U.S. district judge, Eastern District of Virginia
The Independent reports that President Trump is tying Blanche’s U.S. attorney general nomination to conditions on the IRS immunity shield and the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, signaling political maneuvering as Republicans seek tighter guardrails.
A federal judge has rejected the Justice Departments request to force Google to sell its AdX ad exchange. Judge Leonie Brinkema has ordered behavioural changes instead, sealed her full opinion for 14 days and given the parties 30 days to propose a final judgment. Both sides are preparing next steps.
A federal judge has declined to force Google to sell its AdX ad marketplace, instead ordering ongoing behavioural remedies to restore competition. The decision follows previous rulings finding illegal monopolies in Google’s ad tech stack, while outcomes on other cases remain unresolved. The court will publish specifics after redactions.
Federal prosecutors have mounted and shifted several politically charged investigations. A judge has ruled that withholding funds from a named project violates the law and the government has dropped a challenge. Separately, the Justice Department has unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives, and a high‑profile DOJ advisor, Joe diGenova, has resigned from a Florida investigation.
A U.S. district court has ordered Google to make its ad-tech products interoperable with rivals, share data on ad auctions with publishers, and appoint an internal monitor. The judge rejected the idea of breaking up Google’s ad tech business, signaling a targeted remedy approach that keeps the company’s core structure intact while opening competition.
A three‑judge panel of the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals has largely upheld a lower court ruling that found the Department of Homeland Security’s third‑country removal policy unlawful, saying migrants must get a meaningful chance to raise safety concerns before removal. The panel narrowed one part of the decision on procedural grounds. The administration is expected to appeal.