Federal felony prosecutions under the Fifth Amendment require a grand jury indictment unless the defendant consents to proceed by information

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The Department of Justice terminated multiple senior attorneys who had worked on prosecutions related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol

Title 18, Section 241 of the United States Code criminalizes conspiracies to oppress or deprive citizens of constitutionally secured rights, including voting

The United States Senate possesses constitutional authority to determine whether to seat its own members

The Kansas Bill of Rights prohibits imprisonment as a penalty for financial indebtedness

The Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell addresses whether the Environmental Protection Agency holds sole authority over chemical safety determinations, preempting state claims

Benjamin Wittes and five other plaintiffs filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit challenging the White House's practice of excluding journalists based on unfavorable reporting

On October 5, 2026, the federal government filed a sealed, waiverless criminal information charging former FBI Director Jim Comey under the Espionage Act, 18 U.S.C. § 793

Under 18 U.S.C. § 611, voting by a noncitizen in a federal election is classified as a misdemeanor offense

The lawsuit challenging the proposed Washington, D.C. arch asserts an ultra vires cause of action alleging that construction on federal land in the District of Columbia requires congressional approval

In the Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell, the United States Department of Justice submitted an amicus brief supporting Bayer

On October 30, 2026, Judge Tanya Chutkan held a hearing on a preliminary injunction seeking to halt construction of a proposed monumental arch on federal land in Washington, D.C.

A federal court in Alabama ruled that warrantless searches conducted by federal agents on construction job sites are illegal

The lawsuit filed by Benjamin Wittes and fellow plaintiffs asserts a First Amendment right of the public to receive news and information from the White House press corps

On October 30, 2026, Judge Trevor McFadden presided over a hearing regarding whether a nonconsensual information tolls the 10-year statute of limitations under 18 U.S.C. § 793

Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui conducted a three-day preliminary probable cause hearing in the criminal prosecution of former FBI officials Nicole Flores and Brad Benavides

The federal government sued California under the Supremacy Clause, alleging the state facilitated noncitizen voting in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611

The general federal criminal statute of limitations is five years, whereas violations under 18 U.S.C. § 793 carry a 10-year statute of limitations for an indictment

Nicole Flores and Brad Benavides were charged with making false statements under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 related to 2023 congressional testimony

The federal criminal information filed against former FBI Director Jim Comey charged violations of 18 U.S.C. § 793(d) and conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 793(g)

The criminal information against former FBI Director Jim Comey alleged a single overt act occurring on October 5, 2016, relating to disclosures reported by The New York Times