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We have the audio!
Links to audio of all the justices' opinion announcements from last term, including the four oral dissents, are here: fixthecourt.com/2026/10/opin…
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JUST IN: #SCOTUS blocks judge's order nixing some New Hampshire secretary of state guidance discouraging use of student IDs in voting. 8-1. Jackson dissents. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/…
Motions to recuse D. Minn. Judges Schiltz & Tunheim that aren't yet up on PACER / @courtlistener (see courtlistener.com/docket/733…, no 11).
Did the judges have the right under 1A & JCUS rules to speak to NYT? Yes
Does that mean there's no good recusal argument here? No, there may be
Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.
ALT Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.
ALT Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.
Motion to recuse in Judge Tunheim's case is here: storage.courtlistener.com/re… (26-cr-175). Still looking for complete motion to recuse in Judge Schiltz's
Fix the Court plans to post all of the OT25 opinion announcement audio by later today or tomorrow at the latest.
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Justice Samuel Alito got attention last spring for verbally clashing with Justice Sonia Sotomayor after she read a dissent aloud on the bench
There was no stream. But, the recording was recently turned over to the National Archives
You can now listen to the moment for yourself:
So coy, this Seamus. Clicking on the motion to disqualify, or any of the documents filed yday in courtlistener.com/docket/733…, gives you a "You do not have permission to view this document."
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NEW: Justice Elena Kagan tonight blasted the Supreme Court's conservative majority for undermining democracy in various rulings that have turbocharged partisan redistricting, eviscerated the Voting Rights Act & eliminated campaign finance restrictions.
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Judge Ada Brown sent confidential and sealed court documents to about 140 lawyers, judges, and members of the media in an early morning email Saturday, the Fifth Circuit says. She's now facing questions about having shared that information news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
Updated list of ethics-positive things #SCOTUS has done since 11/23 code adoption fixthecourt.com/2026/10/posi….
Recall they said the code was a start & they'd do more.
Added:
— 4 justices recusing in petition involving book publisher
— 4 justices using a screening form for events
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The Fifth Circuit has now publicly posted the documents related to Judge Brown ca5.uscourts.gov/docs/6993a1…
NEW: Judge Ada Brown is facing a misconduct proceeding over several claims, including the mishandling of her docket. Her cases were transferred, investigators say "reasonable basis" to believe Brown "suffers from a mental condition" per court docs news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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According to watchdog group @fixthecourt, the justices have collectively netted over $13 million from book deals.
The justices’ lucrative publishing deals left the Supreme Court unable to settle a major music copyright dispute Monday. @KelseyReichmann courthousenews.com/justices-…
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a great public service from @gabe_roth and @FixTheCourt
Recusapalooza docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Absolutely ridiculous story & a great scoop 👇🏼
NEW: Judge Ada Brown is facing a misconduct proceeding over several claims, including the mishandling of her docket. Her cases were transferred, investigators say "reasonable basis" to believe Brown "suffers from a mental condition" per court docs news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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More than three years of fighting for a different forum. Judge Pauline Newman finally has one.
NCLA has long argued that her colleagues cannot be both witnesses and judges in her case. Now, the proceeding against her has been transferred from the Federal Circuit Judicial Council to the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council.
On Unwritten Law, NCLA’s @VecchTweets and Andy Morris explain this unprecedented development, why it matters for a fair hearing, and what remains unknown as Judge Newman’s fight continues.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/4dCh8HO
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DOGE killed 18F (part of GSA), which was modernizing the federal courts' records systems.
So instead of using a government agency & its expertise — 18F did great modernizing tax courts records — taxpayers will pay Beltway bandits hundreds of millions to do the work.
Huge fail.
DOGE worked. Most importantly, the civil service is 12% smaller than it was in Jan 2025.
In the Fall @CityJournal, I show they were not replaced by contractors, the biggest cuts were to middle managers, and the predictions of disaster were proven false. city-journal.org/article/dog…
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The Solicitor General has filed court papers in a case that questions the constitutionality of the federal courts' system for reporting misconduct. SG John Sauer asserts "the federal judiciary does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in the workplace." 1/3
Just throw me into the ocean without a raft.
This line is in a #SCOTUS brief filed last night by DOJ:
"The federal judiciary does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in the workplace..." supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2….
Come on.