The Supreme Court will start off its October sitting with Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a major climate case that tests what authority cities & states have to sue oil companies over climate change. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

US Supreme Court Sets Climate Suit for First Case of Next Term

The US Supreme Court will begin its 2026 term with a case that could limit how states can hold oil companies responsible for climate change.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined former first lady Michelle Obama's podcast to talk—as the justices are wont to do—mostly about her book, but also about their "shared bubble experiences" and how 24/7 security affects the justices' lives. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Justice Jackson, Michelle Obama Talk Living in Security ‘Bubble’

Heightened security needs leave Supreme Court justices feeling “confined” at times, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told former first lady Michelle Obama during an appearance on her podcast.

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Jim Comey's team wants a judge to throw out the federal indictment charging him w/ threatening President Trump, saying the idea it was a true threat is "contradicted by every possible source of meaning: dictionaries, context, precedent, and common sense.” news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/comey...

Comey Asks Judge to Toss Trump Threats Case Over Seashells Post

Former FBI director James Comey asked a federal judge to throw out an indictment accusing him of threatening the president, saying the case is an attempt at silencing a prominent critic of the adminis...

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As Democratic candidates keep pushing court reform on the campaign trail, @whitehouse.senate.gov plans to reintroduce a bill tomorrow in the Senate that would establish staggered, 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar...

Whitehouse to Renew Call in Senate for Supreme Court Term Limits

Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse plans to reintroduce a bill Wednesday that would impose staggered 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices.

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Guy who just offered the bartender $500 to "read my novel and tell me if it would make a good screenplay" is now criticizing the pacing of Bladerunner. LA is a special place.

Justice Elena Kagan offered a tribute during her congressional testimony today to Sen. Lindsey Graham, who "sealed" her confirmation with a joke that humanized Obama's then-SG. Graham was one of 5 Republicans who ultimatedly voted in support of Kagan. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Justice Kagan Credits Lindsey Graham for Easing Confirmation

Justice Elena Kagan offered a tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham during rare testimony before Congress, thanking him for supporting her 2010 confirmation to the US Supreme Court.

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Capitol Police say they arrested a 67-year-old man this morning who drove up to the north barricade with a handgun in his lap. USCP says he asked for directions to the Supreme Court and there "does not appear to be a nexus to the Congress."

Conservative legal groups think the Supreme Court's transgender sports decision goes way beyond the "distinctive sports context" Justice Kavanaugh tried to cabin it to — and they're ready to push the lower courts to test that theory. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Conservative Legal Groups Gear Up After Trans Sports Decision

Conservative legal groups see a window of opportunity following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to bar transgender student athletes from girls sports.

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President Trump has suggested he may ask the Supreme Court to rehear its just-decided birthright citizenship case. It's nothing short of a legal Hail Mary, one expert told me: "The longest of long shots." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Trump Bid for Birthright Redo Would Be ‘Longest of Long Shots’

The US Supreme Court hasn’t agreed to rehear a case even on a partial basis in more than 60 years. President Donald Trump, looking to reverse a loss this term on one of his key policies, says he may a...

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Progressive fury over the Supreme Court's conservative majority is increasingly hard to miss on the campaign trail, where Democratic candidates often embrace court reform far more enthusiastically than the politicians they'd replace. (w/ Justin Wise) news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Campaigning Democrats Amplify Calls to Overhaul Supreme Court

Democratic candidates are promising to overhaul the Supreme Court and embracing bolder positions in midterm campaigning than the lawmakers they’d replace—a sign of how angry the left is about the dire...

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The Supreme Court will NOT block Texas' App Store Accountability Act—which requires app operators to verify the age of users—despite opposition from the tech industry. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Supreme Court Lets Stand Texas Age Verification Law Tech Opposed

The US Supreme Court will not block from going into effect a Texas law that requires app store operators to verify the ages of smart phone users before allowing downloads.

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Three-time Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted on a felony charge for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Hearn "forcefully and violently" pulled up the new pool liner, damaging "2-square-feet of sealant." news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Olympic Canoeist Indicted Over Alleged Damage to Reflecting Pool

Federal prosecutors secured an indictment against a former Olympic canoeist arrested after reaching into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool last month.

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The Supreme Court today declined to stay an $800/day fine former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge faces for refusing to reveal her sources for a 2017 story about a Chinese-American businesswoman. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Justices Deny Stay Bid of Reporter Who Won’t Reveal Sources

The Supreme Court refused to stay an order requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to pay $800 a day in fines for refusing to reveal her sources for a 2017 story.

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Oh man what a game.

