March 13, 2025: 11:00 p.m.:
March 13, 2025: Justice Highlights
- A federal judge denied the DOJ’s attempt to extend President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon to unrelated offenses, affecting defendants like Dan Wilson, who must serve his sentence for an unrelated gun conviction.
- Robert Preston Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump advisor, was indicted for child sex abuse charges dating back to the 1980s, involving a victim who was 12 years old at the time.
- President Trump plans to visit the DOJ to deliver a “law and order” speech, raising concerns about potential interference in the department’s operations.
- Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over significant cuts to the Department of Education, alleging these reductions would adversely affect students, especially those with special needs and from low-income backgrounds.
- The DOJ initiated an investigation into New York City’s use of hotels as migrant shelters, seeking information on the management and funding of these facilities.
