Pretty remarkable to me that as a 24-year-old law student, Sonia Sotomayor made The Washington Post for reporting a law firm partner to Yale after he asked her racist questions during a recruiting dinner ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/clarence-t...
Jay Willis
JUST IN: Fmr Trump Deputy WH Counsel Stefan Passantino asks Judge Eleanor Ross (Obama/GAND) to vacate her ruling last year tossing out his lawsuit v. House Jan. 6 Ctte. He says DA Fani Willis coordinated w/panel & Ross' tie to Willis merits recusal. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
NEW: Every politician who's scrutinized by DOJ claims they're being targeted for political reasons. Trump's approach adds fuel to that fire. Some ex-prosecutors say we should presume probes like Newsom's are tainted til shown otherwise. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
JUST IN: Judge Angel Kelley (Biden/MA) denies stay of her order to restore National Park exhibits removed under Trump-era edicts. She also warns admin not to obscure the displays (informed by Kennedy Center antics?) Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Earlier: www.eenews.net/articles/jud...
JUST IN: Split decision from Judge Indira Talwani (Obama/MA) on challenges to Trump's election security EO: claims related to post-11/3/26 elections dismissed but claims related to impact on elections between now & 11/2026 remain live to litigate. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This after JD Vance repeatedly stated (1) that it was signed electronically on Sunday, (2) and it would be signed physically in Geneva on Friday. It's very unusual for the president, rather than secretary of state or some other official, to sign an interim agreement of this sort.
The California governor says a possible probe is political payback.
MAJOR TYPO: Illinois lawmakers accidentally granted $500 billion (!) to program run by Chicago branch of the NAACP, @ShiaKapos reports. Appears it was to be $500K and was later reduced to $250K but somehow rendered as $500,000,000,000. Gov line-item vetoed www.politico.com/newsletters/...
JUST IN: Federal Circuit agrees to highly unusual initial en banc review in immigration judges' challenge to Trump claim he has presidential authority to fire them at will. Argument likely October or later, though. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
NEW: #SCOTUS says feds can't ban habitual users of marijuana from owning a gun, but leaves door open for bans aimed at other drugs. Unanimous win for Texas man prosecuted under 58-year-old law www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
NEW: Trump admin takes rare step to quell controversy over prosecutorial misconduct in dropped criminal case against Chicago-area anti-ICE protesters. Feds won't fight defense demand to pay bill for activists' legal fees www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
