Justin Wise

Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...

Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
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Agency Litigation Powers May Be in Trump’s Sights, Official Says The Trump administration may target the independent litigation authority of federal agencies if the Supreme Court grants the president the power he seeks to fire executive branch employees at will, a ...

Federal agencies' independent litigation powers may be next in President Trump's sights if SCOTUS agrees he has the right to fire executive branch employees at will, DOJ's Civil Division head said today. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Blog Posts Help Spur Trump Tariffs Challenge at Supreme Court A blog post attacking the legal basis behind President Donald Trump’s tariffs helped set in motion a lawsuit central to the dispute over presidential power that will be considered by the US Supreme Co...

Article about the origins of our case against Trump's tariffs, which is currently before the Supreme Court: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Toymaker Gears Up for Supreme Court Fight Over Trump’s Tariffs A Chicago-area toy company is among the businesses arguing to the justices this week that most of the president’s tariffs should be struck down.

The toymaker taking on Trump’s tariffs (gift link)
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Katyal to Argue Supreme Court Trump Tariff Case After Coin Toss Small businesses are turning to prominent litigator Neal Katyal to argue at the Supreme Court that the bulk of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are unlawful after a coin toss landed in his favor.

Prominent Supreme Court litigator Neal Katyal is set to argue for businesses challenging Trump's tariffs... after winning a coin toss. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

All these people avoiding m-dashes because “AI uses them” simply means that there’s more for me!

ICE Apprehension of US Citizens Derided as ‘Kavanaugh Stops’ “Kavanaugh Stops” is a reference to conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wrote in a case last month that encounters with immigration agents for legal residents are “typically brief”...

NEW: There's a shorthand to describe US citizens getting swept up in immigration raids: "Kavanaugh Stops."

We dive into the label that's taken off on the left since Kavanaugh said immigration stops for legal residents are “typically brief." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Deploy Troops in Chicago President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him immediately deploy National Guard troops in Chicago.

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him immediately deploy National Guard troops in Chicago. From @gregstohr.bsky.social. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Kavanaugh Floats Time Limit in Another Landmark Civil Rights Law Justice Brett Kavanaugh raised the prospect of extending the Supreme Court’s logic that affirmative action in college admissions needed an “end point” to race-based redistricting.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh this week raised the prospect of extending the Supreme Court’s logic that affirmative action in college admissions needed an “end point” to race-based redistricting. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

In 1965, the Dodgers had a big lead in the National League. It was announced that Oct. 6 would be game 1 of the World Series. Oct. 6 was Yom Kippur. They asked Koufax what he would do. He said, “I’m praying for rain.” He also said he would consult a Rabbi. He never did. Koufax told a Rabbi: ‘I’m Jewish. I’m a role model. I want them to understand they have to have pride.” Thousands of Jews said they saw Koufax at various synagogues in Minneapolis. In fact, he never left his hotel room. Don Drysdale, a Hall of Famer, pitched Game 1. He got bombed, giving up 7 runs. When the manager went out to pull him, he said, “Don’t you wish I was Jewish too?”

Always loved the Drysdale quip after Sandy Koufax sat out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series for Yom Kippur: jewishbaseballmuseum.com/spotlight-st...

Justice Department Loses a Third of Career Leaders Under Trump At least a third of senior career leaders have left the Justice Department since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, taking with them centuries of combined expertise, according to a Blo...

At least a third of senior career leaders have left the Justice Department since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, taking with them centuries of combined expertise, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis by @suzannemonyak.bsky.social

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Trump DOJ Said to Unwind Apolitical Civil Rights Career Hiring The Justice Department is consolidating civil rights attorney hiring authority with a handful of Trump-aligned supervisors, departing from practices that were designed to avoid politicization, accordi...

EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is consolidating civil rights attorney hiring authority with a handful of supervisors, departing from practices that were designed to avoid politicization, @benjaminpenn.bsky.social and @suzannemonyak.bsky.social report

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ICYMI: The US judge who blocked the ouster of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook joined the growing chorus of her lower court colleagues to reject the idea that the Supreme Court’s recent emergency docket orders bind her to side with the Trump administration
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Supreme Court Emergency Orders For Trump Sow Cracks in Judiciary The Supreme Court’s repeated grants of emergency relief to the Trump administration is creating fissures in the judiciary, while empowering the president to fight any lower court judge’s intervention.

The Supreme Court’s repeated grants of emergency relief to the Trump administration is creating fissures in the judiciary, while empowering the president to fight any lower court judge’s intervention, @jacqthomsen.bsky.social and @justinfwise.bsky.social report

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DOJ Charges for Officer Assaults Clash With Trump Jan. 6 Pardons US prosecutors have charged numerous people with assaulting or resisting federal officers since mid-August in cases leveling allegations mirroring those brought against Jan. 6 defendants that Presiden...

New: US prosecutors in DC have charged at least 20 people with assaulting or resisting federal officers in recent weeks, in cases leveling allegations mirroring those brought against Jan. 6 defendants that President Donald Trump essentially wiped out. news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar...

Who Wins and Who Loses in the Google Antitrust Ruling It’s good news for Apple and Microsoft among others. Plus: Are companies doing AI all wrong?

