Courtney Bublé
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Congress reporter for @law360.bsky.social
Courtney.buble@law360.com
Courtney.buble@law360.com
For my story on the CR today, I heard from private sector attorneys who supplement the work of public defenders and haven't been paid since JULY:
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
For my story on the CR today, I heard from private sector attorneys who supplement the work of public defenders and haven't been paid since JULY:
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Reminder that impeachment starts in the House.
When asked if the House Judiciary Cmt is planning anything similar a spox for Jim Jordan told me, "Everything is on the table."
When asked if the House Judiciary Cmt is planning anything similar a spox for Jim Jordan told me, "Everything is on the table."
NEWS: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing chaired by Cruz on 11/18 titled "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Responsible"
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reminder that impeachment starts in the House.
When asked if the House Judiciary Cmt is planning anything similar a spox for Jim Jordan told me, "Everything is on the table."
When asked if the House Judiciary Cmt is planning anything similar a spox for Jim Jordan told me, "Everything is on the table."
I've asked the office of Rep. Jim Jordan (House Judiciary Chair) for comment. Stay tuned I guess
Kind of weird the Senate would do one and not the House!
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I've asked the office of Rep. Jim Jordan (House Judiciary Chair) for comment. Stay tuned I guess
NEWS: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing chaired by Cruz on 11/18 titled "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Responsible"
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEWS: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing chaired by Cruz on 11/18 titled "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Responsible"
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
Judiciary related provisions in the Senate CR agreement
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Judiciary related provisions in the Senate CR agreement
Senior Judge Mark Wolf writes he’s resigning to be able to speak out:
“Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Senior Judge Mark Wolf writes he’s resigning to be able to speak out:
“Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
News: How the prolonged shutdown is impacting federal defenders/CJA panel attorneys AND budget anomalies the judiciary has submitted to Congress for a possible CR
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Shutdown, Funding Crisis Leave Federal Defenders Unpaid - Law360
The record-long government shutdown has hindered an already dire funding situation for the federal defense community, but now the judiciary is working on requests to Congress to alleviate that.
www.law360.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
News: How the prolonged shutdown is impacting federal defenders/CJA panel attorneys AND budget anomalies the judiciary has submitted to Congress for a possible CR
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Deputy AG Todd Blanche is currently speaking at a Federalist Society convention.
About 5 months ago Trump called longtime FedSoc exec Leonard Leo a "sleazebag"
(Other Trump officials have spoken at this event too)
fedsoc.org/conferences/...
About 5 months ago Trump called longtime FedSoc exec Leonard Leo a "sleazebag"
(Other Trump officials have spoken at this event too)
fedsoc.org/conferences/...
2025 National Lawyers Convention
The National Lawyers Convention is now sold out. Over three days, the Federalist Society's 2025...
fedsoc.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Deputy AG Todd Blanche is currently speaking at a Federalist Society convention.
About 5 months ago Trump called longtime FedSoc exec Leonard Leo a "sleazebag"
(Other Trump officials have spoken at this event too)
fedsoc.org/conferences/...
About 5 months ago Trump called longtime FedSoc exec Leonard Leo a "sleazebag"
(Other Trump officials have spoken at this event too)
fedsoc.org/conferences/...
Looking to hear from CJA panel attorneys about the impact of the shutdown and funding shortage since July. Specifically want to know how this is affecting you personally and your clients. Feel free to message me here or email courtney.buble@law360.com. Thanks!
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Looking to hear from CJA panel attorneys about the impact of the shutdown and funding shortage since July. Specifically want to know how this is affecting you personally and your clients. Feel free to message me here or email courtney.buble@law360.com. Thanks!
