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US says $300 million Russian-owned yacht was seized in Fiji

Officials in Fiji have seized a $300 million yacht allegedly owned by Suleiman Kerimov at the request of the U.S. Justice Department.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

Ruling threatens US power as world's high-seas drug police

A little-noticed federal appeals court ruling this year threatens a key weapon in the United States’ war on drugs: A decades-old law that gives the U_S_ broad authority to make high-seas drug smuggling arrests anywhere in the world, even if those drugs aren't bound for the U_S_ The Maritime Drug…

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Fiji seizes Russian oligarch’s $300m yacht at US request

US Justice Department task force has focused on seizing Russian yachts and luxury assets following invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022

Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change?

The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons and a task force of senior agency officials traveled recently to a federal women's prison in California

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

What's next in the investigation of the Supreme Court leak?

Chief Justice John Roberts, in ordering an investigation into an “egregious breach of trust” in the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion, has tasked a relatively unknown court official to carry out what could be one of the most high-profile investigation in decades

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Militia group leader tried to ask Trump to authorize them to stop transfer of power

Justice department alleges Oath Keepers’ Stewart Rhodes called unidentified presidential confidant on January 6

The Guardian - US · May 4, 2022

Justice Department says it couldn’t find criminal conduct by Boeing execs over 737 Max

Government lawyers admitted the investigation into the Boeing 737 Max crashes didn’t turn up evidence of criminal wrong-doing by high-level company executives, rejecting a plea from family members of crash victims for more accountability.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

The Supreme Court marshal leading the leak investigation is a career Army lawyer

Col. Gail Curley, the second woman to hold the position, runs the high court's facilities and is its chief security officer, managing some 260 employees. Now she's also leading a high-profile probe.

WEKU · May 4, 2022

Wall Street Isn’t Ready for the Crackdown Coming Its Way

Federal investigations into questionable trading practices are on the rise—and the fate of Bill Hwang and his firm, Archegos, may await others in the finance industry.

Businessweek · May 4, 2022

Draft Supreme Court opinion forces Americans to confront a nation without Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON — A draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade sent shock waves through the judicial and political systems Tuesday as Americans prepared for the likely end of nearly five decades of federal legal protection for women seeking abortions.

Los Angeles Times · May 4, 2022