The Hound | July 29

Hi there,

It’s Wednesday. ProPublica reviewed hundreds of federal court cases and found more than 40 in which judges — appointed by presidents of both parties, including Trump himself — explicitly questioned the DOJ's basic trustworthiness. Judges have called the department's conduct "unlawful," "unethical," and "unseemly." As one former federal judge put it: "I don't think in the annals of the Department of Justice, in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we've ever seen anything close to this."

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In addition, Ohio’s Republican Governor warns Trump against deporting Haitian residents of the state, whose legal status was ended due to the Supreme Court. And, the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger is currently “on hold” after a court ruling.

Read about these, and more, with today’s stories:

Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct (ProPublica)

Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them? (NPR)

Ohio’s Republican Governor Warns Trump Against Deporting Haitians (The New Republic)

‘Each day feels like the last’: Haitians with TPS on edge as confusion clouds US work status (The Guardian)

Organized Money: The Roll-Up of All Media Is No Longer Inevitable (with Adam Conover) (The American Prospect)

Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun (AP News)

This Year’s El Niño Could Spell Disaster for American Fishermen (Inside Climate News)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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