El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged members of notorious MS-13 gang

Human rights groups have warned that the collective prosecutions violate due process and block defendants from accessing legal counsel…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/el-salvador-mass-trial-alleged-members-ms-13-gang

 

Social media trial: Meta and Google ordered to pay $6 million : NPR

"But this verdict is bigger than one case. For years, social media companies have profited from targeting children while concealing their addictive and dangerous design features. Today's verdict is a referendum — from a jury, to an entire industry — that accountability has arrived," he said in a joint statement with the plaintiff's legal team. 

Meta and Google said they disagree with the verdict. Meta said it is weighing its legal options and Google plans to appeal. 

"This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site," said Google spokesman José Castañeda…

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict 

 

Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer - The Washington Post

The meatiest factual dispute concerned whether the salami sub had "exploded" on the CBP agent's uniform. The agent, Gregory Lairmore, testified that he mostly tried to ignore Dunn's late-night tirade outside a Subway restaurant, until he felt the impact of the sandwich through his bulletproof vest. 

"The sandwich kind of exploded all over my uniform," Lairmore said. "It smelled of onions and mustard." 

Defense attorney Sabrina Shroff then displayed a photo of the wrapped sandwich lying on the ground and pressed the agent to clarify whether it had really exploded. Lairmore said a piece of the sub seemed to be visible in the photo. "I had mustard and condiments on my uniform, and an onion hanging from my radio antenna that night," the agent said…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/11/06/dc-sandwich-guy-trial-trump-federal-takeover/

Trial starts for DC man charged with throwing sandwich at federal agent

Julia Gatto, one of Dunn's lawyers, questioned why Trump's justice department is prosecuting Dunn after the Republican president issued pardons and ordered the dismissal of assault cases stemming from a mob's attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. 

 "It's an obvious answer," Gatto said during a hearing last Thursday. "The answer is they have different politics. And that's selective prosecution."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/03/trial-sandwich-assault-case

Creationism on Trial (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

After covering state/church news, we report on the “war-mongering” Christian nationalist rhetoric at Charlie Kirk’s memorial. 

Then, we hear distinguished attorney Richard Katskee speaking at the Scopes Trial Centennial conference about his role in the 2005 lawsuit in Dover, Pa., defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/freethought-radio/freethought-today-september-25-2025/

Bomb-plot trial of neo-Nazi leader pulls back veil on US extremist networks | Far right (US) | The Guardian

"We believe this would be the beginning of a real anti-tech revolution. We believe that this revolution is possible. We believe it is necessary," the pamphlet reads, closely mirroring language in the Terrorgram Collective's 2022 screed The Hard Reset, which exhort far-right radicals to commit mass shootings and acts of industrial sabotage, including shooting up power transformers...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/brandon-russell-neo-nazi-bomb-plot-trial

 

Ex-Culpeper sheriff on trial Wednesday over allegations of bribery, fraud - The Washington Post

When the ex-sheriff goes on trial Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville, charged with multiple counts of bribery and fraud, prosecutors said, the jury will hear about a long-running scheme in which Jenkins enriched himself and his political campaign by selling badges and law enforcement powers to untrained, well-to-do people, including a felon...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/10/culpeper-sheriff-trial-badges-cash/

Check Kiting (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #106)

This week:

• Jack Smith files a second motion to dismiss the coup case in DC to be extra thorough; 
• Fani Willis is ordered to release any communications she had with Jack Smith after Judicial Watch wins a default judgment; 
• in light of Chinese hacking, the FBI urges people to use encrypted communications; 
• Andy has thoughts about Kash Patel; 
• plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-t2aq6-22a87ad8

A Cabinet of Horrors (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #199)

This week: 

• Trump is beginning to announce high level positions in his administration as he fights to use the recess appointments clause to circumvent Senate confirmations; 
• Judge Merchan has postponed his ruling on whether Trump is immune in the hush money case in New York; plus 
• Rudy tell the judge why he hasn’t turned over his assets to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-er3u8-222e014d

