TODAY: The future of independent agencies heads to the Supreme Court, where this morning the justices will hear oral arguments on Trump’s bid to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter w/o cause. Story w/ @zschonfeld.bsky.social: thehill.com/regulation/c...

The head of GA's Prosecuting Attorneys' Council is taking over the 2020 election subversion case against Trump & allies, after "several" attys turned the job down. Today was the deadline to pick a new lead post-Fani Willis's disqualification or face dismissal. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Ahead of args, two plaintiffs leading the charge talked w/The Gavel, @thehill.com's weekly courts newsletter, ab the importance of the SCOTUS case. Per wine importer VOS Selections' Victor Schwartz: “You cannot make a Chianti in Oregon." Story w/@zschonfeld.bsky.social: thehill.com/newsletters/...

SOON: President Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda will be dissected by the Supreme Court as his admin seeks to justify its global trade overhaul by pointing to emergency powers. Story: thehill.com/homenews/558...

The 2020 election subversion cases are on life support — but they’re not dead yet. In this week's edition of The Gavel, @thehill.com's weekly courts digest, some updates on where things stand (🧵): thehill.com/newsletters/...

SCOTUS wants additional briefing in the pending case about Trump's National Guard deployment to the Chicagoland area:

Kat Abughazaleh, a progressive candidate for Congress in IL-9, was hit with federal charges tied to an ICE protest alongside five others, including local political candidates. They're set to be arraigned on Nov. 5. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie, a Clinton appointee who sits on a federal court in South Carolina, has been assigned to weigh Comey's challenge to interim-US atty Lindsey Halligan's appointment. Filing: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459...

An appeals court has temporarily lifted the part of a judge’s order blocking Trump’s federalization of the National Guard in Illinois but says they still can’t be deployed for now (though, looks like the TX troops can stay in the state): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New: The indictment of NY AG Letitia James over real estate fraud allegations may ring a bell. Though far smaller in scope, it echoes the civil fraud case she mounted against Trump that put her in the president’s crosshairs. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

NY AG Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges stemming from mortgage fraud allegations, making her the second prominent Trump adversary to face criminal charges after he vowed to seek retribution against his perceived enemies. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Letitia James's initial court appearance in Norfolk, Va., is set for Oct. 24, before a magistrate judge: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...

The two-count indictment against New York AG Letitia James: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...

Ex-FBI director James Comey's arraignment has been moved up to Wednesday at 10am. Judge cites security & other conflicting matters that are expected to draw "large numbers of people to the courthouse" at the same time. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: Illinois and the city of Chicago have sued to block Trump's deployment of National Guard troops. Filing: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEWS: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over Trump’s effort to fire the Fed's Lisa Cook in January. In the meantime, she can stay in her role:

NOW: A 2-page criminal indictment against James Comey has been filed:

A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of making a false statement and obstruction, just days after Trump called for his longtime foe's prosecution. Story by The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch: thehill.com/regulation/c...

The Supreme Court takes up Trump's firing of FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, setting up a showdown over its 90-year precedent enabling protections for some regulators. In the meantime, the firing can go into effect:

Utah has filed formal notice of its intent to seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old charged with killing Charlie Kirk:

NEWS: Utah prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk. Comes as Utah County AG Jeff Gray announces seven charges against Robinson, including aggravated murder. Story tk.

Developing: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported but returned to the U.S., has sued the Trump admin over its efforts to deport him again — this time to Uganda, a third country to which he has no known ties. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

A federal judge has rejected the Trump admin's bid to unseal Epstein grand jury materials, saying the gov is the “logical party” to make any sweeping disclosures. Said the motion seems like a "diversion" from Epstein files already in gov's possession. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Stanford's student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, has filed suit against Rubio & Noem, claiming some of its writers in the U.S. on student visas have “self-censored” re: Israel-Gaza to avoid being targeted for deportation: thehill.com/regulation/c...

👀The DC church whose BLM banner was destroyed by the Proud Boys in 2020 has sued a local chapter for infringement/dilution over its continued use of the “Proud Boys” trademark, which the church won rights to (by default) in an earlier suit Filing: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71021...

