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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-p…

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/co…

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/tr…

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/ @JustinFWise) news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ca…

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-p…

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-p…

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-p…

@SpencerSays You've been plotting this for years.

No I am not trying to sabotage Independence Day.

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/ju…

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/fo…

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: supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

Herridge was held in contempt in 2024 for refusing to reveal her sources for a story about an FBI investigation into a Chinese-American businesswoman's alleged ties to the Chinese military, as @BLaw reported. She's now facing an $800/day fine. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/ex-…

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.

Both calls are part of a larger, years-long rise in threats against public officials and their families. During a legal conference in D.C. last week, a U.S. circuit court judge said its having a chilling effect on potential judicial candidates. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ju…

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.