JUST IN: In MN suit challenging Trump admin Medicaid payment hold, new DOJ filing dismisses VP JD Vance's statements on issue as "political commentary" irrelevant to the litigation. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
NEW: Judge Brann's scathing 130-page opinion suggests that the Trump administration is risking the release of criminals because Trump is upset he can't get the US attorney of his choice.
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BREAKING: Judge rules that Trump admin acted illegally, again, by installed triumvirate to run U.S. Attorney's office in NJ after Habba's acting appointment was ruled illegal. Judge Matthew Brann doesn't immediately void actions by the trio, though. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: Trump's #SCOTUS loss on tariffs could have fallout for other Trump policies, like his attempt to charge a $100K fee for H-1B visas. DC Circuit heard arguments this morning that, like IEEPA tariffs, the visa charge is a tax Congress never OK'd. More: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Anthropic also suing in DC Circuit with petition for review of DoD supply chain risk determination. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... That in addition to suit filed this AM in northern California federal district court.
JUST IN: Latest round in suit over undercover FBI operative's Bush-era surveillance of southern California mosques looks headed to 7th #SCOTUS conference, with no resolution on today's order list. Operative's reversals have roiled the case. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
ICYMI: During a book talk in New Mexico last night, Justice Amy Coney Barrett joked about being called 'a religious zealot' during #SCOTUS confirmation process. Via @GregsHighway @abqjournal www.abqjournal.com/news/justice...
BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump plan set to take effect Monday that would rapidly dismiss many/most? immigration appeals. Judge Randy Moss (Obama/DC) says DOJ has to complete notice-and-comment before such a change. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
Remotely? I don't think that's so. They sell that access to private parties and live off the revenue stream or use it to fund their IT. Anyway this isn't about the cost, you can't get the filings remotely even if you pay.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03... HD: does court decision invalidating Lake actions at VOA call into ?validity of acts taken by my successor at Office of Special Counsel (OSC)? Hope so as I disagree with reversal of my efforts to protect probationary workers and enforce Hatch Act against White House
I dont think that's what it says. It says they believe it would take years to proactively refund people but if people apply for batched refunds they can get it done faster. How much faster i dunno
This policy needs to be revisited. A couple thousand of these cases around the country in last few months. Many filings inaccessible.
Even causes problems for US Attorney offices because THEY can't see the filings remotely unless the specific attorney is assigned to that case
And how did it get a 2010 request number in 2023? Wonders of #FOIA never cease
How broken is #FOIA? In 2009, I asked DoD for info on membership of some reorganized NSC committees under Obama. Just got the response yesterday, 16+ years later
JUST IN: Trump admin asks 1st Circuit to stay Judge Brian Murphy's order that would sharply limit so-called 3rd country deportations. #SCOTUS twice blocked his earlier similar rulings. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... Story from round 2: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
JUST IN: Various immigrant rights groups plus @SEIU file broad lawsuit in RI fed court against various Trump admin holds on asylum, naturalization and other benefits at USCIS. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUST IN: 7th Cir. panel splits, 2-1, on resolving moot Chicago ICE protest case. Brennan/Scudder (Trump) wipe out dist ct's 'constitutionally suspect' injunction. Easterbrook (Reagan) would just dismiss appeal, sees majority violating party presentation www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
JUST IN: VOS plaintiffs in Trump tariffs case, repped by Neal Katyal, grumpy about being leapfrogged by Atmus. Now seeking a conference before Eaton or some other judge ASAP to get in on devising refund process. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUST IN: Fed judges presiding over trans sports fight between Trump admin and Maine won't recuse due to connection to a family member of a court staffer. Consulted the Judicial Conference conduct committee and got a letter saying it wasn't required. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Camp East Montana was supposed to be the Trump administration's model for a new breed of large-scale, makeshift immigrant detention centers. Eight tumultuous months, 60 violations and three deaths later, ICE is preparing to close it. New from me: t.co/jOIIRAMJCo
JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi purports to 'ratify' Kash Patel's firing, 5 months ago, of FBI agents who kneeled at 2020 #BLM protest. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
NEW: Feds say they'll appeal magistrate judge's decision to take over the process of reviewing data FBI seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. That judge is also proposing next steps he said both sides could find 'uncomfortable.' www.politico.com/newsletters/...
JUST IN: CBP official says importers who paid IEEPA tariffs are entitled to refunds with interest, but 'review period' needed 'to ensure no violation of other Customs laws and no other duties, taxes, or fees are owed.' www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
“She also suggested the anti-masking law would be constitutional if it were broadened to cover state law enforcement as well.”
Looks like it will be resubmitted with those guidelines in mind.
I feel like we typically see these sorts of completely outraged opinions from federal judges a couple times a year across the whole country, maybe a little more often in last few years. Now, in cases stemming from Trump's immigration crackdown, judges are ringing the alarm bell several times a week.
Even NPR slinging (imputed) obscenities now
JUST IN: 9th Cir. panel seems likely to keep block on CA state law requiring ICE/other police to display ID during most ops. All 3 judges, Nguyen (Obama), Bennett & Collins (Trump), appeared to view law as unconstitutional intrusion on fed govt. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
JUST IN: Trump admin reverses course again in litigation of Trump executive orders targeting major law firms. 1 day after moving to drop appeals aimed at reviving the orders, DOJ asks to keep going with the appeals. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
![With nowhere else to turn, the applicants asked us to issue a stay, and we have jurisdiction to entertain their application. Title 28 U. S. C. §1257(a) gives us jurisdiction to review “[f]inal judgments or decrees” that are rendered by a State’s highest court and adjudicate federal constitutional claims, and the Court of Appeals’ February 11 order falls
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1/9: In the New York redistricting case, Justice Alito's justification for why #SCOTUS even had *jurisdiction* to issue a stay is based upon a remarkably misleading portrayal of the state court proceedings.
I realize this is technical, but I wanted to write a short thread to explain the shadiness:
Non-politician Trump mimics politicians' classic tell when their prior statements have led to confusion www.politico.com/story/2009/0...
