Jack Smith’s once celebrated legal crusade did not end with triumph. For decades, Carmen Mercedes Lineberger cultivated the image of the consummate federal prosecutor. She was not some transient political operative bouncing from cable television studios to activist nonprofits. She was a career Department of Justice (DOJ) insider who rose through the prosecutorial ranks with […] The post Bundt Cakes, Sealed Files, and the Implosion of the Jack Smith Apparatus appeared first on StoneZone .
Jack Smith’s once celebrated legal crusade did not end with triumph. For decades, Carmen Mercedes Lineberger cultivated the image of the consummate federal prosecutor. She was not some transient political operative bouncing from cable television studios to activist nonprofits. She was a career Department of Justice (DOJ) insider who rose through the prosecutorial ranks with the quiet bureaucratic discipline that Washington traditionally rewards. As Managing Assistant United States Attorney for the Fort Pierce branch of the Southern District of Florida (SDFL), she occupied a position of substantial authority and institutional trust. Colleagues reportedly viewed her as experienced, methodical, and deeply embedded within the operational…Open
A private detention center in New Jersey has again become a major flashpoint in the fight over the Trump administration's immigration policies. Why it matters: It's the first major clash under Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin 's leadership. Protesters have been arrested outside the facility while detainees reportedly take part in a hunger strike over claims of inhumane living conditions and inadequate medical care. - The 1,000-bed Delaney Hall Facility reopened in Newark, New Jersey, last year. Since then, it's been the scene of high-profile protests , arrests, escapes and a December 2025 death . - Democratic lawmakers and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) have called for the detention center to be shut down. The…
A California felon was caught trafficking roughly 1,700 animals into the United States from various countries over the course of six years, and will serve 65 months in prison.
The federal grand jury indicted Michael Marx of Midland, Texas, on charges of assaulting law enforcement officers while using a dangerous weapon and using a firearm during a violent crime, according to the Justice Department.