Two judges presiding over major Trump admin cases gave rare public remarks today denouncing the threats they’ve faced as the White House's war with the judiciary rages on. The threats have spanned “vile" voicemails to swatting and credible death threats. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

A BOP spokesperson confirms that George Santos has reported to FCI Fairton in New Jersey to start his 7-year prison term. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

A judge heard closing arguments today in a trial over the Trump admin's apparent deportation policy against pro-Palestinian campus demonstrators. The plaintiffs say the policy aims to chill speech, while DOJ disputes such a policy exists. More: thehill.com/regulation/c...

The Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists is on trial. It's the first major trial of Trump’s second term, taking aim at a policy that has led to arrests/deportation efforts against the outspoken students & faculty. Story: thehill.com/homenews/538...

Justice Barrett faced heavy criticism this spring for breaking w/Trump in emergency rulings key to his second-term agenda. But in the term’s most critical decisions, she proved her conservative bonafides, winning back some MAGA support. Story w/ @zschonfeld.bsky.social: thehill.com/regulation/c...

The Trump admin is appealing a judge's order blocking his EO against the law firm Perkins Coie, nearly 2mo after that ruling. Follows victories in district court for all four law firms who challenged Trump's orders against them. Background here: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise Trump's alternate electors strategy in 2020, has been disbarred in New York. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

The Supreme Court ruled that Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing in a bid to test evidence he says would block his execution. Story tk.

Fmr VP Pence earlier this month wrote a letter to a Jan. 6 defendant who refused Trump’s pardon, expressing “admiration” for her choice to reject the clemency & accept responsibility. A spox for Pence confirmed the letter’s authenticity: thehill.com/regulation/c...

McIver has pleaded NOT GUILTY to charges she assaulted & interfered with immigration officers during an oversight visit to an ICE facility last month. Story: thehill.com/homenews/hou...

A federal judge has ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder & former pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University who has been detained for more than three months. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law allowing Americans injured by acts of terror in the Middle East to take Palestinian leadership groups to U.S. courts for damages. Story: thehill.com/homenews/536...

Justice Thomas’s shunning of “experts” defending gender-affirming care in his Skrmetti concurrence has delighted conservatives whose assault on liberal influence in academics & medicine is now reaching the courts. Story w/ @zschonfeld.bsky.social: thehill.com/regulation/c...

A Federal Bureau of Prisons spox confirms to @thehill.com that ex-Sen. Bob Menendez has reported to a federal prison in Pennsylvania to start an 11-year sentence following his conviction on bribery & other corruption charges. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Trump must return control of California’s National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom by Friday afternoon, prompting a lightning-fast appeal that began within minutes. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

An appeals court has denied ex-Sen. Bob Menendez’s last-min bid to avoid reporting to prison while he appeals his corruption conviction. He’s set to report Tuesday to start his 11yr prison term for trading bribes for political favors & other crimes. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

A 2nd Circuit panel just heard arguments in Trump's bid to fight his hush money criminal conviction in federal court. If the judges rule in his favor, it could open up a path for him to try to toss the jury's guilty verdict. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Five leaders of the Proud Boys convicted of spearheading the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack have sued DOJ for $100 million, accusing the gov & FBI employees of violating their constitutional rights. Story: thehill.com/homenews/533...

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Catholic charity group is entitled to WI state tax relief it was previously denied, a decision that could expand eligibility for religious tax exemptions. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the court. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

Trump and his allies are waging war with the Federalist Society, unleashing a rebellion pitting MAGA against the conservative legal stronghold that helped him reshape the courts during his first term. Story w/ @zschonfeld.bsky.social: thehill.com/regulation/c...

A second federal judge has deemed one of Trump's orders targeting Big Law firms unlawful, this time against Jenner & Block. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c... Jenner & Block's statement:

TODAY: Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs faced their most significant legal scrutiny yet as a group of small businesses sought to persuade a 3-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade that the president exceeded his authority. Story w/ @zschonfeld.bsky.social: thehill.com/regulation/c...

🚨The Supreme Court will allow President Trump to begin enforcing a ban on transgender troops in the military, undermining two lower court decisions & handing a victory to an administration that has broadly sought to restrict trans rights. w/ @byellalee.bsky.social thehill.com/regulation/c...

Exclusive: Dems on the House Oversight Committee are launching an investigation into the deals several law firms made with President Trump to avoid being targeted by executive orders. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...

TODAY: Two major law firms, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, asked judges for decisive relief from Trump’s EOs targeting them for their ties to his political adversaries. They’re among a small handful of Big Law firms fighting back. Story: thehill.com/regulation/c...