Mike Spector

Mike Spector

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Investigative Reporter at Reuters

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Mike Spector
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NEW: Trump's war on Big Law leads firms to retreat from 'pro bono' work for underdogs. w/ @bradheath.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social Joseph Tanfani David Thomas Sara Merken @mikescarcella.bsky.social @chrisprentice.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...

reuters.comTrump’s war on Big Law leads firms to retreat from ’pro bono’ work for underdogsMajor law firms are scaling back the free work they do for advocacy groups fighting the government in the wake of Donald Trump’s attacks on the profession. Interviews with over 60 lawyers and 30 nonprofits show legal aid groups now have fewer resources to defend the vulnerable.
Mike Spector
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NEW: These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. My latest with @nedmparker1.bsky.social @bypetereisler.bsky.social @lindasoreports.bsky.social @nateraymond.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...

reuters.comThese judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment. The intimidation campaign has strained judges and their relatives – and legal scholars fear it could have a chilling effect on the judiciary.
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NEW ICYMI: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings. www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...

reuters.comExclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulingsU.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings.
Mike Spector
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NEW: Merck vaccine case linked to HHS Secretary Kennedy delayed, company says. www.reuters.com/legal/merck-...

reuters.comExclusive: Merck vaccine case linked to HHS Secretary Kennedy delayed, company saysMerck and a woman suing the drugmaker agreed to halt a trial over alleged injuries from the drugmaker's human papillomavirus vaccine in a case with ties to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the company said.
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NEW: With Eric Adams dismissal order, Trump's DOJ tests office that challenged him. w/ @luccohen.bsky.social + Jack Queen www.reuters.com/legal/with-e...

reuters.comWith Eric Adams dismissal order, Trump's DOJ tests office that challenged himThe Justice Department's order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams will test whether a fiercely independent federal prosecutor's office can resist efforts by President Donald Trump's administration to rein it in.
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NEW: As Musk gains influence, questions hover over US probes into his empire w/ Rachael Levy, Marisa Taylor, @chrisprentice.bsky.social and Chris Kirkham www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

reuters.comAs Musk gains influence, questions hover over US probes into his empireLast month, in the waning days of the Biden administration, the SEC set a tight deadline of several days for demanding that Elon Musk pay a settlement or face civil charges relating to alleged securities violations during his $44 billion takeover of Twitter in 2022.
Mike Spector
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America's culture wars upend white-collar case: US judge rejects Boeing plea deal in fatal 737 MAX crashes, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision in the agreement. w/ Allison Lampert @davidshepardson.bsky.social @chrisprentice.bsky.social www.reuters.com/legal/us-jud...

reuters.comUS judge rejects Boeing plea deal in fatal crashesA U.S. federal judge on Thursday rejected Boeing's agreement to plead guilty to fraud in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes, court documents showed.
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"Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation, torment and sexual servitude" ... Here's our latest harrowing look inside the billion-dollar porn platform. www.reuters.com/investigates...

reuters.comEnslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation and tortureOnlyFans gives women the chance to earn money by making porn. Sex traffickers also use the platform to abuse and exploit them, say police and prosecutors.
Mike Spector
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NEW: McKinsey nearing deferred prosecution agreement to resolve U.S. opioid investigation. w/ @nateraymond.bsky.social www.reuters.com/legal/mckins...

reuters.comExclusive: McKinsey nears deferred prosecution pact in US opioid probe, sources sayMcKinsey & Co is in the final stages of negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a U.S. criminal investigation into the consulting firm's work helping opioid manufacturers boost sales that allegedly contributed to a deadly addiction epidemic, people familiar with the matter said.

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