Two women, two sets of allegations, one congressman

Stephanie Grisham seeks restraining order against Rep. Max Miller as abuse allegations mount

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has filed a restraining order against Rep. Max Miller, adding another legal front to a sprawling domestic abuse saga that now threatens the Ohio Republican's political future.

Grisham, who briefly dated Miller during the first Trump administration, filed the order in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, accusing the congressman of breaching a 2023 settlement agreement that included a nondisclosure provision barring disparaging public comments.

The filing follows Miller's decision to post on X on May 7, publicly claiming Grisham had fabricated her abuse allegations against him, a move her attorneys say destroyed the "contractual benefit of peace and finality" the settlement was designed to protect.

The restraining order is the latest in a widening circle of legal and personal crises surrounding Miller. His ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), has separately alleged in court filings and police reports that Miller shoved her, dumped scalding water on her that left burn marks, and held a gun to her head. She is now seeking full custody of their two-year-old daughter.

Grisham first raised abuse claims in her 2021 memoir, "I'll Take Your Questions Now," writing that an ex-boyfriend, later identified as Miller, had physically abused her during their relationship. Politico reported at the time that Miller pushed Grisham against a wall and slapped her.

Miller denied the allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against her in Cuyahoga County, claiming she acted with "actual malice" to harm him, retaliate against the Trump administration, and boost book sales. A judge denied Miller's request for an immediate restraining order in that case.

Emily Moreno, Senator Bernie Moreno's daughter, is now the second woman to accuse Miller of domestic violence, and she has sought her own restraining order against him. Miller was married to Moreno’s daughter, Emily Moreno, from 2022 until their divorce was finalized in 2025.

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Judge Pirro drops charges against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn was accused of damaging the pool liner on June 19, 2026.

The Charges: A grand jury indicted Hearn on one felony count of property destruction, and he pleaded not guilty on July 9, 2026.

The Reason for Dismissal: In a 20-page court filing on Friday, July 31, 2026, Jeanine Pirro's office stated that the Department of the Interior failed to initially share documents showing the sealant damage was caused by a rushed, flawed installation by contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings.

I never thought he was guilty to begin with.

$25 million hidden over 7 years

Supreme Court star Tom Goldstein sentenced to six years in prison for hiding millions in poker winnings from the IRS

A prominent Washington lawyer who argued more than 40 cases before the Supreme Court was handcuffed in a Maryland courtroom Friday after a federal judge sentenced him to six years in prison for tax evasion and financial fraud tied to a secret high-stakes gambling habit.

Thomas Goldstein, 56, stood before U.S. District Judge Lydia Griggsby in Greenbelt, Maryland, at the end of a day-long hearing and heard a sentence that caps one of the most dramatic falls in modern legal Washington.

The Democrat and co-founder of the widely read legal news site SCOTUSblog (I read this blog) had asked the court for leniency, his defense lawyers requested a term of supervised release that would let him "repay his debts, address his gambling addiction and contribute to society." Griggsby rejected that request outright.

Prosecutors had pushed for more than eight years. The judge split the difference but made clear she saw no ambiguity in the evidence. Reuters reported that Griggsby told the courtroom, "Every American understands that they have an obligation to pay taxes," and added bluntly: "I don't think this is a close case."

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Political Witchhunt in Louisiana

Louisiana Supreme Court halts criminal case against AG Liz Murrill, citing 'extraordinary' procedural failures

The Louisiana Supreme Court stepped in Friday to freeze the criminal prosecution of Attorney General Liz Murrill, just one day after a New Orleans grand jury handed up a 16-count indictment accusing the state's top law enforcement officer of intimidation and malfeasance. The court's stay order did not hold back: the indictment, it said, "appears to turn the law on its head."

The speed alone is striking. A grand jury indicts a sitting attorney general on Thursday. By Friday, the state's highest court has halted the case, found the defendant is likely to win dismissal, and identified what it called "extraordinary procedural defects and improprieties" in the way the charges were brought.

That timeline raises a question worth asking plainly: Was this prosecution built to hold up in court, or was it built to make a political point?

The charges against Murrill, Louisiana's first female attorney general and a Republican, arose from a dispute over the restructuring of a New Orleans court clerk position.

Earlier this year, the state legislature abolished the elected criminal court clerk office in New Orleans and merged it with another clerk role. Months later, Calvin Duncan, whose murder conviction was vacated after more than 28 years in prison, won election to the now-abolished position.