Judicial and US attorney nominees for Mississippi are being held up in committee over an unrelated spat between senators on and off the judiciary committee 👀
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Miss. Judge, US Atty Nominees Held Up In Committee - Law360
Consideration of judicial and U.S. attorney nominees for Mississippi has stalled in committee over tensions between senators that are unrelated to the nominations, according to the Senate Judiciary…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Judicial and US attorney nominees for Mississippi are being held up in committee over an unrelated spat between senators on and off the judiciary committee 👀
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Trump went on a rant about blue-slips during the breakfast for GOP senators at the WH this morning. Says he has the right to pick his judges and US attorneys
He once again teased "going to court" over blue-slips
He once again teased "going to court" over blue-slips
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trump went on a rant about blue-slips during the breakfast for GOP senators at the WH this morning. Says he has the right to pick his judges and US attorneys
He once again teased "going to court" over blue-slips
He once again teased "going to court" over blue-slips
Dunlap, breaking the drought of no GOP appointed judges on the 1st Circuit, will be based in Maine. The Maine senators were split. Collins is a stronger supporter, King is not. His rationale is below:
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Dunlap, breaking the drought of no GOP appointed judges on the 1st Circuit, will be based in Maine. The Maine senators were split. Collins is a stronger supporter, King is not. His rationale is below:
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Feature alert: It's been about 5 months since DOJ cut ties with the ABA. Here's how judicial nominee ratings (long considered the gold standard) are going and what folks on both sides are saying
www.law360.com/pulse/articl...
www.law360.com/pulse/articl...
'Frankly, They're Irrelevant:' ABA Ratings In Trump's 2nd Term - Law360 Pulse
The American Bar Association, long considered the gold standard for rating judicial nominees, no longer gets to interview them as Trump officials claim the group's "not qualified" rating for some…
www.law360.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Feature alert: It's been about 5 months since DOJ cut ties with the ABA. Here's how judicial nominee ratings (long considered the gold standard) are going and what folks on both sides are saying
www.law360.com/pulse/articl...
www.law360.com/pulse/articl...
Funding for public defender services in Washington, D.C., is about to run out as the government shutdown drags on
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
DC Public Defender Funding To Halt Because Of Shutdown - Law360
Funding for public defender services in Washington, D.C., is about to run out as the government shutdown drags on, according to a recent letter from members of the D.C. Courts Joint Committee on…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Funding for public defender services in Washington, D.C., is about to run out as the government shutdown drags on
www.law360.com/articles/240...
www.law360.com/articles/240...
Reposted by Courtney Bublé
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling on the federal judiciary to set formal policies regarding artificial intelligence after he exposed two mishaps involving federal judges in New Jersey and Mississippi. www.law360.com/artic...
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling on the federal judiciary to set formal policies regarding artificial intelligence after he exposed two mishaps involving federal judges in New Jersey and Mississippi. www.law360.com/artic...
Reposted by Courtney Bublé
The Senate Judiciary Committee has received pre-hearing paperwork for anticipated judicial nominees for Texas, Alaska and Arkansas, despite no formal announcement yet from President Donald Trump.
3 Judge Picks Sent To Senate Despite No Public Notice - Law360
The Senate Judiciary Committee has received pre-hearing paperwork for anticipated judicial nominees for Texas, Alaska and Arkansas, despite no formal announcement yet from President Donald Trump.
www.law360.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Senate Judiciary Committee has received pre-hearing paperwork for anticipated judicial nominees for Texas, Alaska and Arkansas, despite no formal announcement yet from President Donald Trump.
Story here: www.law360.com/articles/240...
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Story here: www.law360.com/articles/240...
Baldwin officially opposes Rebecca Taibleson for the 7th Circuit, based in her state
(Reminder blue-slips are NOT needed for circuit judges anymore)
(Reminder blue-slips are NOT needed for circuit judges anymore)
October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Baldwin officially opposes Rebecca Taibleson for the 7th Circuit, based in her state
(Reminder blue-slips are NOT needed for circuit judges anymore)
(Reminder blue-slips are NOT needed for circuit judges anymore)
NEW: Grassley received responses from NJ and Mississippi federal judges following his inquiry on alleged use of AI in faulty orders they issued (see below)
Both owned up to it. In one case it was an intern and in the other it was a clerk
Story tk
www.law360.com/articles/239...
