Ann Marimow
@amarimow.bsky.social
Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times
After Supreme Court ruling, federal workers fear Trump will fire them: ‘We are toast’ @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @merylkornfield.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Federal workers fear Trump will fire them after court ruling: ‘We are toast’
The ruling could usher in a more professionalized round of layoffs, compared to the erratic rush of firings carried out by Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service.
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Standing by with @jjouvenal.bsky.social for another stack of Supreme Court decisions expected today, here are the cases to watch: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Tracking key Supreme Court cases of the 2024-2025 term
Follow major cases facing the Supreme Court in 2025, including ghost guns, medical care for transgender minors, public funding for religious schools and more.
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The Trump administration has cast the undocumented as criminals responsible for California's woes and the ICE protests as an overreaction to basic deportation operations. The reality is very different @mariasacchetti.bsky.social reports www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Fact-checking Trump and Miller’s claims of a ‘migrant invasion’ in California
Federal and state data tell a far different story about migration to California than the political fury unfolding in Washington and on the streets of Los Angeles.
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The little-known court that blocked Trump's tariffs has broad authority over trade. Read @tobiaraji.bsky.social on the U.S. Court of International Trade. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
What is the U.S. Court of International Trade, which halted Trump’s tariffs?
Federal judges ruled that the president had gone beyond his authority in imposing levies on goods imported from around the world.
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Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison, from @blaskey_s, @schmidtsam7, @SilviaElenaFF , @AnaVHerrero, @arelisrhdz, @marialuisapaulr, @karendeyoung1 www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison
The administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.
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Attacks on judges "seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity," Jackson says in most forceful remarks yet by a Supreme Court justice amid Trump's disparagement of judges who rule against him. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Supreme Court’s Jackson Blasts ‘Relentless Attacks’ on Judges
US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denounced what she called “relentless attacks” on the federal judiciary, saying efforts to intimidate judges were threatening the Constitution and the ru...
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A forceful defense of judicial independence from the DC courthouse at the epicenter of Trump-related litigation. wapo.st/4k3gVyc
A judge’s portrait unveiled, and a defense of judicial independence
With the Trump administration attacking judges and skirting some court orders, Judge John D. Bates emphasized the fragile nature of judicial independence.
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At the Supreme Court this morning: Can the FBI be held liable for forcibly raiding the wrong house? But first, opinions announced at 10 a.m. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Supreme Court asks: Can FBI be held liable for raiding the wrong house?
FBI agents handcuffed Hilliard Toi Cliatt and pointed a gun at him and Curtrina Martin while her young son cowered in a bedroom. It was the wrong house.
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A ‘Citizen Lawyer’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court. @adamliptak.bsky.social on Ed Kneedler's last argument after setting a record for modern times. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Edwin Kneedler, a ‘Citizen Lawyer,’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court
In a remarkable scene, the justices applauded Edwin S. Kneedler, a government lawyer with a reputation for candor, care and integrity.
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Busy morning at SCOTUS with opinions at 10, followed by a religious rights case involving Christian and Muslim parents who want to pull their children from public school lessons involving LGBTQ-themed storybooks. t.co/20AMplKJwm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/20/supreme-court-religious-rights-lgbtq-books/
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EXCLUSIVE from @hannahnatanson.bsky.social: White House floor plans and other sensitive documents were improperly shared with thousands: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Sensitive documents, including White House floor plans, improperly shared with thousands
The inadvertent sharing of a Google Drive folder with the entire staff of the General Services Administration was the latest instance of sloppy handling of sensitive documents under both Biden and Tru...
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Just in: Trump asks the Supreme Court to let him fire independent regulators - and to schedule oral argument for May before the D.C. Circuit has acted. The Humphrey's Executor test case has arrived at SCOTUS. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire independent regulators
The Supreme Court’s decision on whether Trump can remove the pair will test the boundaries of presidential power and have broad implications for at least two dozen other agencies.
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Amid attacks, Judge James Boasberg weighs holding Trump officials in contempt in deportation case. Our profile of the veteran judge and former homicide prosecutor. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Amid attacks, Judge Boasberg weighs holding Trump officials in contempt
President Donald Trump and his allies have set their sights on Judge James Boasberg, a veteran judge with a history of bipartisan support and friendships.
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DC Circuit sets argument for April 9 over Trump administration's effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The three-judge panel includes two Trump nominees - Judges Katsas and Rao. Third judge is Pillard, an Obama nominee www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
CFPB dissolution halted for now by federal judge
In a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reinstate dismissed employees.
