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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.

Supreme Court Rules for Postal Service in Mail Delivery Dispute Federal law shields the US Postal Service from liability when carriers refuse to deliver mail, a divided Supreme Court ruled.

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.
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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.

Supreme Court Embraces Tool to Flag Stock, Other Conflicts (1) The US Supreme Court will begin using a new automated process to flag potential conflicts over stock ownership and other issues that could require recusal.

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/...

Mentions of Justice Scalia Surge at Conservative-Dominated Court References to the late Justice Antonin Scalia spiked during Supreme Court oral arguments this year, highlighting his lasting influence on how the court interprets the law.

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...

Solicitor General Pushing Justices to Take More Cases Uninvited The Trump administration is pressing more assertively in its second term to steer the Supreme Court’s docket toward cases that advance the president’s policy agenda.

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/...

Solicitor General Pushing Justices to Take More Cases Uninvited The Trump administration is pressing more assertively in its second term to steer the Supreme Court’s docket toward cases that advance the president’s policy agenda.

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.

Mentions of Justice Scalia Surge at Conservative-Dominated Court References to the late Justice Antonin Scalia spiked during Supreme Court oral arguments this year, highlighting his lasting influence on how the court interprets the law.

References to the late Justice Antonin Scalia surged this year during Supreme Court oral arguments -- a testament to his lasting influence over the institution nearly 10 years after his death. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court Voids Louisiana Health Law Barring Federal Claims The US Supreme Court reversed a Louisiana appeals court, ruling that a state law immunizing health care providers during public health emergencies can’t shield them from federal disability claims.

The Supreme Court says a Louisiana health emergency law can't immunize providers from Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims brought in state courts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-voids-louisiana-health-law-barring-federal-claims

Justices to Hear Jurisdiction Challenge in Medical Consent Order The Supreme Court will consider whether federal judges have jurisdiction to hear a Maryland woman’s challenge to a state court medical consent order while state proceedings over that order are still o...

CERT GRANT: A Maryland woman says she agreed to a state court medical consent order to secure her release from involuntary hospitalization after a gluten-induced psychotic episode.

SCOTUS will consider whether her federal lawsuit is DOA. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court to Hear Ex-Twitter Employee’s Saudi Spying Case The US Supreme Court will decide whether the government made missteps when charging a former Twitter employee convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia.

CERT GRANT: The Supreme Court will hear the case of Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia.

Abouammo argues he was charged in the wrong venue w/ obstructing an FBI investigation into leaks about Saudi dissidents. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Affidavit In Support – #1, Att. #1 in United States v. COLE (D.D.C., 1:25-mj-00276) – CourtListener.com SEALED COMPLAINT as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR (1). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit In Support) (zmcg) (Main Document 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Main Document...

Here's the affidavit the DOJ has just unsealed against the Northern Virginia man they now say planted two pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC ahead of Jan. 6. Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Justices to Review Immigrant Rights to Seek Asylum at Border (1) The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Department of Homeland Security policy that allowed the government to turn back noncitizens at the border without hearing their asylum claims.

The Supreme Court will hear the Trump administration's defense of its former "metering" policy, which allowed immigration officers to turn away asylum seekers at the border. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/j...

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Execution After Justices Decline Case Oklahoma’s Republican governor granted a reprieve to a death row inmate after the US Supreme Court declined to hear his case and just minutes before he was set to be executed.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted an 11th-hour reprieve today an hour after the Supreme Court declined to hear death row inmate Tremane Wood's appeal and minutes before his scheduled execution. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...