Seth Stern

@Blaw team lead editing Supreme Court, federal judiciary, Justice Department & Homeland Security news; author: Justice Brennan, Speaking Yiddish to Chickens

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Update: Here’s a (redacted) copy of that revised apology letter to a former clerk, provided by her chambers. https://t.co/QQb7DZ75Yq

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

New: Judge Eleanor Ross, who had an affair in-chambers and lied to judges about it, sent revised apology letters to her former clerks, hours after the NYT reported she sent them a three-line letter that didn't specifically address the misconduct. https://t.co/3PSIyDoxsa

[Seth Stern @sethstern]

Great reporting from @oliviaalafriz and @BLaw summer intern @MarenFagan

[olivia alafriz @oliviaalafriz]

Congressional Democrats are largely staying silent as Republicans seek the ouster of a Georgia federal judge who a judicial panel found had sex in chambers within earshot of clerks.

"It doesn't ring a bell," Sen. Whitehouse told @MarenFagan today.

https://t.co/qor2kUErft

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

New: House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan told me his staff has “already put together a memo” on facts related to misconduct findings against Judge Eleanor Ross, who had an in-chambers affair.

Asked about impeachment, he said "everything’s on the table." https://t.co/4JF5JJHrsL

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

I went long on a new form of Trump DOJ turmoil: Top Las Vegas prosecutor Sigal Chattah repeatedly bypassed Main Justice recusal orders, pushed cases for ex-clients & friends, targeted political foe & much more.
"It's charitable to call it chaos."
https://t.co/0DcHGHdm8m

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

News: The judge reprimanded by the judiciary for having sex in chambers, in earshot of law clerks, is Judge Eleanor Ross of the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia, @BLaw has confirmed. w/ @oliviaalafriz & @jacq_thomsen https://t.co/nvKEQwKeS4

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Judge Paul Friedman, in a March speech not yet reported, blamed Trump’s “vitriolic attacks” against judges for increased threats.

He's the latest judge to raise concerns but goes further than some others have, calling out Trump by name. w/ @ZoeTillman https://t.co/73Et7dvULd

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

New: DOJ has a long history of setting robust internal controls to ensure taxpayer $$ is responsibly & legally awarded to deserving victims. That’s all missing from the Trump IRS settlement $1.8B anti-weaponization fund.
https://t.co/sfa8RUpqZQ

[Celine Castronuovo @cecelou18]

Federal judges found Trump’s pick for US attorney in Wyoming committed misconduct by making “inflammatory” remarks to grand jurors ahead of indictments.

The Senate is scheduled to vote on Darin Smith's nomination tonight.

For @BLaw: https://t.co/wIv2vjc8Ob

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

Clarence Thomas misses the justices with whom he served early in his tenure on the US Supreme Court. https://t.co/1rm6Vmhfhl

[Seth Stern @sethstern]

@JimmyHooverDC Recruitment bonus is larger than for DOJ lawyers ($25k)

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

A veteran Washington federal judge condemned verbal attacks on the judiciary by members of Congress and executive branch leaders, warning the rhetoric undermines the courts’ independence, @SuzanneMonyak reports from the Third Circuit conference

https://t.co/SbShrsjnEF

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

Federal district courts are already fielding a deluge of habeas requests to free adults from immigration jails.

They're are now hearing pleas from a more vulnerable population: unaccompanied migrant children in HHS custody. My latest w/ @WaissAlexis: https://t.co/DjGHl0l31z

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

Story updated with exclusive details: DOJ Civil Division to start paying current attorneys retention incentives in every paycheck thru Thanksgiving, as experienced lawyers keep fleeing offices critical to defending Trump agenda in court.
Biweekly bonuses of ~ $60-$220⬇️⬇️

[Ellen M. Gilmer @ellengilmer]

Ellis Boyle, the NC prosecutor charging Comey, wears Trump's hallmark red ties, mimics the double thumbs up in photos, and ends his emails with, "Thank you for your attention to this matter," @benjaminpenn reports https://t.co/FrJcsEYb5q

[Ben Penn @benjaminpenn]

SCOOP: DOJ prosecutors in Virginia are pursuing separate charges against James Comey for allegedly leaking classified info.
Blanche's DOJ, not satisfied with just '86 47' case, in recent weeks revived nat sec probe that stalled out last year.
https://t.co/ibQslBkAQO

[Celine Castronuovo @cecelou18]

SCOOP from @benjaminpenn: DOJ is pursuing additional charges against James Comey for allegedly leaking classified information, after the former FBI director’s unrelated indictment this week in North Carolina, said two people familiar with the matter.

https://t.co/4nFsUypBNk

[Celine Castronuovo @cecelou18]

Ex-FBI Director James Comey can easily overcome DOJ's latest indictment against him by arguing the social media post that spurred federal charges counts as protected political speech, defense attorneys and former prosecutors said.

My latest for @BLaw:

https://t.co/98Nv6r6tMF

[olivia alafriz @oliviaalafriz]

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a nominee who’s the second judge from a Florida state appeals court tapped for the federal bench after ruling for Trump in a defamation case last year.

Jeff Kuntz is set to appear before the panel later today.
https://t.co/ts5AvmmC0O

[Suzanne Monyak @SuzanneMonyak]

New: DOJ officials accused a nonprofit challenging Trump’s White House ballroom project of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” in a court filing containing multiple randomly capitalized words and exclamation points.
https://t.co/wsIisHlhzD