Paul Detrick
@pauldetrick.bsky.social
Senior Video Journalist
@bloomberglaw.com @bgov.com @bloombergtax.com
Views are my own and do not reflect my employer.
http://www.pauldetrick.com
@bloomberglaw.com @bgov.com @bloombergtax.com
Views are my own and do not reflect my employer.
http://www.pauldetrick.com
I got to shoot a Supreme Court case from beginning to end this year. This is a very cool project @bloomberglaw.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sfX...
Trailer: Supreme Advocacy, an Original Documentary Film
YouTube video by Bloomberg Law
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November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I got to shoot a Supreme Court case from beginning to end this year. This is a very cool project @bloomberglaw.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sfX...
"The justices put on hold a federal district court ruling that had blocked part of a Jan. 20 executive order as likely illegal. The Supreme Court decision will apply while litigation continues in the case."
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US Supreme Court Backs Trump on Passport Sex Designations (1)
A divided US Supreme Court dealt a fresh blow to transgender rights, temporarily reviving a Trump administration policy that generally requires new passports to reflect the sex on the holder’s birth c...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"The justices put on hold a federal district court ruling that had blocked part of a Jan. 20 executive order as likely illegal. The Supreme Court decision will apply while litigation continues in the case."
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"And then it really hit me. We really did tell the courts, 'Screw you.' We really did tell the courts, 'We don't care about your order'." -Fmr. DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni reflecting on DOJ defying judge's order to not remove immigrant detainees & return anyone in air. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcSH...
Fired Justice Department lawyer blows the whistle on what he describes as abuses of power at the DOJ
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"And then it really hit me. We really did tell the courts, 'Screw you.' We really did tell the courts, 'We don't care about your order'." -Fmr. DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni reflecting on DOJ defying judge's order to not remove immigrant detainees & return anyone in air. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcSH...
"We're an entertainment company first. And we have the viewpoint of 'If you're breathing, you're our audience.'" -David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance at Bloomberg Screentime Conf.
David Ellison Lays Out Paramount Skydance Vision
YouTube video by Bloomberg Live
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October 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"We're an entertainment company first. And we have the viewpoint of 'If you're breathing, you're our audience.'" -David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance at Bloomberg Screentime Conf.
"The case presents the US Supreme Court with an opportunity to reexamine the lines between a state’s regulatory authority and the First Amendment." news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
Conversion Therapy Ban Case Tests Traditional State Police Power
A therapist’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on treatment the state says harms LGBTQ+ youths may seem like just the next battle in the culture wars, but the case presents the US Supreme Court with an opp...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"The case presents the US Supreme Court with an opportunity to reexamine the lines between a state’s regulatory authority and the First Amendment." news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
States are pushing back on Trump admin’s position that federal antidiscrimination law bars transgender women and girls from female sports teams.
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Trump’s Trans Athlete Stance Clashes With States’ Rights Claim
The Trump administration’s position that federal antidiscrimination law bars transgender women and girls from female sports teams has sparked legal fights with states that allow students on teams that...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
States are pushing back on Trump admin’s position that federal antidiscrimination law bars transgender women and girls from female sports teams.
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The IRS has had seven different commissioners or acting commissioners since January (Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is Acting Commissioner rn). Now it has a new position: CEO. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-tax-re...
Treasury’s Bessent Names Social Security Chief as CEO of IRS (1)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today that Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, will be the CEO of the IRS.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The IRS has had seven different commissioners or acting commissioners since January (Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is Acting Commissioner rn). Now it has a new position: CEO. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-tax-re...
How much power does President Trump's executive order declaring Antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" hold? Consult the pyramid of power in this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/uROGDDnQo8g?...
Trump's Executive Orders: How Much Legal Authority Do They Have?
YouTube video by Bloomberg Law
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September 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How much power does President Trump's executive order declaring Antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" hold? Consult the pyramid of power in this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/uROGDDnQo8g?...
