Well, this is weird. Maduro's actual lawyer tells the court they have no idea what Bruce Fein is doing and neither Maduro nor any of his lawyers have ever spoken to him. The court had already granted his pro hac vice, too, before being informed of this. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New: Five Democratic-led states sued Trump's administration in SDNY challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it claims are concerns about fraud in their welfare systems. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

New: Five Democratic-led states sued Trump's administration in SDNY challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it claims are concerns about fraud in their welfare systems. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

New from the 1st Circuit: The Trump administration lost its request to stay a ruling blocking its plan to require hospitals serving low-income Americans to pay upfront for the first 10 drugs to become subject to Medicare drug price negotiations and wait for rebates. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

New from the 1st Circuit: The Trump administration lost its request to stay a ruling blocking its plan to require hospitals serving low-income Americans to pay upfront for the first 10 drugs to become subject to Medicare drug price negotiations and wait for rebates. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

NEW: With SCOTUS poised to rule on Trump's tariffs as soon as Friday, more than 1,000 companies -- big, small, public, private -- already have filed lawsuits seeking refunds for their share of the billions of dollars in duties paid so far if the administration loses www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Yesterday, Justice Melissa Hart departed the CO Supreme Court. There's a lot to be said about her tenure, but I'll remember her for being the first to speak publicly about how she was targeted after voting to disqualify Trump from Colorado's ballot for his role in Jan. 6: gazette.com/2024/09/06/j...

Breaking News: Aldrich Ames, the most murderous turncoat in the history of the CIA, died at 84 while serving life in prison.

New: The DOJ has suffered another setback in its efforts to subpoena providers of gender-affirming care for transgender youth in order to obtain patient information and details about the treatments they were provided, this time in Colorado. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Cites Schoolhouse Rock!

New: The DOJ has suffered another setback in its efforts to subpoena providers of gender-affirming care for transgender youth in order to obtain patient information and details about the treatments they were provided, this time in Colorado. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New from the 1st Circuit: Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules - www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

New from the 1st Circuit: Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules - www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

There's arbitrage and then there's ARBITRAGE

In 2025, Sen. John Hickenlooper and Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade took steps to urge the federal judiciary to place a new courthouse with a district judge's chambers in Colorado Springs. To which the district court responded: we need more judges first. www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/12/31/c...

The Montana Commission on Practice recommended that Attorney General Austin Knudsen be suspended from office for ethics violations, and the Montana Supreme Court rejected that conclusion *today*, holding that while Knudsen violated two rules, the Commission violated his right to due process:

My question for 2026: Will the knock-off AirPods I bought this week at a Five Below make it all the way through the year?

New: US judge blocks Trump move to end protected status for thousands from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Breaking out of the 1st Circuit: Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states - www.reuters.com/world/court-...

New: A federal judge in Boston has blocked plans by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals living in the United States. www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

You could say that agreeing to do this story is itself a high-stakes gamble www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...

Daniel DiDonato, a college freshman who had been following a legal fight over redistricting in Alabama since he was 14, pulled an all-nighter to make a new legislative map for the state. Now it's likely to be used in next year’s election.

New: A federal judge has upheld President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

New: Immigrant rights advocates have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision last month to end the temporary protections from deportation granted to more than 200 South Sudanese nationals. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."

New: Immigrant rights advocates have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision last month to end the temporary protections from deportation granted to more than 200 South Sudanese nationals. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

If you're sued for actions while running a company, the company might have to pay your bills - that's "advancement." That can... add up. Which is why JPMorgan now owes Quinn Emmanuel $43 million. And $529 in gummy bears for the 147 lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

JUST IN: Feds move to dismiss criminal case against Mexican citizen charged with using truck to ram immigration agents during August op in San Diego. 'Additional investigation has caused the U.S. to re-evaluate prosecution in this matter.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:

SCOOP: Prosecutors proposed 3rd felony charge against NY AG Letitia James & dropped rent allegations in indictment federal grand jury in Alexandria, VA voted down last week. DOJ asked magistrate judge to seal it, but he declined. w/ @hassankanu.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

A coalition of major medical organizations urged a federal judge to reject the Trump administration's bid to dismiss their lawsuit challenging policies adopted under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy that they say will lower vaccination rates @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/48IC7qn

Republican senator grills Trump judicial nominee on religious sermons @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/48UuPi1

New: A Trump judicial nominee faced sharp questions today from Republican Senator John Kennedy about church sermons he delivered describing pre-marital sex as a category of "sexual perversions" and suggesting wives should be subservient to their husbands. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New: A Trump judicial nominee faced sharp questions today from Republican Senator John Kennedy about church sermons he delivered describing pre-marital sex as a category of "sexual perversions" and suggesting wives should be subservient to their husbands. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

A federal appeals court judge who was included on U.S. President Donald Trump's short list of potential Supreme Court nominees during his first term says the U.S. Constitution's protections do not extend to immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/4p3SJ0F

New: Judge Brian Murphy in Boston appears ready to once again rule that the Trump administration cannot swiftly deport migrants to countries other than their own without providing them a chance to raise any fears they have that they would be persecuted or tortured. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

My latest: Trump-appointed judge argues US Constitution's rights do not extend to illegal immigrants - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New: Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve claims by the DOJ that it wrongly used National Institutes of Health grant funding to support the publication of studies that contained manipulated or duplicated images. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

NEW: 6th Cir upholds the fed law barring undocumented immigrants from having guns. What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵 www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...

New: USDA must give states more time to implement new food aid restrictions, judge rules - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.

Alaska Department of Corrections has reported now 17 deaths in custody this year. That surpasses 14 reported deaths last year, nearing the highest of 18 deaths in 2022. 7 people died, or 40%, unsentenced, only charged and waiting for trial. doc.alaska.gov/newsroom

New: A federal appeals court ruled that a provision of Trump's signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of Medicaid funding is not an unconstitutional punishment. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New: A federal appeals court ruled that a provision of Trump's signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of Medicaid funding is not an unconstitutional punishment. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New: Changes could be coming to the federal sentencing guidelines used by judges to punish white collar defendants for financial frauds, potentially leading to lower sentences. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New: A federal judge in Boston ruled that Trump's administration unlawfully terminated a FEMA grant program designed to protect states and communities against natural disasters before they occur. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

9th Cir. partially revives suit alleging that it violated the First Amendment for Washington prison official to delay delivery of "The Habeas Citebook" to inmates. No QI for mailroom supervisor on delayed delivery claim, but more general mail policies stand. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

The U.S. Senateconfirmed two conservative Mississippi Supreme Court justices to serve as federal trial court judges, despite what Democrats called their extreme stances on abortion, LGBTQ rights and sentencing @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/4q5cciB

New from me: Tech startup CEO defrauded private equity firm out of $20 million, US charges - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...