Josh Gerstein
@joshgerstein.bsky.social
Sr. Legal Affairs Reporter, @POLITICO
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January 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
He posted this an hour ago, with the music “Join ice” by Jesse wells.
I think he’s ok.
I think he’s ok.
A misunderstanding a federal judge in DC highlighted just last month www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
A misunderstanding a federal judge in DC highlighted just last month www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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New: A federal judge gave the Trump administration three weeks to "rectify the mistake" it made by deporting a college student to Honduras in violation of a court order, and he recommended it issue her a student visa. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Judge urges US grant visa to college student deported due to 'mistake'
A U.S. judge on Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to "rectify the mistake" it made by deporting a college student to Honduras while she was traveling home to spend Thanksgiving with her...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:18 AM
New: A federal judge gave the Trump administration three weeks to "rectify the mistake" it made by deporting a college student to Honduras in violation of a court order, and he recommended it issue her a student visa. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#SCOTUS agrees to scrutinize a controversial tactic that played a big part in the #Jan6 #CapitolRiot investigation: geofence search warrants. They can help solve crimes, but sometimes sweep in data of thousands of innocent people. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Supreme Court to decide legality of geofence search warrants
The justices will consider whether criminal investigators can use broad sweeps of cell-phone location data.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
#SCOTUS agrees to scrutinize a controversial tactic that played a big part in the #Jan6 #CapitolRiot investigation: geofence search warrants. They can help solve crimes, but sometimes sweep in data of thousands of innocent people. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
NEW: Fast-breaking developments in MN tonight as judge limits federal agents' use of force against peaceful protesters (and ICE vehicle followers.) And feds launch probe into Gov. Walz & Minneapolis Mayor Frey. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social @hassanalikanu www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
NEW: Fast-breaking developments in MN tonight as judge limits federal agents' use of force against peaceful protesters (and ICE vehicle followers.) And feds launch probe into Gov. Walz & Minneapolis Mayor Frey. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social @hassanalikanu www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
JUST IN: 3-judge panel appointed for Trump admin suit against Minnesota over DEI hiring practices: 8th Cir Judge Ray Gruender (GWBush), USDJ Patrick Schlitz (GWBush/MN), USDJ Price Marshall (Obama/EDAR). 3-judge due to unusual AG certification Earlier: www.courthousenews.com/doj-sues-min...
DOJ sues Minnesota over discriminatory hiring practices amid federal crackdown
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the Trump administration has no tolerance for such DEI policies.
www.courthousenews.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
JUST IN: 3-judge panel appointed for Trump admin suit against Minnesota over DEI hiring practices: 8th Cir Judge Ray Gruender (GWBush), USDJ Patrick Schlitz (GWBush/MN), USDJ Price Marshall (Obama/EDAR). 3-judge due to unusual AG certification Earlier: www.courthousenews.com/doj-sues-min...
JUST IN: MN @AGEllison complains to federal judge about Trump's social media post threatening to invoke Insurrection Act, urges immediate TRO (but not preliminary injunction for technical reasons.) Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
JUST IN: MN @AGEllison complains to federal judge about Trump's social media post threatening to invoke Insurrection Act, urges immediate TRO (but not preliminary injunction for technical reasons.) Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
JUST IN: Judge denies Trump administration's bid to throw out @StanfordDaily lawsuit claiming deportation drive aimed at pro-Palestinian students is chilling 1st Amendment rights. Judge Noel Wise (CAND/Biden). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order – #75 in Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation v. Rubio (N.D. Cal., 5:25-cv-06618) – CourtListener.com
ORDER DENYING [66] MOTION TO DISMISS signed by Judge Noel Wise on 1/16/2026. (akw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/16/2026)
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January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
JUST IN: Judge denies Trump administration's bid to throw out @StanfordDaily lawsuit claiming deportation drive aimed at pro-Palestinian students is chilling 1st Amendment rights. Judge Noel Wise (CAND/Biden). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUST IN: Feds seek life sentence for Ryan Routh, man convicted of 2024 attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on Florida golf course. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
JUST IN: Feds seek life sentence for Ryan Routh, man convicted of 2024 attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on Florida golf course. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
BREAKING: #SCOTUS to hear challenge to the constitutionality of geofence search warrants, which seek to identify all mobile devices in a particular area at a particular time. Case is Chatrie v. US. Doc: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: #SCOTUS to hear challenge to the constitutionality of geofence search warrants, which seek to identify all mobile devices in a particular area at a particular time. Case is Chatrie v. US. Doc: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
JUST IN: 9th Circuit refuses to revive Republican National Committee lawsuit against Google over sending GOP emails to spam folder. RNC can't sue because Google wasn't providing service to RNC. Judges McKeown (Clinton), Friedland (Obama), Sung (Biden). Doc: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/me...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
JUST IN: 9th Circuit refuses to revive Republican National Committee lawsuit against Google over sending GOP emails to spam folder. RNC can't sue because Google wasn't providing service to RNC. Judges McKeown (Clinton), Friedland (Obama), Sung (Biden). Doc: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/me...
JUST IN: #SCOTUS announces that it expects to release one or more opinions on Tues., Jan. 20. Tariffs case ruling possible then....or sometime before July.
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
JUST IN: #SCOTUS announces that it expects to release one or more opinions on Tues., Jan. 20. Tariffs case ruling possible then....or sometime before July.