Google antitrust ruling is good for Google and Apple; not so great for everyone else www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The perpetrators may be interested in any sealed information that helps outline the “road map” of an investigation, such as through wiretap and search warrant requests, Adam Hickey, a former Justice Department computer crime investigator tells @justinfwise.bsky.social

New Jersey Judges’ Pick for Top Prosecutor Challenges Firing The former deputy for New Jersey’s US attorney claims she was fired in “direct retaliation” for judges appointing her as the state’s top federal prosecutor.

The former deputy for New Jersey’s US attorney claims she was fired in “direct retaliation” for judges appointing her as the state’s top federal prosecutor.

Democrats Propose Removing US Marshals From Executive Branch (1) House Judiciary Democrats plan to introduce legislation that would move the federal agency tasked with protecting federal judges out of the Justice Department and into the judicial branch, amid rising...

New: House Dems announced legislation that would move the Marshals out of the Justice Department and into the judicial branch, amid rising threats against judges and concerns about the independence of the courts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Trump Ramps Up Threats Against Political Foes After DOJ Shakeup The Trump administration is ratcheting up its threats of prosecution against Democrats and other critics, in an escalation of its use of the legal system to go after the president’s perceived enemies.

The Trump administration is ratcheting up its threats of prosecution against Democrats and other critics, in an escalation of its use of the legal system to go after perceived enemies, @justinfwise.bsky.social and @suzannemonyak.bsky.social report

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DOJ Leader Removed After Bondi Saw Front Office Biden Portrait The Justice Department removed the acting national security head from his post hours after Attorney General Pam Bondi saw a portrait of former President Joe Biden continuing to hang in the division’s ...

The Justice Department removed the acting national security head from his post hours after Attorney General Pam Bondi saw a portrait of former President Joe Biden continuing to hang in the division’s front office, @justinfwise.bsky.social reports

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US Said to Drop Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Migrant Child Shelter The Justice Department plans to drop a Biden-era lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by employees of a company that houses thousands of unaccompanied migrant children and has received billions of dollars in...

Our story revealing Blatt's outreach and the DOJ's plan to drop the case linked here.

US Said to Drop Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Migrant Child Shelter The Justice Department plans to drop a Biden-era lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by employees of a company that houses thousands of unaccompanied migrant children and has received billions of dollars in...

As we reported earlier, the Justice Department was suing under a civil rights law and seeking money damages for children who allegedly faced sex abuse at Southwest Key shelters.

Blatt claimed in an email to Trump DOJ leaders that, if successful, it would "actually incentivize illegal crossings."

HHS said the decision is tied to its move to to stop placing children in Southwest Key shelters and move all children currently there to other shelters.

Southwest Key has received billions in federal grants over the years to provide housing. It is unclear where the children are being moved to.

US Dropping Suit Over Sexual Abuse at Migrant Child Shelter (1) The Justice Department is dropping a case accusing Southwest Key Programs, a Texas-based nonprofit that offers housing for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, of failing to act on pervasive s...

New: US officially drops case accusing Southwest Key Programs, the US's largest housing provider for migrant children, of failing to act on sexual abuse by its employees.

Move follows direct plea by prominent Supreme Court litigator Lisa Blatt to get Trump DOJ to drop the case.

US Said to Drop Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Migrant Child Shelter The Justice Department plans to drop a Biden-era lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by employees of a company that houses thousands of unaccompanied migrant children and has received billions of dollars in...

The Justice Department plans to drop a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by employees of a company that houses thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, @justinfwise.bsky.social and @suzannemonyak.bsky.social report

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Chegg, the online education company, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging the company used its monopoly in search to coerce websites into allowing it to scrape their content for use in AI models. assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

How Trump’s Presidency Is Impacting the FOIA USAID can’t release FOIA documents due to “recent developments.” Meanwhile, a memo sent to DHS FOIA officers this week directs them to “maximize transparency” when processing public records requests.

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USAID told me it can’t release documents via #FOIA due to “recent developments”

Meanwhile, a memo I obtained sent to DHS FOIA officers this week directs them to “maximize transparency” when processing FOIA requests
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Musk’s Adviser Role Sets Up Constitutional Test Over His Power A White House declaration that Elon Musk is operating as a mere adviser as he pushes a relentless campaign to slash government spending is setting up a constitutional clash over the billionaire Trump ...

NEW: A White House declaration that Elon Musk is operating as a mere adviser as he pushes a relentless campaign to slash government spending sets up a constitutional clash over the billionaire Trump ally’s role in government.

W/ analysis from @jshaub.bsky.social on legal test Musk's role creates.

Foreign Bribery Targets Push to Axe DOJ Cases After Trump Order Attorneys representing former Cognizant Technology executives about to go on trial sought a dismissal directly from the Justice Department’s No. 2 official the day after President Donald Trump ordered...

Scoop w/ @justinfwise.bsky.social: Executives on eve of trial over foreign bribery accusations are asking DOJ No. 2 Emil Bove for dismissals in light of Trump EO pausing overseas bribery enforcement. Jones Day, other firms immedately go straight to the top. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...