Federal prosecutors told to document judge hurdles in Antifa cases

Justice Department leadership has directed federal prosecutors to provide examples by Friday of obstacles they have faced with judges while working on cases related to attacks on law enforcement and Antifa.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office sent the order to some U.S. attorneys a day earlier, according to a memo reviewed by Fox News Digital. The memorandum instructed prosecutors to provide “2-3 examples of unusual judicial system obstacles” their offices have encountered in certain areas of the courts. The note was first reported by Reuters.

The fields were organized as a bulleted list and included attacks on law enforcement, obstruction of immigration authorities, investigations of specific “domestic terrorist organizations” such as Antifa, or “interstate threats, disclosure of personal information, and/or frauds.”

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Judicial impediments should be impediments that arise when prosecutors file charges, file lawsuits or conduct other legal processes, the memo said.

The directive marks the latest example of the Ministry of Justice targeting the judiciary due to the failure of prosecutors in this regard. safe expenses With convictions in some high-profile cases and the Trump administration facing hundreds of lawsuits and frequent adverse rulings in lower courts.

This also comes after Blanche railed against and declared “war” on what she said were “rogue activist judges” at the Federalist Society convention last week.

Federal agents confront protesters outside the ICE building in Portland, Oregon, on September 28, 2025, following President Trump’s order to deploy military troops to protect ICE facilities. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a DOJ spokesperson said “judicial activists — liberals in robes” improperly obstructed the administration’s work and at times undermined the Supreme Court.

“Courts exist to enforce the law, not to invent policy from the bench,” the spokesman said. “The Department is committed to strengthening our litigation posture at all levels so that we can better defend public safety initiatives and prevent activist judges from undermining the rule of law.”

Prosecutors have faced roadblocks in court in many areas, including immigration, federal appointments and firings, government funding, transgender policies, fights with major law firms and more. In rare cases, the administration has appealed to the Supreme Court for temporary relief in important cases and almost always won.

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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is seen at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

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This year, the Justice Department filed misconduct complaints against two D.C. judges, Judge James Boasberg and Judge Ana Reyes, Obama and Biden appointees.

Judge Mark Wolf, a 78-year-old Reagan appointee, recently announced his retirement in the Atlantic, attributing it to his desire to speak out against Trump’s “assault on the rule of law.” Wolf said he now plans to “defend judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.”