Welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review. Jim Santelle guides you through a tumultuous landscape, federal judges are increasingly at odds with the Supreme Court, pushing back against executive orders on birthright citizenship, deportations, and arts funding cuts. This defiance, termed departmentalism, challenges the traditional presumption of regularity, as judges question the truthfulness of Justice Department lawyers.

Then the episode explores retribution under the second Trump Administration, targeting FBI officials, judges, and public figures like New York Attorney General Letitia James and now U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, threatening the stability of civil rights and institutional integrity. Amidst this judicial sparring, the public's trust in the Department of Justice continues to erode.

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