SCOTUS state of play today: - Lisa Cook still has her job at the Fed, for now; Cook's lawyers given until 9/24 to respond re: fate of injunction while legal fight goes on buff.ly/VUCOyTw - DOJ takes up fight over passport sex designations after lower court loss buff.ly/lFh9gfg

"Improper" "impermissible" "repetitive" "superfluous" "florid" "protracted" A US judge in Florida tossed, for now, Trump's $15B defamation suit against the New York Times, finding it "unmistakably and inexcusably" ran afoul of court rules. Trump's lawyers get 28 days to try again. buff.ly/FKQnQqx

NEW: DOJ has asked the US Supreme Court to step into the fight over Trump's move to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. What you need to know about how we got here, the significance of the timing, and what's next: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

TUNE IN: Jerome Powell beat the odds to unify the Federal Reserve on a rate cut. Bloomberg journalists connect the dots and answer your questions. Join our Live Q&A at 11 a.m. EDT: bloom.bg/469M1Qz

ICYMI: Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia grad student detained for more than three months before being freed, has been ordered deported to Syria or Algeria by a US immigration judge, per new court filing -- his lawyers say they'll keep fighting in fed court. From Patty Hurtado: buff.ly/lFGp3Fo

Breaking down the rapid-fire court fight that unfolded in recent days over the fate of West African men deported to Ghana, which culminated with a US judge blasting the Trump admin's conduct but concluding she couldn't take immediate action now that they were gone tinyurl.com/Deportations...

A frantic four-day court fight over the fate of West African men deported to Ghana came to a head Monday night, with a US judge slamming the Trump administration’s conduct but concluding there was nothing she could do. What unfolded between midnight Friday and now: buff.ly/O78xlp6

The Fed is meeting this morning. Lisa Cook is there. The White House says it'll keep fighting to let Trump fire her but hasn't made moves so far (at least not publicly) to get the case to SCOTUS since last night's DC Circuit loss. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Big tonight: A US appeals court rebuffed President Trump's latest push to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with the 2-1 ruling coming hours before the Fed is set to meet tomorrow. Watching to see if DOJ makes a last-minute request for SCOTUS to step in. buff.ly/AAUNFEo

Overnight: DC Circuit set a schedule on DOJ's motion to let Trump oust the Fed's Lisa Cook while the court fight goes on, briefing set to wrap 9/14 -- the Fed is scheduled to meet 9/16. Panel: Katsas, Childs, Garcia (Trump, Biden, Biden appointees) Prev: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ICYMI: The US judge who blocked the ouster of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook joined the growing chorus of her lower court colleagues to reject the idea that the Supreme Court’s recent emergency docket orders bind her to side with the Trump administration buff.ly/KXGzsyk

'Not persuaded': The US judge who blocked the ouster of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook joined the growing chorus of her lower court colleagues to reject the idea that the Supreme Court’s recent emergency docket orders bind her to side with the Trump administration buff.ly/KXGzsyk

Up to the DC Circuit we go: As expected, DOJ has immediately appealed last night's ruling blocking Trump from ousting Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for now, ahead of the Fed's next meeting on Sept. 16 buff.ly/9aOTnnR

Big news tonight: One week before the Fed meets to decide whether to lower interest rates, a US judge has blocked Trump's move to oust one of the governors for now -- teeing up the fight for the DC Circuit and potentially SCOTUS in the coming days www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SCOTUS firehose continues: - Roberts lets Trump keep a partial freeze of foreign aid for now, affects ~$4B set to expire soon buff.ly/8pvQyxU - Justices fast-track fight over Trump's tariffs, arguments in November buff.ly/WipmpLZ

Today on the docket: a newly public copy of the Trump's admin's March agreement to send Venezuelans to El Salvador's prisons, including the amount ($4.7M), terms (~300 people for one year) and conditions ($ can't be used for asylum legal counsel, abortions, DEI) buff.ly/oqjpfQK

In today's SCOTUS order lifting restrictions on immigration raids in LA, Kavanaugh writes that US citizens caught up will be "free to go after the brief encounter." Sotomayor dissents that this effectively makes all Latinos working low-wage jobs "fair game to be seized at any time" buff.ly/dd2iWcL

Today in "for now" SCOTUS orders that signal likely longer-term wins for the Trump admin: - Supreme Court Lifts ICE Migrant Profiling Ban in LA for Now buff.ly/dd2iWcL - US Chief Justice Lets Trump Oust FTC Commissioner for Now buff.ly/fC6MRfS

New this morning: A federal appeals court left intact the $83.3 million penalty against President Trump in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit, rejecting his attempt to overturn the jury’s verdict www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump's foreign aid freeze is back before SCOTUS -- with billions of dollars poised to expire at the end of the month, DOJ asked the justices to halt an injunction forcing it to commit to spending plans. Latest phase of the fight is focused on ~$4B www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NOW: DC is suing President Donald Trump over his deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, escalating local opposition to the administration’s moves to exert more control over the city’s day-to-day affairs. More to come. Complaint: buff.ly/Y45cIaM