JUST IN: Trump bought between $250K-$500K in Victoria's Secret bonds last month. Doc: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 AM
JUST IN: Trump bought between $250K-$500K in Victoria's Secret bonds last month. Doc: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Judge skewers Trump, Noem, Rubio over deportations of pro-Palestinian activists. Judge William Young (Reagan) denounces 'breathtaking' conspiracy against free speech, Trump an 'authoritarian' & says he appears to fear freedom. w/@kyledcheney @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Judge skewers Trump, Noem, Rubio over deportations of pro-Palestinian activists. Judge William Young (Reagan) denounces 'breathtaking' conspiracy against free speech, Trump an 'authoritarian' & says he appears to fear freedom. w/@kyledcheney @hassankanu
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JUST IN: CA GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's Dem-favoring redistricting plan to take effect for 2026. Appeal goes directly to #SCOTUS.
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Notice (Other) – #217 in David Tangipa v. Gavin Newsom (C.D. Cal., 2:25-cv-10616) – CourtListener.com
Notice of Appeal filed by Plaintiffs Saul Ayon, Doug Buchanan, California Republican Party, Joel Guiterrez Campos, Eric Ching, Vernon Costa, Alex Galicia, Rachel Gunther, Kristi Hays, Peter Hernandez,...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
JUST IN: CA GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's Dem-favoring redistricting plan to take effect for 2026. Appeal goes directly to #SCOTUS.
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
JUST IN: In long #FOIA fight for Epstein files, Radar Online opposes DOJ bid to cancel args this mo. 'The law does not permit Gov't to perpetually shield these records by continuously pointing to the next speculative proceeding in an endless chain of litigation" www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:13 PM
JUST IN: In long #FOIA fight for Epstein files, Radar Online opposes DOJ bid to cancel args this mo. 'The law does not permit Gov't to perpetually shield these records by continuously pointing to the next speculative proceeding in an endless chain of litigation" www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
JUST IN: Aurelio Perez-Lugones, alleged source for Wash Post reporter whose home was searched yday, waived for now appeal of pretrial detention on retention of classified charge. Defense atty at hearing in Baltimore: 'We are not prepared to move forward with today's hearing.'
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
JUST IN: Aurelio Perez-Lugones, alleged source for Wash Post reporter whose home was searched yday, waived for now appeal of pretrial detention on retention of classified charge. Defense atty at hearing in Baltimore: 'We are not prepared to move forward with today's hearing.'
BREAKING: Major win for Trump admin's drive to deport pro-Palestinian academics as 3rd Circuit panel rules, 2-1, that federal district court had no jurisdiction to order release of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
BREAKING: Major win for Trump admin's drive to deport pro-Palestinian academics as 3rd Circuit panel rules, 2-1, that federal district court had no jurisdiction to order release of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
BREAKING: Federal judges vote, 2-1, to allow California redistricting plan to proceed. Plan deemed partisan not racial & cleansed by voter approval even if politicians had other motives. Majority: Staton (Obama), Hsu (Biden). Dissent: Lee (Trump). w/@lindseymholden www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Federal judges allow California congressional map to stand
The victory for Democrats seemed likely after the Supreme Court earlier in the month upheld Texas’ gerrymandered map.
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal judges vote, 2-1, to allow California redistricting plan to proceed. Plan deemed partisan not racial & cleansed by voter approval even if politicians had other motives. Majority: Staton (Obama), Hsu (Biden). Dissent: Lee (Trump). w/@lindseymholden www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
JUST IN: 5th Circuit grants en banc rehearing on House's authority to pass bills by remote voting. Panel ruled remote voting was constitutional. That ruling now vacated pending full bench argument. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: law.justia.com/cases/federa...
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www.documentcloud.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
JUST IN: 5th Circuit grants en banc rehearing on House's authority to pass bills by remote voting. Panel ruled remote voting was constitutional. That ruling now vacated pending full bench argument. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: law.justia.com/cases/federa...
JUST IN: DOJ official shares re case leading to unusual search of WaPo's Hannah Natanson's home this AM. "At the time of his arrest, Perez-Lugones was actively communicating with the reporter on his mobile device, and in this chat, there was classified information."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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FBI agents search home of Washington Post reporter
The feds seized a cellphone and Garmin watch from reporter Hannah Natanson’s home but told her she is not the target of the investigation.
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
JUST IN: DOJ official shares re case leading to unusual search of WaPo's Hannah Natanson's home this AM. "At the time of his arrest, Perez-Lugones was actively communicating with the reporter on his mobile device, and in this chat, there was classified information."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
NEW: #SCOTUS rules 7-2 that candidates can sue preemptively over ballot-counting practices, lets @RepBost sue over votes postmarked by Election Day but received up to 2 weeks later. Trump has decried that, which #SCOTUS is to address soon in another case www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Supreme Court says candidates can challenge vote counting rules
The justices ruled 7-2 that an Illinois lawmaker can pursue a lawsuit over counting ballots received after Election Day.
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
NEW: #SCOTUS rules 7-2 that candidates can sue preemptively over ballot-counting practices, lets @RepBost sue over votes postmarked by Election Day but received up to 2 weeks later. Trump has decried that, which #SCOTUS is to address soon in another case www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Reposted by Josh Gerstein
This morning, the FBI executed a search warrant at a @washingtonpost.com reporter’s home.
@rcfp.org President Bruce D. Brown called it “a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press.”
Read his full statement: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...
@rcfp.org President Bruce D. Brown called it “a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press.”
Read his full statement: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...
RCFP statement on FBI search of Washington Post reporter’s home
“[T]his is a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press,” said RCFP President Bruce D. Brown.
www.rcfp.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This morning, the FBI executed a search warrant at a @washingtonpost.com reporter’s home.
@rcfp.org President Bruce D. Brown called it “a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press.”
Read his full statement: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...
@rcfp.org President Bruce D. Brown called it “a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press.”
Read his full statement: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...