Idaho abortion trial to hear from women denied medically necessary abortions

The trial, which starts on Tuesday and is expected to last through at least Thursday, is part of a lawsuit filed by abortion rights supporters who want to clarify the medical exceptions in Idaho's near-total abortion ban. Currently, abortions are only permitted in Idaho to preserve a patient's health. The vagueness of the exception means women have been forced to go out of state for the procedure, or wait until they get sick enough that doctors can legally intervene...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/idaho-abortion-trial

The Ferris Bueller Motion (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #101)

This week, 

• we have Trump's response to the 11th Circuit appeal made by Jack Smith to reinstate the Florida case; 
• along with another Trump motion to further delay his response to the immunity brief in DC; 
• Judge Cannon says she will not recuse from the Routh case; and 
• NBC want to televise the immunity arguments (if they happen) in Judge Chutkan’s court. 
• Plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-8drfn-21fa0f4a

Schrödinger’s Special Counsel (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #100)

This week:

• Trump is recycling the arguments that got the Mar-a-Lago case thrown out on Judge Chutkan in DC– but in a motion asking for a filing extension; 
• if elected, Trump confirms that he would fire Jack Smith right away; 
• the super PAC funding Trump’s legal bills is spending money faster faster than it’s taking it in; 
• and the government opposes a motion to remove Judge Cannon from hearing the case against Trump’s would-be assassin. 
• Plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-3wsjp-21d5664d

Long and Wrong (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #196)

This week: 

• the Georgia Election Board’s new rules are ruled “unenforceable and void”; 
• Trump tries to move his NY case to federal court; 
• Israel’s plans to attack Iran are leaked; bad news for Rudy Giuliani in Arizona; 
• plus an update on Alexander Smirnov.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-sk73c-21c131bd

The Evidence Appendix (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #99)

This week, 

• we have a motion from Donald Trump asking to delay the release of the massive four volume evidence appendix from Jack Smith, as well as Judge Chutkan’s succinct denial of Trump’s delay;
• Smith’s response to Trump’s new motion to dismiss on statutory grounds; 
• Judge Chutkan’s 50 page denial of most of Trump’s motion to compel discovery; 
• and a surprise filing regarding Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida. 
• Plus listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-wgj5n-21b1e23e

The Immunity Brief (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #97)

This week, 

• Judge Chutkan unsealed Jack Smith’s immunity brief with its limited redactions over Donald Trump’s objections. 
•  Plus, listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-5csa5-216150ec

Leave to File (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #96)

This week, 

• Judge Chutkan approves Jack Smith’s request to exceed the page limit with his immunity brief over Trump’s objection; 
• Trump’s earlier win on what doesn’t have to be filed under seal may come back to bite him. 
• Plus, listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-5cdtv-213f245f

 

Roberts Goes Maximalist (feat. Dahlia Lithwick) (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #95)

This week: 

• new reporting from Propublica shows Judge Aileen Cannon’s failure to disclose gifts and trips;
• Donald Trump files his omnibus reply in support of additional discovery in the DC case; and 
• Dahlia Lithwick joins to discuss the latest revelations about SCOTUS. 
• Plus, listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-mk5wb-211afb7b

Remove Judge Cannon (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #94)

This week, 

• we’re still 11 days from the deadline for Special Counsel to file their immunity brief in DC. Let's take a look at the two amici briefs to the 11th Circuit requesting that Judge Cannon be removed from the Mar-a-Lago case. 
• Then we’ll take a quick look at why claims that the 2020 election cases “were all thrown out on standing” is a lazy lie from Trump and his allies. 
• Plus, listener questions.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-v4d7d-20f809ba

Superseding Indictment (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #92)

This week: 

• Jack smith hits Trump with 4 superseding indictments in DC to meet the Supreme Court’s rules of presidential immunity. 
• Jack has also filed his brief in the 11th Circuit appealing Judge Cannon’s dismissal. 
• Plus, a listener question.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-hzz3k-20ad7075

Republicans in Disarray (Allison Gill and Pete Strzok; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast episode #188)

This week: 

• the Georgia Election Board makes changes that Raffensperger and Kemp disagree with; 
• Steve Bannon is being “tortured” according to Rudy Giuliani; 
• Donald has filed his appeal brief to remove DA Willis from the case in Fulton County; 
• a trial date is set for the Arizona fraudulent electors; and 
• the Michigan GOP is a full on mess.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-2d4e6-2098c9fd