2026-06-02: Federal judge reopens Trump's IRS self-settlement case and orders response by June 12 on

Show Notes - 2026-06-02 Stories Covered: - Today: - Trump IRS Settlement Case Reopened for Fraud Investigation (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/01/judge-reopens-trumps-irs-case-wants-to-know-if-the-court-was-defrauded/) - Alabama Congressional Map Dispute Returns to Lower Courts (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-urged-to-uphold-lower-court-decision-striking-alabama-congressional-map-as-raciall/) - Louisiana Enacts New Congressional Map Eliminating Majority-Black District (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/a-brewing-tariff-refund-battle/) - John Deere Faces Second Class Action for Monopolizing Repair (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/01/john-deere-faces-second-class-action-for-monopolizing-repair/) - Supreme Court Rejects Broad Compassionate Release for Conviction Challenges (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-rejects-broad-interpretation-of-compassionate-release-statute/) - Federal Prosecutor Exits After Receiving James Comey Case (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/01/prosecutor-nopes-out-of-the-doj-after-being-handed-the-james-comey-8647-case/) - Supreme Court Grants First Step Act Case on Halfway House Time Credits (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-send-case-of-death-row-inmate-back-to-lower-courts-grant-new-first-step-act-case/) - Meta, TikTok, Snap, YouTube Settle School Social Media Addiction Bellwether (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/meta-tiktok-snap-youtube-settle-school-social-media-addiction-bellwether-case/) - Class Action Settlements Available (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/wisp-data-privacy-class-action-settlement/) - NIST Vulnerability Database Backlog Reaches 27,000 Due to Mismanagement (https://therecord.media/nist-mistakes-vulnerability-database-inspector-general) - NSA Appoints New Cybersecurity Leadership (https://therecord.media/nsa-selects-new-leads-for-cyber-posts) - Federal Government Targets "Anti-Technology Extremists" (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/01/feds-begin-targeting-anti-technology-extremists-which-is-going-to-make-everything-so-much-worse/) - Lawfare Analysis on FISA Section 702 Reform (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-june-1-2026) - Lawfare Examines Jihadist Expansion in West Africa (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-june-1-2026) - EFF Welcomes New Executive Director Nicole Ozer (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/welcome-new-eff-executive-director-nicole-ozer) - African Data Protection Laws Block International Agreements (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-june-1-2026) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-06-02/