Jeremy Roebuck
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Reporter covering the Justice Department for @washingtonpost. Previously: @PhillyInquirer, @monitornews, @ExpressNews
Philadelphia, PA
Joined March 2009
RT @patrickdmarley: Fired prosecutor who handled Capitol riot cases sues government — via @washingtonpost
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Michael Gordon, who prosecuted cases against some of the most notorious Jan. 6 rioters, claims in the lawsuit that he was dismissed for political reasons.
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RT @cearmario: The Trump administration is increasingly relying on Border Patrol agents to help carry out the president’s mass deportation….
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Agents are arresting immigrants in cities such as Los Angeles and New York. Their expanding reach has sparked concern in law enforcement and immigrant communities.
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NEW: DOJ seeks one-day sentence for officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
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In November, a federal jury found officer Brett Hankison guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights during a March 2020 police raid in which she was fatally shot.
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RT @marianne_levine: Kilmar Abrego García may soon return to ICE custody. What happens next?, read @jeremyrroebuck and @mariasacchetti ht….
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A federal judge said he plans to rule next week on whether Kilmar Abrego García should be released pending trial. But the government has indicated it could swiftly deport him.
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DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data -- prompting concern in both parties. via @yvonnewingett @patrickdmarley
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Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.
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RT @jblumgart: As the strike ends, I want to give extreme kudos to @sbcmw who covered the hell out of this thing. (I particularly loved his….
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So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986.
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RT @arelisrhdz: Exclusive: The Trump administration has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon and spare him from deportation in….
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Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.
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RT @Brendan_LyonsTU: U.S. attorney lists boarded-up Albany building as his residence via @TimesUnion.
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John A. Sarcone III is required under a federal statute to reside in New York’s Northern District. The row house in Albany’s Sheridan Hollow that he listed as his address is boarded up.
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RT @washingtonpost: Exclusive: DOGE enters the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the goal of revising or eliminating….
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The agency is working with the ATF general counsel to slash upwards of 50 regulations as the administration cuts the number of agency inspectors.
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RT @Hailey_Fuchs: SCOOP — A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.
politico.com
Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.
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RT @patrickdmarley: ‘I’m just so scared’: Lawmakers reckon with safety after Minnesota slayings
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Safety concerns are already prompting lawmakers to change the way they live, especially in places like Minnesota, which has a civic culture that promotes close contact with constituents.
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RT @yvonnewingett: The 20 Democrats grieved and shared prayers — and began exchanging safety tips as they learned some of them were on the….
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RT @yvonnewingett: A @washingtonpost exclusive: Minnesota lawmakers, terrified by predawn attacks on two of their own, turned to each other….
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RT @patrickdmarley: Shooting suspect allegedly went to other lawmakers’ homes during rampage — via @hollybdc @jeremyrroebuck @patrickd….
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Prosecutors say the suspect extensively researched his victims, posed as a law enforcement officer and was spotted by police during the attacks.
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RT @washingtonpost: The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration Monday, saying President Trump was trying to intimidate lawy….
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The group said President Donald Trump was trying to intimidate lawyers and law firms to prevent them from challenging him in court.
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RT @CarolLeonnig: NEWWWWS ---- Kash Patel and Dan Bongino want to relocate one of @FBI 's elite training academies from Quantico, Va -- ne….
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s plan for the National Academy is part of the Trump administration’s effort to shrink the bureau’s footprint in the D.C. area.
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RT @yvonnewingett: California union leader’s arrest at immigration protest sparks outcry by @jeremyrroebuck @yvonnewingett @danswu @….
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Union leader David Huerta is among several officials to face felony prosecution for alleged behavior related to Trump’s immigration agenda.
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via @PerryStein.
More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Monday over its controversial decision to end a ban on firearms accessories known as forced reset triggers that enable weapons to fire more rapidly.
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RT @washingtonpost: More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Monday over its controversial decision to end a ban on firearms….
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The device allows semiautomatic weapons to fire more rapidly. Federal officials had classified them as machine guns, effectively making them illegal.
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RT @CarolLeonnig: The slow and steady exodus of lawyers from law firms that bent to Trump. Former U.S. attorney Damian Williams leaves Paul….
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The former prosecutor is leaving a firm that made a deal with the Trump administration for one that fought it.
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