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Trump wins another one in Supreme Court

Supreme Court hands Trump administration 6-3 win on green card holder deportation authority

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that border officers can place lawful permanent residents on immigration parole, opening an easier path to deportation, based on a mere accusation of criminal conduct, without meeting a higher evidentiary standard. The 6-3 decision sided with the Trump administration and affirmed broad executive authority over green card holders returning from travel abroad.

The case centered on Muk Choi Lau, a lawful permanent resident who was flagged by an immigration officer in 2012 when he returned from a short trip to China. Lau had been accused of a counterfeiting crime. Rather than readmitting him as a returning resident, the officer placed him on immigration parole, a classification that stripped away procedural protections and gave the Department of Homeland Security a faster route to remove him from the country.

Lau later pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit clothes in New Jersey. But the legal fight was never really about the counterfeiting conviction. It was about what standard the government must meet before a conviction, at the border, in real time, to reclassify a green card holder and set deportation proceedings in motion. The Court answered: not much.

Thomas writes for the majority--

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the six-justice majority, framed the question narrowly. As the Associated Press reported, Thomas wrote:

"Border officers did not have the burden to establish by clear and convincing evidence that Lau had committed a crime involving moral turpitude."

That single sentence resolved the dispute. Lau had argued the immigration officer overstepped by placing him on parole without meeting the "clear and convincing evidence" threshold, a standard typically required before the government can strip someone of significant legal rights. The majority rejected that argument outright.

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Anti-Weaponization Fund established for benefit of Americans

Trump settles $10 billion IRS lawsuit, secures apology and $1.776 billion fund for Americans targeted by government

President Trump dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS on Monday in exchange for a formal government apology and the creation of a $1.776 billion compensation fund open to any American who believes federal agencies were turned against them for political reasons, including, remarkably, Hunter Biden.

The settlement, reported by the New York Post, resolves a case Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization filed on January 29 after the government failed to protect their confidential tax returns from being leaked to the New York Times in 2019.

In its place now stands the Justice Department Anti-Weaponization Fund, a board-governed mechanism designed to hear claims, issue apologies, and distribute monetary relief to people who were unfairly targeted by any administration.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the fund's formation Monday with a statement that left little ambiguity about the settlement's purpose.

"The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department's intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again."

Trump and his family receive no compensation from the fund. They get the apology. Everyone else, from January 6 defendants to political targets of prior administrations, gets a place in line.

The deal is not cost-free for the president. Monday's settlement requires Trump to withdraw claims related to the FBI's August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago and the FBI investigation into alleged collusion between his 2016 campaign and the Russian government. Those are two of the most politically significant episodes of his first term, and they are now off the table as legal claims.

A spokesman for Trump's legal team framed the trade-off in characteristically forward-looking terms.

"President Trump is entering into this settlement squarely for the benefit of the American people, and he will continue his fight to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable."

"The point of this isn't to make every January 6-er a millionaire. The point is to compensate, and to give entitled people back some of their dignity and some of what they lost, including money, whether it's for legal fees or other costs associated with what they went through."

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Chaos in Oklahoma courtroom by trangendered lawyer

Trans lawyer goes beserk

If you haven’t seen this clip yet, stop what you’re doing and watch it—because it’s the kind of courtroom meltdown that makes you wonder whether we’re living in a legal system or a late-night comedy sketch gone off the rails.

What starts as a routine hearing in Oklahoma turns into a full-blown spectacle, complete with shouting, defiance, and a judge who’s clearly had enough.

This isn’t just viral—it’s unforgettable. And while some will try to spin it, excuse it, or politicize it, most people are watching the same thing and thinking one word: chaos. [Andy Ngo]

China sues Missouri for $50 billion over Covid-19

China Retaliates Against Missouri With $50 Billion Lawsuit In Escalating COVID Battle

Back in 2020, the state of Missouri sued China for $24 billion over Covid 19. Earlier this year they won but have not collected.

China has filed a retaliatory lawsuit seeking roughly $50 billion in damages against the state of Missouri, sharply escalating a years-long legal dispute tied to the origins and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The lawsuit, filed in a court in Wuhan, names multiple Chinese government entities and institutions as plaintiffs, including the Wuhan municipal government and the Wuhan Institute of Virology. It targets the State of Missouri and several current and former U.S. officials, arguing that Missouri’s COVID-related litigation caused severe economic and reputational harm to China.