Moving on to next term... the Supreme Court will hear a land-use case from an Ohio man who says his city violated his religious freedom by barring him from holding Orthodox Jewish prayer gatherings in his home without a permit. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Justices to Hear Land-Use Case Over Blocked Jewish Prayer Group

The Supreme Court will hear the case of an Ohio man who says his local government violated his religious freedom by barring him from holding Orthodox Jewish prayer gatherings in his home without a per...

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Well, the president is incorrect here. He appears to be reacting to pre-opinion stories he shared about how Congress could respond if Trump v. Barbara was decided on statutory grounds. But it wasn't. The court ruled 5-4 that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship.

Justice Alito wasn't even here today, incidentally.

The Supreme Court will be announcing its final four opinions of the term beginning at 10 a.m. Big rulings remain on campaign spending, transgender participation in youth sports and birthright citizenship.

Four Supreme Court justices reported a combined income of $2.4 million last year from lucrative book deals. Publishers have shelled out big bucks not just for memoirs, but for children's books penned by the justices. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court Justices Report $2.4 Million in Book Income (1)

Four Supreme Court justices reported a combined income of roughly $2.4 million from recently authored books, further demonstrating how lucrative the publishing world is for members of the court.

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Notable in Justice Clarence Thomas's dissent today from Trump v. Cook is that he treats the mortgage fraud allegations almost as a given--despite no charges ever having been filed against Lisa Cook.

The Supreme Court announces Tuesday will be its final opinion day of the year. Four cases remain, including the birthright citizenship case—Trump v. Barbara—and two cases involving participation by transgender women and girls on female sports teams.

First SCOTUS opinion of the day is Watson v. RNC. The court 5-4 reverses the 5th Circuit and upholds a Mississippi law allowing some mail-in ballots to be counted after election day. Justice Barrett writes for the court. Link: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Former FOX News reporter Catherine Herridge has tapped veteran SCOTUS litigator Paul Clement to appeal in a long-running contempt case over her refusal to divulge sources for a 2017 story. CJ Roberts has temporarily stayed a daily contempt fine to allow for a response.

Former Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential contender, says his family was targeted by a false CPS call. Comes weeks after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was targeted in an attempted swatting.

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This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.

The Supreme Court today said the US can turn away asylum seekers before they reach the border—drawing a rare dissent from the bench from Justice Sotomayor and an even rarer bench rebuttal from the opinion's author, Justice Alito. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court Says US Can Turn Away Asylum Seekers at Border (1)

Immigration agents may stop asylum seekers before they reach the US border to deal with surges at ports of entry, the Supreme Court said.

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SCOTUS today—in one of the more surprising rulings of the term—blocked a Rastafarian inmate's religious liberty suit against prison officials who held him down and forcibly shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his faith. 6-3 w/ the liberals in dissent. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court Blocks Rastafarian’s Suit Against Prison Officials

The Supreme Court says state prison officials can’t be sued in their personal capacities for violating inmates’ faith under a federal religious freedom law.

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In one of three 6-3 decisions today, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a dispute over how much evidence of certain types of criminal activity border officers needs to deny green card holders permanent reentry to the US. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Justices Back Border Officers in Dispute Over Green Card Reentry

Immigration officers may consider pending criminal charges when deciding whether to readmit green card holders into the country on temporary status, the US Supreme Court said.

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The US Supreme Court revived a $1 billion lawsuit brought by Exxon Mobil over oil and gas assets nationalized by the Castro regime--saying Congress waived foreign sovereign immunity for Cuban state-owned companies that operate such seized assets. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court Revives $1 Billion Exxon Suit Over Cuba Assets (1)

The Supreme Court sided with Exxon Mobil in its efforts to sue a Cuban conglomerate for operating oil and gas assets seized in 1960 following the country’s Communist Revolution.

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The DOJ has asked the 4th Circuit to order resentencing for the attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The govt. says Judge Boardman gave too much weight to remorse and transgender status--and failed to properly apply a terrorism enhancement. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

DOJ Seeks to Overturn Sentence of Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to overturn the sentence of Sophie Roske, who pleaded guilty last year to attempting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying the 8-year pris...

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SCOTUS orders the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to take another look at the nearly 30-year-old capital conviction of Michael Newberry the state now says it can't defend. The TCCA w/o explanation denied a recommendation to vacate Newberry's conviction. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Justices Order Texas Court to Revisit Decades Old Capital Case

The US Supreme Court ordered Texas’ highest criminal court to take a second look after it declined without explanation to vacate a capital conviction the state says it can no longer defend.

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