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California man to plead guilty in 2022 plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, lawyers say www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say
California man accused in Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say. Nicholas Roske, 29, was scheduled to be tried in the case in June.
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Big crowds outside SCOTUS this morning as the justices take up a South Carolina case involving Planned Parenthood funding and patients rights. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Supreme Court takes up Planned Parenthood funding and patient rights
South Carolina was sued after it disqualified Planned Parenthood South Atlantic from getting Medicaid funding even for health services unrelated to abortion.
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How Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputies are remaking the Justice Department in Trump's image, via @jeremyroebuck.bsky.social, Mark Berman, Perry Stein and Spencer Hsu. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
How the Justice Department is remaking itself in Trump’s image
Attorney General Pam Bondi has curtailed Justice Department anti-corruption efforts, ratcheted up immigration enforcement and redirected the civil rights division.
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NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts issues rare statement rejecting calls from Trump and his allies to impeach federal judges www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live updates: Trump holding high-stakes call with Russia’s Putin on ending war in Ukraine
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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Federal judge in DC says Trump penalties targeting law firm send ‘chills down my spine’ @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send ‘chills down my spine’
The Trump administration was ordered to halt, at least temporarily, parts of its executive order punishing the law firm Perkins Coie.
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Interesting line up at the D.C. Circuit to review Judge Amy Jackson's decision blocking Trump from firing Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel. D. C. Circuit Judges Henderson, Millett and Walker will review the injunction. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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MEXICO SUING U.S. GUNMAKERS OVER COUNTRY'S GUN VIOLENCE Alleges deliberate design, marketing and distribution choices (examples: Super El Jefe and Emiliano Zapata 1911 pistols) to appeal to Mexico’s illegal market @amarimow.bsky.social Mary Beth Sheridan report www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
U.S. gun companies fight Mexico’s lawsuit at the Supreme Court
The lawsuit seeks to hold U.S. firearms manufacturers accountable for gun violence in Mexico, saying the companies knowingly market to cartels.
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Starting soon: Trump’s solicitor general pick, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, already won big for him at Supreme Court. More on John Sauer's nomination to be the government's top advocate at the high court. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump’s solicitor general pick already won big for him at Supreme Court
Solicitor general nominee D. John Sauer, who was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing.
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Having trouble keeping track of the latest legal challenges and developments in court involving Trump's initiatives? We've got your covered: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... @jjouvenal.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com
Tracking Trump’s court wins and losses over executive orders, actions
We’re tracking fast-moving developments in key cases covering President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, transgender care and the federal workforce.
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Just in: Supreme Court will consider whether states can use public money to fund religious charter schools. Latest from @laurameckler.bsky.social @jjouvenal.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Supreme Court to weigh whether states can allow religious public schools
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country
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Took a beat to unpack a very big decision by Trump: to pull us out of the World Health Organization again. Losing U.S. donations could blow a major hole in WHO operations, reshaping global health — and position China to further emerge as global leader as Trump retreats. with @lenasun.bsky.social
Trump’s anger toward World Health Organization may reshape global health, politics
Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.
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Justice Department abruptly rescinds job offers to young lawyers in its elite honors program. w/ the indefatigable Perry Stein wapo.st/4hsthhT
Justice Dept. revokes job offers to young lawyers in elite honors program
Students or graduates from Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, Stanford and other top law schools lost job offers from the Attorney General’s Honors Program.
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NEW: Supreme Court to decide whether parents can opt kids out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books @jjouvenal.bsky.social and Nicole Asbury wapo.st/4g3BWWQ
Supreme Court to hear case on opting out of lessons with LGBTQ+ books
Parents in Montgomery Count, Maryland, want to be able to opt out of instruction on gender and sexuality that they say goes against their religious convictions.
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Our lead story right now is on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the ban, along with our latest original reporting on what is likely to happen next: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... by @viacristiano.bsky.social & @amarimow.bsky.social
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law slated to start Sunday
Donald Trump had asked the Supreme Court to delay TikTok’s ban-or-sale law to give him an opportunity to act once he returns to the White House.
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“A.G. Merrick Garland ordered the head of the Bureau of Prisons to withdraw the federal government’s current execution drug protocol, leaving the federal government with no drug protocol in place to carry out executions.” My overnight exclusive at Law Dork:
Breaking: A.G. Garland withdraws federal execution drug protocol following review
"[T]here is significant uncertainty about whether the use of pentobarbital as a single-drug lethal injection for execution treats individuals humanely," Garland wrote.
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