Chinese authorities accuse Missouri of abusing the legal system to advance “politically motivated” claims that undermined China’s sovereignty and damaged its international standing. The suit seeks financial damages, legal costs, and public apologies.

The case is a direct response to Missouri’s lawsuit filed in 2020, which accused the Chinese government of mishandling the early outbreak of COVID-19 and hoarding protective medical equipment, allegedly worsening the pandemic’s impact on the state.

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Tariff Powers Rooted in Solid Law

Bessent expresses confidence in Trump tariff plans even amid challenge before SCOTUS

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just dropped a bombshell at the New York Times DealBook Summit, asserting that the Trump administration’s tariff agenda is unstoppable, the U.S. Supreme Court be damned, as CNBC reports.

At the heart of this story, Bessent confidently predicted that the administration can push forward with its trade policies using existing legal tools, even if a pending Supreme Court ruling on tariff authority goes south.

Let’s rewind to Bessent’s bold stance during his onstage interview, where he laid out a legal roadmap for tariffs that sounds like a conservative’s dream come true. He pointed to the 1962 Trade Act, specifically sections 301, 232, and 122, as giving the president near-unchecked power over import duties.

Section 122, Bessent noted, allows tariff authority for up to 150 days, while the other sections offer broader, less time-bound muscle. This isn’t just posturing; it’s a calculated strategy to keep the pressure on trading partners without tripping over judicial hurdles.

“We can recreate the exact tariff structure with [sections] 301, with 232, with 122,” Bessent declared during the summit interview with host Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Well, that’s a mic drop for anyone fretting over legal setbacks—sounds like the administration’s got a backup plan thicker than a policy wonk’s binder.

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Democrats believe they can get away with anything

Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Ex ‘Squad’ Member

Elon Musk is threatening to sue former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) after Bowman made inflammatory remarks about the tech billionaire during a CNN roundtable discussion.

On Friday, Musk announced his intent to take legal action, writing, “Lawsuit inbound,” in response to a clip where Bowman called him a “Nazi” and a “thief.” The exchange took place as Bowman criticized Musk’s leadership, claiming the American people distrust him due to his management decisions.

Bowman’s comments were part of a broader discussion where he labeled Musk as “incompetent” and accused him of being untrustworthy. Musk’s critics, including some left-wing figures, have previously attempted to tie him to Nazi-like behavior, citing an incident where he was accused of performing a “Nazi salute” at a public event.

Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, has also called for legal action against media outlets, including CNN, for perpetuating the “Nazi salute” narrative, which she says is damaging and false.

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Judge: DOGE can continue audits at HHS, Labor Dept and CFPB

Judge Rejects Bid to Block DOGE’s Access to Labor, Health, and CFPB Data

A judge has upheld DOGE’s authority to access data at three federal agencies.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can continue its de facto ('in fact' or 'in reality') audit of certain executive agencies, according to a ruling Friday in the District of Columbia.

U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington on Feb. 14 declined a request by unions and nonprofits for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the DOGE team from gaining access to records at the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In denying the plaintiffs’ request for a restraining order, the judge noted that the plaintiffs failed to show a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their claims, which centered on the idea that DOGE’s data access policies were illegal because they were implemented without proper rulemaking or legal authority.

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Kamala Harris’ campaign was the epitome of failure

Kamala Harris just got slapped with this one massive blow that will put her future career on the line

The former Democrat candidate for President is facing a potential career-ending probe following this one decision by a Wisconsin judge

Voters made it extremely clear that they did not trust Kamala Harris on Election Day.

That isn’t stopping the Vice President from setting up for her future plans.

But Kamala Harris just got slapped with this one massive blow that will put her future career on the line.

Kamala Harris’ campaign completely fell apart at every turn and corner of the campaign trail.

People only attended her rallies in order to enjoy free concerts hosted by her campaign.

And every time she sat down for an interview, she exposed herself to the country by having no idea what she even stood for, or what she planned to do.

Republican consultant Mark Block, alongside lawyers working on behalf of the America First Policy Institute, have taken a course of legal action against the far-Left fundraising platform, ActBlue. And a Judge agrees with the lawsuit.

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Will Lake Worth Beach Save our beach?

Will protesters try to block trucks from using LWB’s public beach?

City commissioners raise possibility to Palm Beach in latest sand fight

"IF THE TOWN of Palm Beach tries to drive truckloads of sand down the middle of Lake Worth Beach’s popular public beach in January, don’t be surprised if throngs of protesters form a human barrier block the convoy.

