-dismiss-reflecting-pool-case-with-prejudice

Judge Demands Answers From DOJ For Refusing To Dismiss Reflecting Pool Case With Prejudice

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (403+ words) There are multiple things this administration is incapable of doing: winning wars, curbing inflation, not acting like Nazis, wearing shoes that fit them, etc. But if there’s one thing it’s most known for, it’s the unwillingness to take a loss…...

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techdirt.com > 09/08/2026 > the-dojs-ai-fair-use-brief-is-correct-but-from-a-doj-that-has-no-credibility

The DOJ’s AI Fair Use Brief Is Correct, But From A DOJ That Has No Credibility

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1729+ words) I am never asking the monkey’s paw for a federal government that defends fair use again. So, look, you’re right to be skeptical about the DOJ weighing in regarding the big OpenAI copyright case filed by the NY Times. You’re…...

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techdirt.com > 09/03/2026 > doj-issues-memo-saying-theres-nothing-illegal-about-the-military-arresting-migrants

DOJ Issues Memo Saying There’s Nothing Illegal About The Military Arresting Migrants

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (426+ words) A little more than a year ago, the Trump administration pushed a novel legal theory in order to juice its migrant arrest stats. It was a two-part process. First, the administration unilaterally declared expansive areas near US military bases to…...

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techdirt.com > 09/01/2026 > senators-call-for-rfk-jr-s-resignation-after-more-emails-suggest-he-lied-in-his-confirmation-hearings

Senators Call For RFK Jr.’s Resignation After More Emails Suggest He Lied In His Confirmation Hearings

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) But the latest calls for him to resign, be fired, or at least be investigated aren’t about any of the above. Here are the comments from several senators. See if you can guess what this is about. “This is a…...

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techdirt.com > 09/01/2026 > fbi-lowers-hiring-standards-to-approve-applicants-who-admit-to-having-sex-with-animals

FBI Lowers Hiring Standards To Approve Applicants Who Admit To Having Sex With Animals

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (636+ words) As the Trump administration continues to chase away actual talent in order to staff federal agencies with loyalists and/or people who don’t know any better, it has had to lower hiring standards to keep the federal cupboards stocked. ICE…...

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techdirt.com > 08/31/2026 > rfk-jr-goes-full-anti-vaxxer-conspiracy-theorist-over-2-pa-measles-deaths

RFK Jr. Goes Full Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy Theorist Over 2 PA Measles Deaths

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (530+ words) When we just discussed the two recent deaths in Pennsylvania that came as a result of measles infections, we noted that there was very little information about the deceased. Some additional information has since been released, in particular the fact…...

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white supremacists – Techdirt

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1500+ words) In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment alleges the SPLC, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, secretly funneled more than US…...

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techdirt.com > 08/31/2026 > white-supremacists-spin-dojs-splc-indictment-to-legitimize-extremism-expand-recruitment

White Supremacists Spin DOJ’s SPLC Indictment To Legitimize Extremism & Expand Recruitment

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (953+ words) In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment alleges the SPLC, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, secretly funneled more than US…...

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techdirt.com > 08/25/2026 > clownass-doj-reduced-to-quoting-james-comeys-novel-as-evidence-in-8647-case

ClownAss DOJ Reduced To Quoting James Comey’s Novel As Evidence In ‘8647’ Case

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (800+ words) The first attempted revenge prosecution of former FBI director James Comey has gone nowhere. Whatever the DOJ didn’t botch directly was undone by Trump’s persistent refusal to adhere to the rules of political appointments. Now that it’s floundering again, the…...