The proposal to make federal workers sign NDAs is redundant, except where it is very, very illegal

The new meridian hill park is a masterpiece

“An Associated Press investigation found that at least 10 detainees, all men, have died by suicide since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, a pace that far exceeds the growth in the detainee population”

Whereabouts of missing Rep. Tom Kean (R-N.J.) remain unknown, but he’s trading stocks again. From today’s @notus.com newsletter:

Inside the kitchens of Texas’s more than 3,000 barbecue purveyors, the effect of spiking beef prices has been close to cataclysmal. “Everybody’s at risk these days: You’re one bad week from closing,” said Russell Roegels, who runs a barbecue joint.

Who’ll stop the rain?

Today, Justice Clarence Thomas became the second-longest-serving justice of all time. @AdamSFeldman compiled 11 notable facts about his career

A legend

You’re home awfully late face

Hope to see you there

Interesting

(On this day — April 28th — in 1960, the future Justice Kagan was born!)

Must have partied too hard w his dog pals at the boarding place

Did someone say, salumeria?

Judge at the plate

Noah Kahan: Tiny Desk Concert Something nice www.npr.org/2026/04/21/g...

Historians sue DOJ as Trump shrugs off law meant to preserve White House papers www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...

Music is the answer

Amazing

ITS BEAUTIFUL.

Extremely nerve wracking - then a voice says “this is a perfect descent for Integrity….”

Observers see narrowing window to confirm Trump judicial picks this year www.npr.org/2026/04/09/n...

“The irony is that [Bondi] tried to advance criminal cases against Trump's perceived enemies, but judges & grand juries in many cases did not seem to be buying that.” @carriejohnson.bsky.social notes what we’ve been tracking about the power of grand juries. More: https://protdem.org/grand-jury-guide

Trump is nominating former Ohio solicitor general Ben Flowers, 39, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, replacing Judge Jeff Sutton.

Hope to see you there!

A federal judge in Minneapolis is set to decide whether military attorneys can prosecute civilians in Minnesota, as a protester challenges the practice under a longstanding law limiting military involvement in law enforcement.

3:30 am Saturday: let’s play, let’s go out, let’s roughhouse. 8:00 am: …

…And how will we end another consequential week of US legal news? Grabbing another ☕️ to be safe.

Whew that space launch just had me nervous

I'm hiding out in the big city blinking. 🎸

The coffee isn’t working today ☕️

A bit of job-related news. I’ll continue to keep one foot in the Justice beat.

Never gets old

Cherry blossoms are almost at their peak along the Tidal Basin. Come on down! 🌸 @capitalweather.bsky.social

A remembrance of former FBI Director Robert Mueller and his towering role in law enforcement. Robert Mueller, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dies at 81 one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-2625...

“Helping” with a long radio piece

👀

You did right by him, Babs

My fridge may be dying which means I need to eat all the ice cream now, right?

We only rate dogs. This is clearly a gigantic mouse that someone just found in their home. Please gently return them to the garden and only send dogs. Thank you… 12/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: kitsune_inu)

In the motion, federal prosecutors added that because defendant Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed is not being detained, “his liberty interests are not at issue.” But the filing indicated that Ahmed’s attorney objects to the delay. Judge Nancy Brasel has not yet ruled on the motion.

Unpopular opinion: it’s too hot for March

The case of Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle of immigrants' due process and civil rights, and the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation policies. n.pr/4rne2eU

Justice delayed is (not always) justice denied. But it’s long past time to honor the courageous law enforcement officers who defended democracy on January 6. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A whirlwind at the Justice Department as it reverses course on law firm appeals. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5733...

NEW: A federal appeals court swiftly rejected the Trump administration’s request to delay next steps in the fight over tariff refunds for importers after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s signature economic policy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Thread 🧵

Judge Cannon has just denied @knightcolumbia.org & @weareoversight.bsky.social motions to intervene and permanently barred DOJ from disclosing Jack Smith's report. She says (again) that Smith was appointed unconstitutionally, and that the report is the fruit of the unconstitutional appointment.