'Baffled' federal prosecutor says clerking for Scalia instilled duty to 'uphold the rule of law' as she quits over order to drop Eric Adams case
Danielle Sassoon cited her time clerking for Justice Antonin Scalia as one of the reasons she resigned after being directed ...
Justice Department Moves to Drop Eric Adams Case After Wave of Resignations
An order by Trump appointees to drop bribery charges against the New York City mayor had drawn protests from career ...
Invoking Scalia in the Sovereign District
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed Danielle Sassoon, the Acting U.S. Attorney for SDNY, to dismiss the indictment against New York City ...
Justice officials seek to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest
As resignations continue, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would ...
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COMMENTARY: Scalia’s disastrous decision on religious freedom
In the days following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13, conservative religious and political leaders lavished praise on the long-serving justice as a champion of religious freedom.
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Justice Department Officials Resign in Protest Over ‘Quid Pro Quo’ for Eric Adams
The top Manhattan federal prosecutor and five other officials quit rather than dismiss charges against the mayor in part of ...
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Unconstitutional? When Scalia opposed federal threats against officials who don’t cooperate
In a 1997 opinion, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that the Constitution ... Or will they do an ideological about-face in favor of this chief executive? It would not be the first ...
Order to Toss Adams Case Fuels More Resignations and Accusations
Manhattan’s chief federal prosecutor and senior Justice Department officials in Washington resigned rather than carry out an order to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, ...