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Seth Stern
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Bloomberg Law editor for Supreme Court, federal judiciary, Justice Department and Homeland Security news; author of Speaking Yiddish to Chickens and co-author of Justice Brennan biography; Bill Hennessy sketch
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PREVIEW: Supreme Advocacy: What It Takes to Argue at the Supreme Court is a Bloomberg Law documentary film that takes viewers inside the rarefied world of the Supreme Court—offering an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to argue before the highest US court.
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Trailer: Supreme Advocacy, an Original Documentary Film
YouTube video by Bloomberg Law
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November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Social media gigs are colliding with federal noms as the wife of Trump’s pick to be the top prosecutor in Dallas is an influencer w/ 1.2 million instagram followers. Brooke Raybould posts a lot about her life and family, and ex-marshals say it’s a concern news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
A Prosecutor Pick, His Influencer Wife, and Ex-Marshals’ Worries
Brooke Raybould would like to sell you her life. The social media influencer posts daily about her life on Instagram—a recent move to Texas, taking care of five sons, and her and her husband’s workout...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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President Trump plans to tap a litigator behind efforts to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports to be a federal judge in Indiana, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports

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Attorney in Trans Athlete Challenges Tapped by Trump for Bench
President Donald Trump plans to tap a litigator behind efforts to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports to be a federal judge in Indiana.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy violations
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November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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8th Circ. Judge David Stras talking to Federalist Society in Dec. about what his grandparents' Holocaust experience taught him about the First Amendment. It's closed press, as is what appears to be every FedSoc event listed on their calendar going forward. Policy change?

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What My Grandparents’ Experiences in the Holocaust Taught Me about the First Amendment
Join the Iowa Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for a discussion with Judge David Stras! Fea...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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NEWS: Miami US Attorney prompted prosecutor resignations by demanding they sign statements under penalty of perjury naming those with whom they discussed an assignment expected to target Trump's foes, prompting office-wide fear of witch hunt news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Miami US Attorney Instills Fear as Trump Enemy Probes Ramp Up
Miami’s US attorney is alarming staff with unconventional interrogation tactics to oust prosecutors, while warning the office about dishonesty and disobedience as he staffs up investigations of the pr...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Judge VanDyke said competitive shooting is an “outlet” that allows him to hang up his robe and connect with “ordinary Americans.” “It’s not with stuffy lawyers,” VanDyke said. @jordanonrecord.bsky.social @suzannemonyak.bsky.social @jacqthomsen.bsky.social report
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‘CrossFit Meets Shooting’ in Judge VanDyke’s Off-Bench Hobby
Federal judges are people, too, and between panels last week at the Federalist Society’s annual lawyers convention, three offered rare glimpses into how they unwind from the stresses of the job.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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There were few signs of any distance between the Federalist Society and Trump, who’d expressed disappointment earlier this year about advice he’d gotten from the organization on judicial nominations during his first term, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports

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Conservatives Take a Victory Lap at Federalist Society Event
A Trump administration official had a message for a roomful of conservative lawyers at the Federalist Society’s annual convention, as he and other officials discussed the president’s priorities and ac...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche described a “war” against the federal judiciary at the Federalist Society conference today and called on young conservative lawyers in the audience to join the fight, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports

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DOJ’s No. 2 Official Asks Lawyers to Join ‘War’ Against Judges
Todd Blanche, second-in-command at the Justice Department, described a “war” against the federal judiciary and called on young conservative lawyers in the audience to join the fight against so-called ...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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There's now "more antisemitism on the right than at any time in my life," Sen. Ted Cruz told the Federalist Society today — urging conservatives to "stand up" to bigotry after Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes on his podcast.
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Cruz Urges Right to Condemn Antisemitism After Carlson Podcast
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on conservatives to speak out against what he saw as a recent rise in antisemitism within the Republican party, days after a conservative leader drew outrage for defendi...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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SCOOP: Inside the Miami US attorney’s office readying grand jury probes into DOJ officials/special counsel’s offices who investigated Trump:
- recruiting lawyers
- election conspiracist’s possible return
- MAGA influencer-fueled reorg
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DOJ Miami Office Readies Conspiracy Probe Into Trump Enemies (1)
The South Florida US attorney’s office is recruiting prosecutors and restructuring its chain of command in preparation for a grand jury investigation expected to target former Justice Department offic...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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South Florida US attorney’s office is recruiting prosecutors and restructuring its chain of command in preparation for a grand jury investigation expected to target former DOJ officials and others involved in Trump cases, @benjaminpenn.bsky.social reports

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DOJ Miami Office Readies Conspiracy Probe Into Trump Enemies (1)
The South Florida US attorney’s office is recruiting prosecutors and restructuring its chain of command in preparation for a grand jury investigation expected to target former Justice Department offic...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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A Trump-appointed judge in Delaware has declined to appoint the president’s interim US attorney to head the office in the state on an ongoing basis.

