"There are some more modest plans that could gain bipartisan support & make it to the president's desk...like imposing workplace conduct rules...across the judiciary or legislation banning stock trading by justices & judges..." —@MelissaQuinn97 @CBSNews youtube.com/watch?v=WSaOaw…
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The OT26 #SCOTUS recusal count stands at 20 docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…:
— 1 at the merits stage (Alito in Suncor)
— 1 upon application (Alito in a case similar to Plaquemines)
— 18 cert. stage, 4 of which were in the BMG copyright petition
Alito leads with 7, 6 of them due to stock
— 1 at the merits stage (Alito in Suncor)
— 1 upon application (Alito in a case similar to Plaquemines)
— 18 cert. stage, 4 of which were in the BMG copyright petition
Alito leads with 7, 6 of them due to stock
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Federal judges typically attend all of 2 (new judge & mid-career) professional development conferences, with some CJE is sprinkled in to annual circuit-wide conferences — which is nowhere near enough — & yet members of Congress appears to have even fewer?
Many people have made the point that members would benefit from ongoing professional development, not just cramming it all in for two months after getting elected. Because even old dogs can learn new tricks.
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BIG NEWS: @freedomcaucus calls for the federal official stock ban to INCLUDE members of the judiciary.
We've been calling on this for years — & esp. after the 2021 WSJ investigation wsj.com/us-news/law/13… DID NOT lead to a judicial stock sell-off, as we believe it should've.
We've been calling on this for years — & esp. after the 2021 WSJ investigation wsj.com/us-news/law/13… DID NOT lead to a judicial stock sell-off, as we believe it should've.
🚨BREAKING: House Freedom Caucus leadership just dropped a lame-duck roadmap for @SpeakerJohnson and @LeaderJohnThune.
Strip Democrat leverage. Deliver real wins. Do it before the clock runs out.
No leaving town until it’s done — let’s finish the job!
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The sad fact is that federal-level accountability for constitutional violations for federal officials has been a dead letter for years. Congress needs to fix that because constitutional rights don’t mean much when they can’t be enforced. And bad behavior mushrooms accordingly.
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An off-the-wall thought: I wonder whether AI will hasten the arrival of cameras in the Supreme Court. When good AI re-creations of arguments are immediately available (and that day is not far off), the arguments for withholding video will no longer have much force.
"An unprecedented effort to use state law to regulate global conduct" Kannon Shanmugam Opening Statement in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County
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Representing the energy giants Suncor and ExxonMobile, advocate Kannon Kumar Shanmugam argues that n a patchwork of state laws, must govern issues of global climate impact.
Excerpt from Suncor Energy v. Boulder County Oral Arguments
Argued October 5, 2026
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We’ll make sure judges & justices are included, as well
BREAKING: Leader @hakeemjeffries announces Democrats will immediately bring forward a bill to BAN members of Congress from trading stocks:
“There’s a cost to corruption...
That’s why I strongly support banning members of Congress from being able to trade stock.”
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NEW: Sotomayor sees US in 'rough patch' for rule of law, urges stronger civics education. She also notes strong midterm turnout & says she'd like to see #SCOTUS presidential immunity decision overturned in her lifetime.politico.com/news/2026/11/0…
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There’s already a bill—the Bivens Act—tailor-made to create a constitutional cause of action against federal officials and nothing more (or less).
It adds 5 words to Section 1983.
Congress should pass it.
It adds 5 words to Section 1983.
Congress should pass it.
One suggestion for legislation in a new Congress: A statutory Bivens remedy.
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The amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity actions since 1800, in real and nominal dollars
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And as incoming House FSGG chair, @RepMarkPocan is already on notice:
Meeting with the justices in the Chief Justice's conference room each year to discuss SCOTUS' budget, as occurred 2020-25, won't cut it.
Live hearings with the justices must once again become an annual event.
Meeting with the justices in the Chief Justice's conference room each year to discuss SCOTUS' budget, as occurred 2020-25, won't cut it.
Live hearings with the justices must once again become an annual event.
I’m very excited to have a Democratic majority in the next Congress. Serving on the Appropriations committee will be especially important as we can stop Trump from many of his worst actions by denying funding of those programs. I should chair a subcommittee that will have over the White House budget and more, so my 14 years have brought me to a position I can impact things for the positive in a bigger way than ever. Thank you to everyone who helped get me to this point. I truly appreciate it!
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JUST OUT: Reform outlook for 120th: fixthecourt.com/wp-content/upl…:
— Dems unlikely to spend major floor time on court bills given Trump veto
— Don't ignore big ticket; spend time building case
— Focus on bipartisan bills to demo governing ability (judgeships, PACER, workplace conduct)
— Dems unlikely to spend major floor time on court bills given Trump veto
— Don't ignore big ticket; spend time building case
— Focus on bipartisan bills to demo governing ability (judgeships, PACER, workplace conduct)
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Only the Judiciary Committee nerds will truly appreciate the fact that Scott Colom is only a Senate candidate because Cindy Hyde-Smith did not return a blue slip on his District Court nomination.
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(Whispers) In his victory speech, Ossoff could show his commitment to bipartisanship by announcing he’ll shepherd his former senatorial opponent’s free pacer bill in Congress.
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A Jan. 6 defendant — pardoned by Trump for threatening to "put a bullet" in Nancy Pelosi's head while driving around D.C. with guns/ammo — has been newly charged with threatening to assassinate D.C.'s federal judges.
Credit to @SeamusHughes for the find.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Credit to @SeamusHughes for the find.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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Why can't @uscourts issue the same memo?
— Not hard
— Easy win on accountability
Or you don't want to do it because Fix the Court suggested it (back in May fixthecourt.com/2026/05/ftc-to…)? Come on.
— Not hard
— Easy win on accountability
Or you don't want to do it because Fix the Court suggested it (back in May fixthecourt.com/2026/05/ftc-to…)? Come on.
NEW: Skydance memo: “Employees who work for CNN, CBS News, or any other company news organization, including local television stations, are not allowed to place bets on prediction markets. When in doubt, don’t trade.”
More: “Violations may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination and could carry personal civil or criminal penalties.”
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In a vacuum, an emergency election-related request from the federal government is the sort of thing that SCOTUS typically would take very seriously. A terse, 9-0 order denying such a request, without even getting the other side's response, is the court's way of sending a message.
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Unlike state supreme courts, the U.S. Supreme Court has no effective framework for holding its justices accountable for ethics violations. That needs to change, writes Gabe Roth of Fix the Court.
brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…
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