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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Sixty-five judges responded to a @nytimes.com questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 1d

I've been made aware of an interesting proposal to rebrand our planet as RTH

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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the news in this NYT survey of sitting federal judges - incl 47 of them think the SCt is mishandling its emergency docket - maybe the biggest is that 65 sitting fed judges (37D, 28R), folks circumspect for a living, responded to a NYT survey. Stunning. And a sign that something is very wrong.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: We talked to 65 federal judges about the Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket during Trump’s 2nd term, how it impacts morale in the lower courts, and its effect on the public’s view of the judiciary.

They had a lot to say.

Free gift link … www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: “The significance of the public’s interest in having only well-trained LE officers deployed in their communities and avoiding unnecessary shows of military force in their neighborhoods cannot be overstated."

Our story on Judge Perry's ruling, free gift link >> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN -- Judge April Perry finds that "that deployment of National Guard members is likely to lead to civil unrest"

full opinion on yesterday's TRO here >>> storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 3d

seems like we may have reached Peak News

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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 4d

On Sept. 27, President Trump described Portland, Ore., as a “War ravaged” city.

But here is how federal officers described the scene outside the ICE building in southwest Portland on Sept. 25: “low energy.”

The next day the same: “low energy.”

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Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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John Haltiwanger @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social · 5d

From @samfellman.bsky.social: An online army is waging a culture war against US troops www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...

Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs

Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops

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Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 5d

This op-ed by Thomas Edsall referenced my reporting on the anti-woke activists targeting military officers: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 4d

I spoke with The Daily about the judiciary's response to Trump's attempt to deploy the National Guard into US cities, and the question of whether simply declaring a "rebellion" makes it so, for legal purposes: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/p...

Trump Claims ‘Rebellion’ in American Cities

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 5d

Quite the anecdote. messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 6d

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 7d

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Year Progress Bot @yearprogress.bsky.social · 8d

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 8d

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Samuel Rubenfeld (he/him) @srubenfeld.bsky.social · 15d

Two teens at the community garden tried on suit jackets from the adjoining free store.

Faking like they had a microphone, one said to the other: “I’d like to talk to you about tax evasion.”

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 23d

I experienced this last week & refused, saying I had never before been asked to provide the names of any analysts I was planning to quote to get a comment. Spox replied that maybe they were D donors. (In that case, it was 3 retired top military JAG officers.) I guess that was not a weird oneoff.

Shannon Bond @shannonbond.bsky.social · 24d

we wrote about this WH tactic recently. they’re asking journalists for expert source names and then using them to look up political donations in FEC records to try to discredit those sources as biased.

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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 24d

I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi.

This is *not* normal.

I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.

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Zach Montague @zjmontague.bsky.social · 24d

Judge Timothy Kelly blocks the Trump administration from carrying out any removals of Guatemalan children, writing pretty sternly that all of its claims about reunifying them with their families at their parents’ request turned out to be false, and cover for a rushed “midnight operation.”

Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 24d

The First Amendment is a radical libertarian grant. Something of an anomaly globally. It’s a challenging thing to maintain. Has always been and will always be subject to intense dispute and reinterpretation, especially at the margin

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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 28d

The Utah shooter joked on Discord with his friends that his doppelganger killed Charlie Kirk when they asked him about it

From Nick Bogel-Burroughs, and contribution from me.
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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 29d

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The Trolls Among Us (Published 2008)

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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · Sep 12

NEW: Sec. Marco Rubio casts himself as a top general in Trump's new war in Latin America. He has steered the administration toward military strikes on drug traffickers, without due process. One killed 11 people. And he pushes mass deportations. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...

Rubio Leads Charge in Trump’s New War in Latin America

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