That was the stark warning issued to town officials Tuesday night from city commissioners reacting to emails from angry city residents opposed to the town’s latest strategy to use the city’s public beach for a beach renourishment project.

On Dec. 3, city commissioners voted 4-1 to allow the town to access the south end of the city beach because they weren’t aware of the 2009 prohibition, which was never codified in the city charter when voters passed the referendum. When reminded of the charter violation nine days later by former city commissioner Cara Jennings, the city attorney said the Dec. 3 vote was moot.

When the city told Palm Beach officials they could not grant access to town trucks, the town countered by citing the 1935 state law, setting up a tense discussion Tuesday night at City Hall between city commissioners and Strayer. Palm Beach Mayor Danielle Moore also attended the meeting."

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Palm Beach is determined to run trucks down and back through our beach to deliver sand in the month of January before turtle season. Our residents spoke out last night--and one was former commissioner Cara Jennings who originally brought forth the 2009 vote of the residents disallowing this.

Residents last night were furious about it, and rightfully so. Some speaking were environmentalist Jill Karlin and dive expert Dan volker indicating SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF THE MARINE LIFE OF HORSESHOE REEF could/will be destroyed by this action. Others condemned our own commission for voting for this on December 3 and pointed out that Commissioner McVoy was the only one voting "no" and looking after our interests.

The beach discussion started about one hour into this very long meeting-

Town of Palm Beach - Beach Nourishment - Unfinished business

AGENDA DATE: December 17, 2024 DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s office

TITLE: Town of Palm Beach - Beach Nourishment

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION:

At the December 3, 2024 Commission meeting under New Business, an interlocal agreement with the Town of Palm Beach was approved 4-1 that would allow the Town to utilize the south property line of the beach for nourishment purposes south of Lake Worth Beach.

On December 9, 2024, staff received word that this had been a ballot issue during the November 3, 2009 election. Upon receiving this information, the Clerk confirmed that this initiative passed on the November 3, 2009 ballot (1,971 For / 725 Against).

Unfortunately, the person who held the Clerk position back in 2009 never submitted the results for codification and it never made it into the City Charter (that situation is being rectified). With no current managerial staff being employed by the City back then in conjunction with no mention of the ballot result in the Charter, there was no way to know this history unless you were here at the time.

Upon receipt of this information, however, on December 10, 2024, staff notified the Town of Palm Beach of the 2009 ballot results and that the City would be unable to allow them beach access along the southern property line.

On December 12, 2024, the City received information from the Town of Palm Beach regarding Senate Bill No. 837 and House Bill No. 1124 from 1935 – both of which discuss a 10’ strip of land from the mean high-water line that moves 10’ to the west.

Per the Town, this strip is incorporated Town of Palm Beach and listed in their Charter as part of their corporate limits. In short, the Town is now proposing to utilize this 10’ strip of beach for trucks to haul sand down the entire Lake Worth Beach beachfront from north to south, which would include driving under the William O. Lockhart Pier.

MOTION: N/

Update from Commissioner McVoy on Town of Palm Beach Sand Project--NOT GOOD NEWS

Update regarding Town of Palm Beach trucks on our beach

"Unfortunately, the threat continues. I was told by staff that *within hours* of our staff informing Palm Beach that our city charter prohibited use of our beach, the Town responded by asserting that a strip of the beach does not in fact belong to us, a 10-foot wide strip above the high water mark.

The Town of Palm Beach reportedly further asserted that they intend to drive their trucks down this strip, that is, down the full length of our beach. And that shortly they would be putting in the wooden marker stakes.

The rapidity of the Town of Palm Beach’s “Plan B” response would seem to suggest that they knew all along that our charter prohibited use of our beach for any “beach nourishment” projects.

Our legal has asked for a meeting with the Town’s legal. I will be curious to see if the Town’s permit with the state’s Dept. of Environmental Protection includes a map of the Town’s planned truck route. Stay tuned."

Commissioner McVoy has requested information from the City of Lake Worth Beach:

From: Christopher W. McVoy
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2024 8:25 AM
To: Jamie Brown ; Troy Perry ; Glen@ Torcivialaw ; Christy Goddeau ; Elizabeth Lenihan

Subject: Town of PB - DEP Permit

Good morning Jamie, Troy and our legal team,

Could one of you please email me copies of all of the Town of PB’s permits and applications for their South Palm Beach dredging project? This request includes but is not be limited to FL DEP permits, any federal permits relating to endangered species, their FEMA application, any FDOT applications/permits, etc.