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Trump Judge Declines to Appoint His Pick as Delaware US Attorney
A Trump-appointed judge in Delaware has declined to appoint the president’s interim US attorney to head the office in the state on an ongoing basis.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Former DOJ official Chad Mizelle suggested the only way to push the Supreme Court to address this is to apply political pressure, including by impeaching federal judges, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social reports. This problem must be solved with “power,” Mizelle said

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Ex-DOJ Official Chad Mizelle Urges Trump to ‘Stand Up’ to Judges
Former Justice Department official Chad Mizelle criticized “Democrat-appointed” federal trial judges who’ve ruled against the Trump administration in nationwide decisions and suggested change will req...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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A federal jury found a former Justice Department employee not guilty of misdemeanor assault over a viral incident in which he allegedly threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer

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Sandwich Thrower Acquitted of Assault Charge in Viral DC Case
A federal jury found a former Justice Department employee not guilty of misdemeanor assault over a viral incident in which he allegedly threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Hi from the Federalist Society’s national convention, which is kicking off here in DC. Each seat in the ballroom has a commemorative coin of a significant Supreme Court ruling, I’ve found 4 of the 5 so far
Our legal movement has much to celebrate. This decade, the Supreme Court has delivered a series of generational wins on questions that have long galvanized and motivated our movement. There is no better place to commemorate our generational wins at the Supreme Court than here, at the Federalist Society's National Lawyer's Convention. The Federalist Society has, since its founding, fostered our legal movement, laying the ideological foundations for our efforts from its earliest days through to the present moment. It is thanks to the Federalist Society and its key leaders that we have the current Supreme Court and these generational wins. And so it is only appropriate to use this setting-the marquee event of the marquee organization within our movement-as our moment to celebrate. To that end, please find with this note one of five different commemorative coins, our gift to you in this great moment. We hope these coins help us all reflect on what we have accomplished together as a legal movement and what lies on the horizon as a result of all our successes. Your Friend In Common Cause, O.H. Skinner President & CEO, American Juris Link Coins marking the Supreme Court rulings in Dobbs, Skrmetti and Bruen Coin marking Loper Bright
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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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 fired and walked out a 2nd time today. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
FBI Conducts Whiplash Firings, Rehirings Linked to Trump Probe
The FBI fired at least six agents who worked with Special Counsel Jack Smith, only to quickly restore employment Monday for some of them who are pursuing a high-priority public corruption investigatio...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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CBP Agent Gregory Lairmore said the sandwich “exploded all over my uniform,” and left behind mustard stains and an onion hanging on his radio antenna

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Federal Agent Claims Sandwich ‘Exploded’ in Viral DC Incident
Attorneys representing a former Justice Department employee accused of hurling a sandwich at a federal Customs and Border Protection officer questioned in court Tuesday whether the impact of the sub w...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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A trial begins today for the DC man who went viral for throwing a sandwich at a CBP officer in August.

Learn more about the case: bit.ly/3JFee9g
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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NJ solo practitioner Daniel Ginzburg will make his Supreme Court debut this week against Lisa Blatt, who he says first approached him about the case, @justinfwise.bsky.social reports. “I had no idea who she was,” said Ginzburg.

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NJ Solo Practitioner to Face Lisa Blatt in Supreme Court Debut
Daniel Ginzburg likes to say his solo legal practice in central New Jersey consists of “me, my Dropbox account, and my laptop.”
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November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Scoop: FBI ousts senior official after Kash Patel’s fury over news of his use of government jet to see girlfriend perform. The removed head of critical incident response group was 27-year FBI veteran who oversaw aviation sections.
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FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use
The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician ...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, @benjaminpenn.bsky.social reports

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FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use
The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician ...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Essayli Disqualification Order Puts Focus on First Assistant Job
Essayli Disqualification Order Puts Focus on First Assistant Job
Bill Essayli lost his title as acting US attorney in Los Angeles this week in a court ruling that will have almost no impact on his power in the office and provides little incentive for the Trump administration to stop circumventing the traditional appointments process, legal scholars and former prosecutors say.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM