Sources close to the matter said a grand jury investigation has been ongoing for at least 17 months.
Judges and Grand Juries Reject Trump's Efforts to Investigate
A detailed record of federal courts and grand juries rejecting the Trump administration’s use of subpoenas, search warrants, and indictments.
Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial
A jury reached a verdict in the LA trial focused on Meta and YouTube, a case that experts have characterized as social media's "Big Tobacco" moment.
Meta Settles With the States for Up to $17 Billion: What the Deal Changes, and What It Doesn't | MDL Update
Meta settled the state AG claims in MDL-3047 on August 26, 2026, ending the federal trial mid-testimony. Up to ~$17B goes to the states over 10 years, and Instagram and Facebook must adopt teen time limits, night blocks, and age assurance. Families' personal-injury claims are carved out and continue.
Exclusive: ICE agents investigated for sexual assault, bribery, drug smuggling
Records obtained by Newsweek reveal 148 allegations of misconduct and potential crimes.
The Imperial History Behind the Raid on Venezuela
Peter Beinart interviews scholar Greg Grandin on the history of US intervention in Latin America and what Trump’s new “doctrine” may portend.
Police raid offices in international money laundering probe
Two have been arrested and released on police bail
Massachusetts prosecutors run on dial-up-era software
I asked all 11 Massachusetts DAs for their case data. Six million charges came back. The system holding them is "obsolete" — and its replacement is being bought right now, in silence.
LLM Audit 22 July Conspiracy Theories
Factiverse and Revontulet tested 9 leading AI models with 5,616 requests to see how they handle conspiracy narratives about the 22 July attacks. Read the findings.
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Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study | Manoj Lalu
This is disappointing, but I’m not surprised. I was one of the reviewers for the initial version. You can see by my review (it’s all open) that I flagged primary outcome switching, a complete lack of any data on the cells themselves, and sample size inconsistencies in the protocol versus the report (and within the report). The data seemed impressive. Too good to be true I guess? I never saw the paper again in peer review after that initial review. The next notification I received was that the paper was accepted. Given BMJ’s commitment to open peer review and post-publication scrutiny (which I admire), I have no doubt we will hear about a formal editorial investigation soon.
A Year After Historic Anti-ICE Protests, LA City Attorney Launches Surprise Prosecution of More Than Twenty Demonstrators - Knock LA
The charges, filed just days before the statute of limitations would have expired, draw comparisons to the repression of protesters by Trump's federal prosecutors.
New evidence, new challenges: ICC judges’ perspectives on user-generated evidence and judging in an age of artificial intelligence
Evidence recorded on personal digital devices, or “user-generated evidence” (UGE), has profoundly shaped our ways of knowing about international crimes. UGE can be expected to play an important role in future cases before the International Criminal Court (ICC), yet few trials to date have relied extensively on UGE.. This research provides important insights into how ICC judges define UGE and perceive its strengths and weaknesses, and on the readiness of the Court to adapt to judging in an age of Artificial Intelligence. Using grounded theory to analyse interviews with ICC judges, we identified several key themes, including concerns about the perceived importance and potential bias of evidence sources; the practical challenges of employing UGE; the burden placed on the parties to ensure the reliability of the evidence, to rigorously challenge the opposing party’s evidence, and the importance of preparing legal professionals to address the risks associated with misinformation and disinformation.
Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety
The jurors awarded the plaintiff $3 million in damages, finding Meta 70% responsible for harm caused to her, and YouTube responsible for 30%.
Lawsuit seeks to uncover information about alleged federal database on protesters
The Intercept and Democracy Forward are trying to pry loose details about a database the Trump administration is allegedly maintaining.
Scientific sleuths come in from the cold
Research integrity investigators are starting to organize, but the field, and the people, remain idiosyncratic
FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant
During the raid, federal agents asked about links between the woman and Prairieland — suggesting a sprawling conspiracy that fits with Trump’s attacks on antifa.
