The First Amendment lawsuit filed by Benjamin Wittes and five other plaintiffs was assigned to District Judge Lorna Schofield in the Southern District of New York

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A federal judge dismissed a United States Department of Justice lawsuit challenging the 2026 election ballot in Alaska

A federal judge dismissed a United States Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to halt certification of Alaska's Senate race over potential voter confusion regarding two candidates named Dan Sullivan

Federal Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block Alaska officials from certifying Senate election results if incumbent Dan S. Sullivan lost

Democratic national organizations and an individual voter filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C. seeking to block federal demands that state officials remove registered voters from voter rolls

Shortly before the October 30, 2026 hearing on the proposed Washington, D.C. arch, the federal government filed declarations from Pete Hegseth and Secretary Mullen asserting national security concerns

Maureen Comey was terminated in 2025 from her position as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York

Judge James Boasberg presided over a hearing regarding federal efforts directing state and local election officials to purge or segregate ballots of identified registered voters

The United States Department of Justice argued in federal court that a second candidate named Daniel Sullivan on the Alaska ballot would confuse voters

Judge James Boasberg ordered the Department of Justice to respond to interrogatories from Democratic national organizations and a voter identifying all states that received federal voter roll removal communications

The United States Department of Justice announced plans to appeal Federal Judge Sharon Gleason's dismissal of the Alaska Senate election lawsuit

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

The Knight First Amendment Institute filed a lawsuit on behalf of Benjamin Wittes and other plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

District Judge David O. Carter denied the federal government's motion for a preliminary injunction against California's voter registration and voting procedures

The Department of Justice amended its complaint in the Alaska U.S. Senate ballot litigation following a New York Times report regarding candidate recruitment

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

District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 prohibited the termination of Assistant United States Attorney Maureen Comey without cause

Judge Ana Reyes opened an October 30, 2026 hearing by reading professional conduct bar rules and the duty of candor to Department of Justice attorneys

Federal Judge Sharon Gleason ruled the federal court lacked authority to order Alaska officials to investigate ballots cast for Dan J. Sullivan Jr.

Representative Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee moved to intervene in the federal lawsuit concerning candidate placement on Alaska's Senate ballot

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.