Mike Scarcella
@mikescarcella.bsky.social
⚖️ Courts, law firms and more at Reuters in D.C. ||| Signal: @mikescarcella.43 ||| 📧 mike.scarcella@tr.com ||| Read more: https://www.reuters.com/authors/mike-scarcella/
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right www.reuters.com/world/us-sup...
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right www.reuters.com/world/us-sup...
New: US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Ruling - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New: US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Ruling - storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
US judge rejects government's riot claims, restricts federal agents' use of force in Chicago www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
US judge rejects government's riot claims, restricts federal agents' use of force in Chicago www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US won’t ask Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over pandemic ban on evictions - billions in damages sought www.reuters.com/legal/govern... #SCOTUS
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November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
US won’t ask Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over pandemic ban on evictions - billions in damages sought www.reuters.com/legal/govern... #SCOTUS
"I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything happening," Sean Dunn said outside the DC federal courthouse. "That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants." www.reuters.com/world/washin...
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything happening," Sean Dunn said outside the DC federal courthouse. "That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants." www.reuters.com/world/washin...
Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent www.reuters.com/world/washin... from @agoudsward.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent www.reuters.com/world/washin... from @agoudsward.bsky.social
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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Tesla's auto insurance unit was sued in federal court in Arizona over allegations that it has systematically underpaid millions of dollars in claims by withholding required coverage for uninsured and underinsured motorists @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4olRSJ3
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Tesla's auto insurance unit was sued in federal court in Arizona over allegations that it has systematically underpaid millions of dollars in claims by withholding required coverage for uninsured and underinsured motorists @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4olRSJ3
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NEW: Even the FBI thinks unidentified masked ICE agents is a bad idea. @dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social with the scoop. No paywall bc FOIA: www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NEW: Even the FBI thinks unidentified masked ICE agents is a bad idea. @dell.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social with the scoop. No paywall bc FOIA: www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
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JUST IN: Unusual filing in Tish James case. DOJ says it isn't complying with judge's order to turn over discovery on selective prosecution issue. Usual procedure would be move to reconsider the order but prosecutors file 'notice' telling judge no. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#46 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE Of Reasons for Not Providing Pre-Vindictive/Selective Prosecution Motion Related Discovery by USA as to Letitia A. James (Keller, Roger) (Entered: 11/04/2025)
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November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
JUST IN: Unusual filing in Tish James case. DOJ says it isn't complying with judge's order to turn over discovery on selective prosecution issue. Usual procedure would be move to reconsider the order but prosecutors file 'notice' telling judge no. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Sandwich-hurling man on trial for 'throwing stuff' at federal agent in Washington reut.rs/47nt39J
Sandwich-hurling man on trial for 'throwing stuff' at federal agent in Washington
The trial of a former U.S. Justice Department staffer who hurled a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s police crackdown in Washington D.C. began on Tuesday with a federal prosecutor telling a jury, “You can’t go around throwing stuff."
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November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sandwich-hurling man on trial for 'throwing stuff' at federal agent in Washington reut.rs/47nt39J
US judge praises prosecutors who were suspended after referring to January 6 'mob' www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
US judge praises prosecutors who were suspended after referring to January 6 'mob' www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Colorado sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ move to Alabama www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Colorado sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ move to Alabama www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Two US prosecutors suspended after calling January 6 defendants 'mob of rioters,' www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Two US prosecutors suspended after calling January 6 defendants 'mob of rioters,' www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Will any lawyer rise to this occasion?
'Costumes optional' for this Friday hearing in Manhattan before US District Judge Arun Subramanian
October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Will any lawyer rise to this occasion?
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns
Elon Musk could leave Tesla as CEO if his proposed $1 trillion pay package was not approved, Chair Robyn Denholm warned in a letter to shareholders on Monday.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
DC and three states balk at private settlements in RealPage price-fixing case www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
States balk at private settlements in RealPage price-fixing case
Attorneys general from the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and Kentucky have urged a federal judge to reject $141 million in proposed price-fixing settlements between renters and major property managers, arguing the deals could undermine ongoing state enforcement actions.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
DC and three states balk at private settlements in RealPage price-fixing case www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
'Costumes optional' for this Friday hearing in Manhattan before US District Judge Arun Subramanian
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'Costumes optional' for this Friday hearing in Manhattan before US District Judge Arun Subramanian
Software developer asks SCOTUS to revive lawsuit over Mike Lindell’s $5M election challenge - Petition: tmsnrt.rs/3X3h76R Earlier: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Software developer asks SCOTUS to revive lawsuit over Mike Lindell’s $5M election challenge - Petition: tmsnrt.rs/3X3h76R Earlier: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Washington lawyer on furlough lives out dream of running a hot dog cart www.reuters.com/world/us/was...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Washington lawyer on furlough lives out dream of running a hot dog cart www.reuters.com/world/us/was...
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Google agreed to pay up to $190 million in legal fees to private law firms representing Texas as part of a $1.375 billion consumer privacy settlement with the state. The company said it would also pay $71 million in legal fees to the Texas AG’s office as part of the May settlement reut.rs/47sM4Gx
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Google agreed to pay up to $190 million in legal fees to private law firms representing Texas as part of a $1.375 billion consumer privacy settlement with the state. The company said it would also pay $71 million in legal fees to the Texas AG’s office as part of the May settlement reut.rs/47sM4Gx
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BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
US civil rights groups sue to block closure of race-relations office www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
US civil rights groups sue to block closure of race-relations office www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Google to pay $190 million in legal fees to Texas' law firms in privacy settlement www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Google to pay $190 million in legal fees to Texas' law firms in privacy settlement www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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NEW: Letitia James asks the court to dismiss the indictment against her because Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed US attorney and has "no authority to litigate this case on behalf of the United States." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW: Letitia James asks the court to dismiss the indictment against her because Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed US attorney and has "no authority to litigate this case on behalf of the United States." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...