Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, his administration stopped having American Sign Language interpreters translate at White House press briefings for the deaf and hard of hearing communities.

A federal judge has ruled that this violated federal law, and ordered the White House to reinstate sign language interpreters so the deaf and hard of hearing communities would have access to the information b...

A federal judge seems exasperated with Trump flunky Lindsey Halligan, who vindictively indicted former FBI Director James Comey at the insistence of Donald Trump.

U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie who is litigating the legality of the Comey indictment - specifically Halligan's involvement in obtaining the indictment - previously ordered DOJ/Halligan to turn over all evidence from the grand jury proceedings. But Ha...

As Politico reported: "More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy."

The reporting also notes that those 100 judges "have now ruled at least 200 times that the Trump administration's effort to systematically detain immigrants facing possible deportation appeared to violate their rights or was flatly illegal". Glenn discusses why this massive legal rebuke matters.

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We are always asking ourselves, asking others, or others are asking us: what can I do to fight FOR democracy and fight AGAINST Trump's autocracy, dictatorship, and authoritarianism?

Glenn sat down with Miles Taylor to discuss a new approach: DEFIANCE.org. Miles has set the standard for standing up to Trump's lawlessness, his threats, and his despicable and insatiable appetite for revenge.

Miles decided to create DEFIANCE.o...

From Trump ordering unlawful military strikes on boats in international waters - murdering dozens of human beings, to Trump saying he can order soldiers into the street of US cities and even the courts can't stop him, Trump behavior vis-a-vis the military is getting more dangerous and lawless by the day.

Two members of the Illinois National Guard have spoke out publicly, announcing that they would not obey unlawful order f...

In an episode that is more befitting of George Orwell's 1984 than an American government in 2025, the Trump administration has retaliated against two federal prosecutors at the the DC US Attorney's Office for putting truthful, relevant, and necessary information into a court filing.

The prosecutors filed a Sentencing Memorandum, as is usual in every case in which a defendant has been convicted. The sentencing memo read in p...

The last 24 hours have seen three important developments, both legal and political, that spell real trouble for Donald Trump and his administration.

First: the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the lower court opinion in which two Trump-appointed judges decided Trump should be able to militarize the streets of Portland, Oregon. The appeals court will now sit in judgement en banc (full court) and hopefully put a more perm...

Federal judges and the federal courts are clearly getting fed up with the Trump Administration's continued abusive conduct in relation to its immigration enforcement practices.

A federal judge in Chicago, Judge Sara Ellis, just ordered the Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino to appear in her courtroom DAILY for the next week, after he was caught on video casually lobbing a tear gas canister into a crowd of prot...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has put a temporary pause on Donald Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into the streets of Portland, Oregon. The court issued the stay or pause while it decides if the full appeals court (sitting en banc) will review a lower court ruling allowing Trump to militarize the streets of Portland.

The incessant back and forth between and among the trial courts, the appeals courts, and th...

New York Attorney General Letitia James was arraigned in her bank fraud case. Donald Trump had directed his unqualified US Attorney, Lindsey Halligan, to bring those charges against James. Glenn attended the hearing in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia. He gives 2 reports from the courthouse - one before and also one after the arraignment hearing.

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Donald Trump had his unqualified US Attorney - Lindsey Halligan vindictively indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on what appears to be trumped-up back fraud charges.

In a bizarre new development, Halligan reached out to reported Anna Bowen on a disappearing Signal chat app and discussed aspects of the James matter.

In a recurring series called The Prosecutors' Verdict, Glenn sits down with former career prosecut...

Several Senate Republicans have now stood up to Donald Trump by REJECTING his nominee to head up the Office of Special Counsel. This is the second time in recent weeks Senate Republicans have said no to Trump nominees.

Moreover, even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has broken from Trump over the release of the Epstein files and the need for affordable health care.

These are clear and compelling signs that Trump is getting weak...

Donald Trump's US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, failed to convince three grand juries to bring felony charges against a woman named Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting a law enforcement officer during immigration enforcement operations. Undeterred by the grand jury's repeated rejection of criminal charges, Pirro directed her prosecutors to charge Ms. Reid with a misdemeanor crime.

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A unanimous three-judge appeals court panel has ruled that Trump cannot deploy troops to the streets of Chicago. The judges on the panel were appointed by George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.

The judges' pointedly schooled Trump and his administration by stating: "Political opposition is not rebellion".

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The American people came out in record numbers to stand up, speak out, and peacefully protest against Donald Trump's attempt to convert American democracy into a dictatorship.

Glenn had the honor and privilege to address the more than 5000 democracy warriors that attended the No Kings rally in Leesburg, Virginia. Importantly, in Leesburg, the second No Kings rally drew twice as many attendees as the first.

Seven million prot...

Donald Trump's Department of Justice has indicted another of Trump's enemies. John Bolton, Trump's former National Security Advisor, has been indicted on 18 felony counts for allegedly unlawfully transmitting and retaining national defense information.

Glenn summarizes the charges in the Bolton indictment and discusses the validity and strength of a potential motion to dismiss based on vindictive prosecution.

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Trump's unqualified US Attorney, Lindsey Halligan, and the two prosecutors she brought in from the North Carolina US Attorney's Office are showcasing their incompetence in the way they are handling the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.

Not only did the presiding judge just rule against the prosecution in the first contested issue in the case, but the DOJ prosecutors may have given Comey and his defense team e...

In a continuation of his revenge tour, Donald Trump had his unqualified US Attorney Lindsey Halligan indict yet another of Trump's enemies. First, it was a vindictive indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. Now, Trump has orchestrated the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Glenn analyses this new indictment and exposes one of the reasons it doesn't withstand factual or legal scrutiny.

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Yet another federal judge has ruled that Donald Trump is prohibited from deploying troops to the streets of an American city. Judge April Perry said that the Trump administration is offering her "unreliable evidence", adding that Trump's directives "violate the Constitution" and "only add fuel to the fire that they (Trump and company) themselves have started."

Judge Perry ruled that Trump is "enjoined (prohibited) from orde...