Overnight: A Washington federal judge once again barred the Trump administration from unilaterally cutting billions in US foreign assistance funding that Congress approved -- this time fight is focused on money poised to expire at the end of this month www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Unhelpful and unnecessary" The US judge who blocked the Trump administration from cutting off billions in federal funding from Harvard included some strong words for Justice Neil Gorsuch -- a sign of mounting frustrations running up and down the judiciary www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New tonight: The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to uphold his global tariffs on the heels of its appeals court loss, seeking review in a case that could affect trillions of dollars in trade and give him broad new leverage over the world economy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Trump says he will ask the US Supreme Court to reverse a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation judgment against him in New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit, per newly docketed court filing www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Doc: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

On the 2-1 decision from the 5th Circuit overnight blocking the Trump admin from deporting Venezuelan men under a two-century old wartime law, and how the fight could once again reach SCOTUS, from Erik Larson: buff.ly/LjsLu0H Opinion: buff.ly/zsfL2Ac

Fed firing fight: Latest docket action signals we won't get a ruling on Lisa Cook's request for immediate court intervention to halt Trump's move to oust her before 9/4. Cook's lawyers and DOJ disagree on next steps, so she's still pressing for an order to preserve status quo buff.ly/kuLOVtY

Full rundown of today's blockbuster ruling that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA during June protests against his immigration crackdown violated federal law, even as the president threatens to use the military in other major American cities buff.ly/8pALFky

In a 2-1 ruling, DC Circuit tossed an injunction preserving billions in Biden-era clean energy grants the Trump admin wants to claw back from Citibank, where the money is being held -- majority said challenges had to be brought in Court of Federal Claims. Ruling: buff.ly/skM3dt4

ICYMI: Most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were ruled illegal by a federal appeals court that found he exceeded his authority by imposing them through an emergency law, but the judges let the levies stay in place while the case proceeds www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hello on this stunning Friday morning from the DC federal courthouse, where Judge Jia Cobb is set to hear arguments at 10am on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's motion for an immediate order halting Trump's move to fire her while she presses her lawsuit. Prev: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"...this concerted effort by the Executive to smear and impugn individual judges who rule against it is both unprecedented and unfortunate" On the judicial footnote heard round the legal world (and beyond) this week: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ICYMI overnight: A federal appeals court keeps alive a fast-moving fight over the Trump administration’s effort to block billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress, reviving it as a large chunk of funds are set to expire next month www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New tonight: A federal appeals court ruled that a fast-moving fight over the Trump administration’s effort to block billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress can move forward as a large chunk of funds are set to expire next month www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

DOJ continues to oppose document disclosures + testimony from DOGE Admin. Amy Gleason in a fight over whether DOGE has to comply with US public records laws; govt asks en banc DC Circuit to revisit latest setback: buff.ly/Mv9fpxp En banc petition: buff.ly/xTGYCWh

On the US judge in western Virginia who joined a small but growing chorus of sitting federal judges taking the unusual step of publicly defending their colleagues, work and independence -- denouncing the Trump admin's "concerted effort ... to smear and impugn" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What you need to know about the lawsuit filed this morning by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook challenging Trump's effort to fire her: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... And here's the complaint if you want to read it yourself: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

One (1) person gets to say the ham sandwich thing and then no one else, sorry those are the rules

SCOTUS docketed last night's emergency application from the Trump admin in the foreign aid freeze fight. DOJ wants an order by 9/2, ahead of 9/30 deadline when billions expire - appellate ruling for the govt hasn't taken effect yet, meaning an injunction to commit $ remains Story: buff.ly/DH8vWiW

New tonight: The Trump administration said in court papers that it had taken the fight over billions of dollars in frozen foreign aid funding to the US Supreme Court, asking the justices to immediately step in www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: A Wisconsin state judge must continue to face criminal charges that she interfered with US immigration authorities trying to make a courthouse arrest after a federal judge rejected her claim of immunity www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Opinion: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

Virginia federal judge with strong words today rebuking DOJ for suing the entire Maryland federal district bench over a standing order that briefly pauses deportations when new cases are filed - "novel and potentially calamitous litigation" buff.ly/lP5BwZe

DC v. Trump hit the docket this morning. Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Complaint: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

"overwhelmed" "balancing competing litigation obligations" "substantial current workload" In interviews and public court filings, DOJ lawyers describe strain since Trump took office (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Mass departures from the Justice Department and a rising flood of lawsuits have squeezed the remaining government lawyers defending Trump administration policies, with signs of the strain spilling into court www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Elsewhere in Maryland fed today, from @jacqthomsen.bsky.social: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

A lawsuit accusing billionaire Elon Musk + DOGE of unlawfully directing the closing of the US Agency for International Development can move ahead over the Trump administration’s objections, a Maryland federal judge ruled today www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Trump admin can cut potentially billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, a US appeals court ruled. The 2-1 decision didn't reach the core Q of whether the refusal to spend appropriated funds is constitutional, instead finding grantees lacked valid grounds to sue buff.ly/fzJDYFo

4th Circuit earlier today formally tossed out a prelim. injunction that would block DOGE from accessing personal info at Treasury, Dept of Education & OPM. DOGE already has had access for months after the circuit granted a stay in April: buff.ly/R43SeYP Today's opinion: buff.ly/MoMjqjl

A US appeals court ordered the Trump administration to resume publicly sharing data on how it is spending federal dollars -- with one judge writing separately to blast the government for suddenly and unilaterally refusing to follow a law that requires transparency www.bloomberg.com/news/article...