Minnesota Lawfare

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Today, a Trump appointed judge strikes “US Attorney” from Lindsey Halligan’s title; DOJ prosecutors subpoena more Minnesota officials in an ongoing criminal investigation for impeding ICE as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act; Judge Kacsmaryk compares drag to blackface and allows college campus drag ban in Texas; Congress releases its massive funding bill ahead of a looming shutdown; the stock market takes a dive after Trump announced EU tariffs; the DOJ concedes DOGE misused Social Security data; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rips Trump during his Davos speech; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest
What to know about the Insurrection Act | AG & Steve Vladeck

Stories
Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry | The New York Times

Judge Kacsmaryk Compares Drag To Blackface, Allows College Campus Drag Ban In Texas | Erin In The Morning

Canadian PM Rips Trump's Greenland Push: 'We Are in the Midst of a Rupture' | Rolling Stone

Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data | POLITICO

Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills | Erin In The Morning

Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms | NBC News

Judge bans Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan from 'masquerading' as top federal prosecutor | NBC News

Good Trouble
ICEOUT.ORG - “People over papers”
ICEOUT’s objective is to collect community-submitted information about possible ICE activity down to the street level to help inform the public and raise awareness. All reports are reviewed and categorized by a moderator team before appearing on the map. The website is available in 11 different languages.

iceout.org to view the map.
iceout.org/location/report to submit a report.

→Tell Congress Ice out Now - Take Action Now | Indivisible
→Urge American Ballet Theatre to cancel upcoming Kennedy Center performances
→Ways to Support MN’s Immigrant Communities Amid ICE Activity - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
→Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU
→ICE List
→2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning

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