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Stephen K. Bannon in 2023 at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Feb 10, 2026

DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to clear the way to dismiss Steve Bannon’s Jan. 6 contempt of Congress conviction.

Stacy Wade Hager stands near the White House on Jan. 7. He was sent to prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He was pardoned by President Donald Trump in January 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Jan 28, 2026

They ransacked the US Capitol. They want the government to pay them back.

Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump are seeking refunds and compensation, raising new legal battles.

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Dec 17, 2025

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends probes in House testimony

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified to Congress, citing the president’s actions as the basis for his investigations.

Emil Bove, attorney for then former President Donald Trump, attends Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via AP, File)
May 28, 2025

Trump nominates his former defense lawyer to federal appeals court

Trump nominates Emil Bove, key figure in DOJ shakeups and Adams case dismissal, to the 3rd Circuit amid growing legal controversy.

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With his clients following behind, Shaun Clarke, an attorney representing seafarers from two ships managed by the same firm as the Dali, leaves the U.S. District Court for Maryland's courthouse in Baltimore following a scheduling hearing.

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2026 Top Leadership in Law award winner, Kevin R. Hill. (Steve Ruark for The Daily Record)

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