By Biazzo Law, PLLC July 23, 2026 A civil-rights and government oversight case in the Western District of North Carolina raises a serious question for every American: Can federal immigration agents stop and arrest people because they look Latino, speak Spanish, work in construction or landscaping, or happen to be in places where immigrant workers may gather? The lawsuit, Aceituno v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was filed by five named Plaintiffs on behalf of themselv

By Biazzo Law, PLLC July 20, 2026 The Trump administration has invoked the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the first time in the court’s history. That should concern everyone who cares about due process, national security, immigration enforcement, prosecutorial restraint, and government candor to the courts. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court, often abbreviated ATRC, was created in 1996 as part of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. Congress desi

By Biazzo Law, PLLC July 17, 2026 The federal criminal case against former FBI Director James Brien Comey Jr. over a seashell photo appears to be one of the most constitutionally troubling threat prosecutions in recent memory. The indictment, filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina, charges Comey with two felony counts based on an Instagram post showing seashells arranged as “86 47.” The attached image of the post shows the caption: “Cool shell formation on my beach w

Biazzo Law, PLLC July 15, 2026 1. The Attorney General’s client “Mr. Blanche, do you agree that, as Attorney General, your client would be the United States and that your oath would run to the Constitution and laws—not to the President personally? If the President directed you to take an action you concluded was unlawful, would you refuse, document the request, and report it to the appropriate oversight authorities?” Follow-up: “Would you resign rather than execute an unlaw

By Biazzo Law, PLLC July 13, 2026 The Anti-Weaponization Fund litigation has entered a new and important phase. On July 13, 2026, United States District Judge Kathleen M. Williams issued a 56-page order in President Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Internal Revenue Service, et al., Case No. 26-20609-CV-WILLIAMS, addressing the unusual litigation history that led to the purported $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund settlement. The ruling is a major public accountability developme

By Biazzo Law, PLLC July 12, 2026 The fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood is now a major government oversight issue. Public reporting indicates that ICE and DHS have defended the shooting as self-defense. According to that official account, Salgado Araujo allegedly accelerated toward an ICE agent or used his vehicle as a weapon during a targeted enforcement operation. But three men who were inside the pickup truck reportedly di

By Biazzo Law, PLLC July 12, 2026 On Friday, July 10, 2026 — six days after America marked its 250th birthday — United States District Judge Timothy J. Kelly dismissed the January 6 Proud Boys case against Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola with prejudice. The order is legally important because it explains why the Court’s hands were tied. It is historically important because of what the Court said at the end. Judge Kelly granted the Government’s un

By Biazzo Law, PLLC June 30, 2026 As the United States approaches its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, Biazzo Law, PLLC has participated through amicus curiae briefing on the winning side in five major United States Supreme Court matters involving constitutional rights, separation of powers, federalism, election law, executive authority, public accountability, and the limits of government power. These cases are not merely political disputes. They are constitutional cases. They

By Biazzo Law, PLLC June 30, 2026 Biazzo Law, PLLC participated as amicus curiae on the winning side in Trump v. Barbara, No. 25-365, a major United States Supreme Court case involving birthright citizenship, the Fourteenth Amendment, Executive Order 14160, and the constitutional limits of executive power. The Supreme Court held that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States a

By Biazzo Law, PLLC 06/29/26 Biazzo Law, PLLC participated as amicus curiae on the winning side in Watson v. Republican National Committee, No. 24-1260, a major United States Supreme Court election-law case involving federal election-day statutes, absentee ballots, state election administration, and the constitutional balance between Congress and the States. The Supreme Court reversed the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and held that federal election-day

By Biazzo Law, PLLC June 28, 2026 The federal court dispute over Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, the proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund, and the use of the federal Judgment Fund has entered a new procedural phase. Biazzo Law previously analyzed the controversy in two articles: Trump v. IRS, the Anti-Weaponization Fund, and the Constitutional Fight Over Government Powerhttps://www.biazzolaw.com/post/trump-v-irs-the-anti-weaponization-fund-and-the-constitutional-fight-over-gov

By Biazzo Law, PLLC 06/28/26 The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Wolford v. Lopez, No. 24-1046, is a major Second Amendment ruling about self-defense outside the home. The direct answer is this: Wolford confirms that the Second Amendment protects a practical right to carry arms for self-defense in ordinary public life. States may still regulate firearms, and private property owners may still exclude firearms from their property. But states cannot use indirect defaul