Both owned up to it. In one case it was an intern and in the other it was a clerk
Story tk
www.law360.com/articles/239...
Grassley Probes Judges' Possible AI Use In Faulty Rulings - Law360
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed two federal judges on Monday about their possible use of artificial intelligence in court orders that contained a…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW: Grassley received responses from NJ and Mississippi federal judges following his inquiry on alleged use of AI in faulty orders they issued (see below)
Both owned up to it. In one case it was an intern and in the other it was a clerk
Story tk
www.law360.com/articles/239...
Both owned up to it. In one case it was an intern and in the other it was a clerk
Story tk
www.law360.com/articles/239...
TW: suicide
There is an epidemic in law enforcement that often goes unnoticed, which is the number of correctional officers who die by suicide
I looked into why that is and some pending legislation that would work to fix that
This is in front of the pay wall
www.law360.com/articles/239...
There is an epidemic in law enforcement that often goes unnoticed, which is the number of correctional officers who die by suicide
I looked into why that is and some pending legislation that would work to fix that
This is in front of the pay wall
www.law360.com/articles/239...
An Unseen Epidemic: Correctional Officers Dying By Suicide - Law360
It's not news that there are problems in America's prisons, including mass incarceration and forced labor, but another crisis in those same prisons doesn't always garner the same attention: the…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
TW: suicide
There is an epidemic in law enforcement that often goes unnoticed, which is the number of correctional officers who die by suicide
I looked into why that is and some pending legislation that would work to fix that
This is in front of the pay wall
www.law360.com/articles/239...
There is an epidemic in law enforcement that often goes unnoticed, which is the number of correctional officers who die by suicide
I looked into why that is and some pending legislation that would work to fix that
This is in front of the pay wall
www.law360.com/articles/239...
Durbin’s office released the following on the judiciary’s upcoming funding constraints, which cites my reporting from earlier this week
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Durbin’s office released the following on the judiciary’s upcoming funding constraints, which cites my reporting from earlier this week
CIGIE has still not been funded, meaning oversight dot gov has been down since 10/1
In lieu of that, @democrats-judiciary.house.gov have launched an IG repository on their website
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/OIG_Repository
In lieu of that, @democrats-judiciary.house.gov have launched an IG repository on their website
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/OIG_Repository
October 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
CIGIE has still not been funded, meaning oversight dot gov has been down since 10/1
In lieu of that, @democrats-judiciary.house.gov have launched an IG repository on their website
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/OIG_Repository
In lieu of that, @democrats-judiciary.house.gov have launched an IG repository on their website
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/OIG_Repository
My latest on the shutdown’s impact on the courts and how my question to Grassley inspired (?) future legislation to protect the judiciary from shutdowns
“You woke me up to that”
www.law360.com/articles/239...
“You woke me up to that”
www.law360.com/articles/239...
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My latest on the shutdown’s impact on the courts and how my question to Grassley inspired (?) future legislation to protect the judiciary from shutdowns
“You woke me up to that”
www.law360.com/articles/239...
“You woke me up to that”
www.law360.com/articles/239...
Durbin just now: "We don't need National Guard troops to bring peace to Chicago; we just need a few runners," referring to the Chicago Marathon this past weekend
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Durbin just now: "We don't need National Guard troops to bring peace to Chicago; we just need a few runners," referring to the Chicago Marathon this past weekend
Cotton and Blackburn introduced a bill yesterday that would allow current/former federal judges and prosecutors (state, local, and federal) to carry concealed firearms
www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Cotton, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Allow Concealed Carry for Prosecutors, Federal Judges | U.S. Senator Cotton of Arkansas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353October 9, 2025 Cotton, Blackburn...
www.cotton.senate.gov
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Cotton and Blackburn introduced a bill yesterday that would allow current/former federal judges and prosecutors (state, local, and federal) to carry concealed firearms
www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-r...