Senior reporter at @BLaw covering the Supreme Court. Previously, courts & investigations at @WUSA9. Hot sauce enthusiast. Opinions my own.

Washington, DC
Joined March 2015
Millions have been bet whether Justice Alito will retire, who might replace him and whether SCOTUS will hear a case involving Kalshi -- making the justices both the subject of and the final word on who will regulate prediction markets. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law…
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The Supreme Court leaves open a circuit split in a major music copyright case after four justices recuse. While they didn't explain the recusals, all four have published books w/ Penguin Random House, which shares a parent company with a plaintiff in the case.
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President Trump says Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is off: "Many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die."
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The US Supreme Court appeared largely skeptical today of reducing how much deference judges need pay to commentary in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Justice Gorsuch, perhaps previewing his dissent, warned not doing so risked undermining Loper Bright. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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The Supreme Court will take up a question over whether divorcing military couples can voluntarily agree to divide the veteran spouse's disability benefits. Imagine your break up going all the way to SCOTUS. news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
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JUST IN: The DC US attorney’s office is barred from reviving its case against a former Olympic canoeist over alleged damage to the Reflecting Pool, per a ruling from a DC Superior Court judge today dismissing the case with prejudice. For @BLaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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8th Circuit Judge David Stras, who sat on the MO redistricting panel, defended SCOTUS today—saying it's hard to find "happy medium" on how much to write on emergency docket. Still, more guidance in this case would have been "incredibly helpful," he said. news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
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NOW: The Supreme Court won't intervene in a high-profile custody dispute over a critically ill infant born via surrogate. Justice Elena Kagan denies stay request filed on behalf of the surrogate by conservative groups. No justices note their dissent. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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The Trump administration says it has found a replacement case for Genalo v. Black, the migrant detention case the Supreme Court dismissed earlier this month. SG Sauer pushed for the new case to be heard in October, but the court seems unlikely to agree. news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
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In the latest twist, the Supreme Court stays an order from a federal judge in Missouri requiring the state to use a redrawn congressional map that favors Republicans. It's the second time this case has come to SCOTUS on an emergency posture this week.
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Should note, another injunction relating specifically to the USPS rulemaking directive (Section 3) in the executive order remains in effect. USPS has said a final rule will publish Wednesday, but not go into effect as long as that injunction is in place.
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to move forward, at least for now, with implementing an executive order that would impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The court finds states didn't have standing to sue. All three liberal justices dissent.
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The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to move forward, at least for now, with implementing an executive order that would impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The court finds states didn't have standing to sue. All three liberal justices dissent.
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Justice Jackson, writing a solo dissent, says the court's order adds to the "Kafkaeqsue nightmare" for plaintiffs bringing election-related challenges. She charges the majority w/ forcing petitioners to find an undefined Goldilocks zone between suing too early and too late.
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The court's decision today is entirely about standing. The justices did not decide whether President Trump actually has authority to require states to send lists of registered voters to USPS if they want mail-in ballots delivered. In short: Expect more litigation.
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