On what would be Justice Antonin Scalia's 90th birthday, reupping my story w/ @justinfwise.bsky.social about how, 10 years after his death, the late justice's name carries more weight than ever at the Supreme Court. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Federal public defenders are standing up a new Supreme Court Advocacy Project.
To lead it, they've tapped Ashley Robertson, a former clerk to Justice Kagan who argued two cases this term for the SG's office. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
The Supreme Court will take up a dispute over a permit allowing the US Air Force to detonate hazardous munitions in Guam. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
SCOTUS signals it may expand options for criminal defendants who sign plea deals to appeal their sentences.
Several justices balked at the Trump admin's position, which argued appeal waivers are enforceable even for sentences motivated by racism/sexism. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
NOW: Supreme Court partially reinstates injunction on policy barring California schools from disclosing students' gender identity to parents.
Justice Kagan, in dissent, accuses conservatives of double standards in relying on substantive due process. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Not so much Justice Alito, though.
The Trump administration starts off on the back foot in today's oral arguments in United States v. Hemani--about gun ownership by unlawful users of controlled substances.
A lot of obvious skepticism of the SG's position immediately apparent from all angles.
Since I'm off the beat these days, I'm grateful today for @klasfeldreports.com's and @annabower.bsky.social's excellent coverage of the vindictive prosecution hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee.
Justice Kagan, who also joined the majority, is in attendance as well, but the C-SPAN feed, at least, did not show her or Justice Kavanaugh, the only one of President Trump's nominees who voted to uphold the tariffs.
President Trump gets to the tariffs ruling early in his State of the Union, calling it "the unfortunate ruling from the Supreme Court."
No reaction from Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, who are both in attendance and both joined the majority.
A divided SCOTUS says federal law shields the Postal Service from lawsuits when employees intentionally fail to deliver mail. Thomas writes for the 5-4 majority.
Decision reverses the Fifth Circuit, which had allowed a Texas woman's racial bias case to proceed.
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Suncor v. County Commissioners of Boulder County today--a case about whether states/local governments can sue energy companies over damages caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
It's another case SG Sauer's office urged the court to take in an unsolicited brief.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN President Trump's sweeping global tariffs. Chief Justice Roberts writes for the 6-3 majority. Justices Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh dissent.
Opinion: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
The Supreme Court will consider whether to take up Steve Bannon's appeal at conference on March 6. Despite the Trump administration saying it intends to drop the case, Bannon's attorneys are pushing the justices to continue on and reverse the D.C. Circuit.
The Supreme Court will begin using a tool developed in-house that will flag potential conflicts of interest for the justices. Comes alongisde new filing requirements that parties include stock tickers of public companies involved in cases. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Re-upping my piece for @bloomberglaw.com from December: Now 10 years after his death, references to the late Justice Antonin Scalia during oral arguments show his impact on the Supreme Court has only grown. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Thanks!
Thanks to @johnpelwood.bsky.social for allowing us to use his data on unsolicited briefs from the SG's office going back to the Clinton years.
He's since written his own quite informative piece about the current trend under John Sauer for @scotusblog.com: www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/no-i...
Sauer's had success with unsolicited briefs so far. The justices have taken up 3 cases he asked them to and granted a stay he supported.
Two other requests remain pending, including the most recent targeting Colorado's universal pre-k program. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
The solicitor general's office under John Sauer has taken a more assertive stance toward pushing SCOTUS to take up cases aligning with Pres. Trump's policy agenda.
It's already filed more unsolicited briefs in a year than some entire administrations. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro was also convicted and sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying a similar subpoena.
The Supreme Court declined requests by both Navarro and Bannon to step in and stay their prison sentences.
NOW: SG Sauer tells SCOTUS the DOJ has decided to drop the contempt indictment against former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. DC USA Pirro filed a corresponding motion in district court.
Bannon was convicted & served 4 months in prison for defying a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena.
NOW: The Supreme Court will allow California to use a new map in this year's midterm elections designed to counter gains from Republican redistricting efforts in Texas. The California GOP and the Trump administration had asked the court to block it.
Absolutely awful to see the gutting of the Washington Post. The Post's journalists are incredible, dedicated people. We are all better off for the work they do every day. And we will now be worse off for the work they won't get to do.
The justices will hear oral arguments on the Trump administration's former "metering" policy at the border on March 24.
SCOTUS will hear Ahmad Abouammo's case on March 30.
Justice Samuel Alito says he will recuse from a long-simmering environmental case out of Louisiana due to his oil company holdings.
Chevron USA v. Plaquemines Parish is set for oral arguments on Monday.
I remain as proud as ever of the work my colleagues and I did reporting on Jan. 6, and forever grateful to the many officers, members of Congress and staffers who shared their stories with us. That lasting record stands, and will stand.
Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch all dissent from the court's order.
Justice Kavanaugh joins majority, but writes in concurrence he would have issued narrower ruling stopping for now at the fact Trump hasn't made determination he's unable to execute federal law with military.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES a stay sought by the Trump administration that would allow the president to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
The court says at least at this stage the administration has not overcome the Posse Comitatus Act.
