Justin Wise

Supreme Court reporter @BLaw | Get in touch: [email protected]

[Jordan Fischer @JordanOnRecord]

SCOTUS didn't exactly seemed impressed by the SG's sources & examples today, calling them at various points "obscure," "esoteric" and "quirky."

Kagan questioned cite to a Lincoln funeral oration. Gorsuch asked why he was hearing about Roman law. https://t.co/S5K4XdXpy2

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

Federal trial judges are starting to invoke President Donald Trump’s vision of a unitary executive against him in cases linked to his administration’s immigration crackdown, @JustinFWise reports https://t.co/e8RCCfJNGo

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

Check out my profile of Aakash Singh, the 33-year-old DOJ bro who relishes clamping down on top prosecutors' autonomy, warning them Trump is their 'chief client' https://t.co/OofX7ww7Rt

[Jordan Fischer @JordanOnRecord]

References to the late Justice Antonin Scalia surged this year during Supreme Court oral arguments -- a testament to his lasting influence over the institution nearly 10 years after his death. https://t.co/Of5ewaWn8o

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

NEWS: Up to four FBI agents who were fired yesterday over Arctic Frost, then reinstated b/c US Attorney Pirro said they're critical to an active public corruption probe, have been re-fired and walked out today. https://t.co/GumK8WL2rV

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

Great piece from @JustinFWise, who talked to Daniel Ginzburg, the solo practitioner who's going up against Lisa Blatt at the Supreme Court (who earlier offered to argue the case on behalf of Ginzburg's client)

https://t.co/CraCgn9JNX

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

Justice Kavanaugh's assessment that ICE stops are "typically brief" and affected individuals "promptly go free" is at odds with reality for many. @JustinFWise takes a look at "Kavanaugh stops"

https://t.co/C5nwXPuJ1L

[Bloomberg @business]

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, was blocked from handling cases by a district court judge who said her appointment was invalid https://t.co/LCUWPVJoLh

[Dan Papscun @papscun]

My latest for @Capitol_Forum

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Our deep dive on Trump's interactions with the legal system during his first 100 days, including Big Law, judges, and the Justice Department.

"It is all building up to a big Supreme Court test," a former Obama admin official said. w/ @RoyWStrom & @JustinFWise

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Scoop: Employees with the Justice Department’s civil rights division have been offered another chance to take deferred resignations, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce.
https://t.co/Vu5DojKT9d

[Justin Wise @JustinFWise]

The Trump Justice Department has dropped another Biden-era lawsuit.

@SuzanneMonyak and I reported earlier on how the move followed a pitch by prominent Supreme Court litigator Lisa Blatt. Blatt argued the case risked incentivizing illegal immigration. https://t.co/tf79Udpquk

[Justin Wise @JustinFWise]

New: The US plans to drop a Biden-era lawsuit alleging sexual abuse at the US's largest housing provider for migrant kids.

Move follows a direct plea by prominent Supreme Court litigator Lisa Blatt to Trump DOJ leaders. w/@SuzanneMonyak https://t.co/rLFWFVGgk1

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Scoop w/ @JustinFWise: Trump's DOJ plans to dismiss a Biden-era civil case related to sexual abuse of migrant children.

“The United States is turning its back on children who are being abused in our country,” said a former civil rights division official. https://t.co/8HtRPZlKxy

[Justin Wise @JustinFWise]

I'll be helping with @BLaw's coverage of the Justice Department while the all-pro @benjaminpenn is on parental leave. For tips/story ides/etc, feel free to reach out at [email protected].

I'm also on Signal at JWise.19.

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

Folks, I go on leave today. Looking forward to reconnecting when I return to the DOJ beat for @BLaw in June.
Keep up with DOJ news by following and reaching out to my brilliant colleagues @SuzanneMonyak and @JustinFWise.

[Luke Goldstein @lukewgoldstein]

Google is incorporating AI into all office software products and making users pay higher rates for it even if they don’t want the AI feature. The architect of the price hike is the same executive whose testimony lost Google its search case last year https://t.co/IqcE93NkhZ

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Scoop: Interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin plans to crack down on threats against DOGE workers and judges, an initiative he's calling "Operation Whirlwind" — an apparent reference to Schumer's remarks against conservative SCOTUS justices. https://t.co/LcjmYmBTEC

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

SCOOP: Trump DOJ No. 2 Emil Bove empowers 2 political aides w/ substantial authority over ethics & employee discipline decisions previously reserved for most senior career official. One is a former Trump defense attorney, another is a '21 law school grad https://t.co/YHl53v5EWT

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

Scoop w/ @JustinFWise: Corporate executives on eve of trial over foreign bribery accusations are asking DOJ No. 2 Emil Bove for dismissals in light of Trump EO pausing overseas bribery enforcement. Jones Day, other firms immedately go straight to the top. https://t.co/2UlOvohk9N

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

Congressional Republicans insisted they will continue their push to regulate the largest technology companies in the world, despite warming relations between industry leaders and Trump - @omaseddiq https://t.co/lIT6wXyYxY