Please let me know how quickly these can be emailed to me.

Thank you,

Christopher

Christopher McVoy
Commissioner, District 2
City of Lake Worth Beach, FL
cmcvoy@lakeworthbeachfl.gov
561.398.6115 (C)

Comrade Kamala Harris-Crooked Joe Biden witch hunts against President Trump imploding

Jack Smith will not seek expedited hearings in Trump election interference case

If you need proof that the trials and cases against Donald Trump are nothing more than a witch hunt, then looking at how Jack Smith has handled the Jan. 6-related case against he former president should tell you all you need to know.

Smith and other liberals were so desperate to get Trump on ANYTHING illegal they might find, that they may have damaged their case against the former president beyond repair.

As of right now it looks like Trump stands a good chance of prevailing with regard to the election interference case currently pending before Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C.

Smith's case against Trump hasn't been on steady ground for a while now, and at this point the trial has officially been placed on life support as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.

Even Smith himself seems to be conceding that he's not going to be able to use this trial to pre-emptivedly stop Trump from winning the White House in November.

That's why, according to Breitbart, Smith has "relented in his latest push to expedite the increasingly shaky case."

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Doug Emhoff's law firm connection to the Palestine Monetary Authority

Kamala is Anti-Israel. Her Husband’s Law Firm Repped the PLO

The PLO’s money arm was the largest foreign principal for his law firm

“Will Doug Emhoff’s Legal Career Be an Issue for the Biden-Harris Ticket?” the New York Times asked four years ago.

The newspaper noted that Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, was a partner at DLA Piper whose “lobbying clients” had included the governments of Afghanistan and Bahrain, as well as the Qatari government-funded Al Jazeera Network and the Palestine Monetary Authority.

DLA Piper was good to the Emhoff-Harris family with the family taking home $2.7 million in 2019 and $1.2 million in 2020. “To aspire to create wealth is a good thing as far as I’m concerned. If that is what one chooses. I, on the other hand, have chosen to live a life of public service,’ Kamala had claimed. But the “life of public service” led to her husband’s role at DLA Piper.

As vice president, Kamala pursued a harsher line against Israel than Biden, virulently denouncing the Jewish state over its military campaign against Hamas terrorists after Oct 7.

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Win for Trump

Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, which can be appealed and may be overruled by a higher court, brings at least for now a stunning and abrupt conclusion to a criminal case that at the time it was filed was widely regarded as the most perilous of all the legal threats the Republican former president confronted.

Though the case had long been stalled, and the prospect of a trial before the November election already was an unrealistic scenario, the judge's order is a mammoth legal victory for Trump as he recovers from a weekend assassination attempt and prepares to accept the Republican nomination in Milwaukee this week.

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America First Legal (AFL) released the following statement applauding Judge Cannon’s dismissal of President Trump’s classified documents case.

Statement from Gene Hamilton, America First Legal Executive Director:

“We applaud Judge Cannon’s dismissal of this politically-driven case against President Trump. The weaponization of our justice system must end so that the American people can begin to regain their faith in the rule of law. The other federal prosecution in Washington, DC, should end for the same reason, and the interests of justice and national unity require the cases in Georgia and New York to be dismissed at this time.”

Arizona Judge dismissed case against Rancher for killing Illegal

Elderly rancher accused of killing illegal immigrant trespasser has murder charges dropped

An Arizona judge has dismissed murder charges against an elderly rancher accused of shooting dead an illegal immigrant who trespassed on his property.

The ruling is a win for Americans protecting their land and their families from the lawless invasion that President Biden has unleashed, and which Donald Trump has campaigned vigorously against.

The case against 75-year-old George Alan Kelly put a spotlight on the southern border crisis that has many Americans angry and in fear for their safety.

Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again after the first trial ended in a mistrial.

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Politics should play no role in investigative decisions

Judge Aileen Cannon granted a temporary delay in Trump’s classified documents trial

to consider the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s sweeping immunity ruling earlier this week

Cannon agreed to the former president’s legal team’s request Saturday afternoon, imposing a two-week delay for three pending deadlines in the case.

Trump’s team made the request Friday, arguing that the Supreme Court’s immunity decision had to be considered and they should be allowed to argue the merits before the trial moves forward.

Cannon imposed a July 18 deadline for special counsel Jack Smith’s team to respond to the motion to stay and a July 21 deadline for any other reply.

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