"The civil branch has been subpoenaing hospitals nationwide for vast patient and employee data on youth gender care services, in one instance causing a federal judge to block the demand for records by finding DOJ was “motivated only by bad faith.'"
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DOJ Rethinks Reorganization Tied to Gender-Affirming Care Probes
The Justice Department’s civil division is retaining criminal authority on healthcare statutes being used to probe children’s hospitals on gender-affirming care, backtracking from an April plan to tra...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The civil branch has been subpoenaing hospitals nationwide for vast patient and employee data on youth gender care services, in one instance causing a federal judge to block the demand for records by finding DOJ was “motivated only by bad faith.'"
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"Federal officials failed to escape a lawsuit brought by Democrat-led states challenging provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, including his directive to require proof of citizenship to register to vote." @bloomberglaw.com
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Trump Must Face State-Led Challenge to Elections Executive Order
Federal officials failed to escape a lawsuit brought by Democrat-led states challenging provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, including his directive to require proof of...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Federal officials failed to escape a lawsuit brought by Democrat-led states challenging provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, including his directive to require proof of citizenship to register to vote." @bloomberglaw.com
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Prosecutors working overnight in DC: "Four assistant US attorneys, a supervisor, and paralegal have had to be on call starting at 5:30pm every night for a 24-hour shift to handle the influx of arrests stemming from federal agent patrols that began last month." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Prosecutors Work Overnight in Trump-Directed DC Anti-Crime Surge
Federal prosecutors at the Washington US attorney’s office have been required to work overnight shifts and pushed to charge more cases during a Justice Department law enforcement surge.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Prosecutors working overnight in DC: "Four assistant US attorneys, a supervisor, and paralegal have had to be on call starting at 5:30pm every night for a 24-hour shift to handle the influx of arrests stemming from federal agent patrols that began last month." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Some interesting context here about how the emergency docket at SCOTUS works from Justice Sonia Sotomayor:
"The emergency docket is just sort of a weigh station [...] It's not the final end of the case." WATCH: @colbertlateshow.bsky.social youtu.be/xKSzq4keAx8?...
"The emergency docket is just sort of a weigh station [...] It's not the final end of the case." WATCH: @colbertlateshow.bsky.social youtu.be/xKSzq4keAx8?...
Justice Sotomayor Looks For The Good In Her SCOTUS Colleagues Despite Their Grave Differences
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some interesting context here about how the emergency docket at SCOTUS works from Justice Sonia Sotomayor:
"The emergency docket is just sort of a weigh station [...] It's not the final end of the case." WATCH: @colbertlateshow.bsky.social youtu.be/xKSzq4keAx8?...
"The emergency docket is just sort of a weigh station [...] It's not the final end of the case." WATCH: @colbertlateshow.bsky.social youtu.be/xKSzq4keAx8?...
In June DC prosecutors wanted a judge to keep a search warrant secret:
“Blind deference to the government?” [Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui] wrote. “That is no longer a thing. Trust that has been earned over generations has been lost in weeks.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
“Blind deference to the government?” [Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui] wrote. “That is no longer a thing. Trust that has been earned over generations has been lost in weeks.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown
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September 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In June DC prosecutors wanted a judge to keep a search warrant secret:
“Blind deference to the government?” [Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui] wrote. “That is no longer a thing. Trust that has been earned over generations has been lost in weeks.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
“Blind deference to the government?” [Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui] wrote. “That is no longer a thing. Trust that has been earned over generations has been lost in weeks.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
“He was the sixth IRS leader since the start of the year.”
🚨 WaPo EXCLUSIVE
Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.
Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.
IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted
The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.
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August 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“He was the sixth IRS leader since the start of the year.”
"A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh blow to LGBTQ rights."
Supreme Court Upholds Curbs on Care for Transgender Minors (3)
A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh bl...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"A divided US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that outlaws certain controversial medical treatments for transgender children, preserving similar measures in two dozen states and dealing a fresh blow to LGBTQ rights."
I am certainly not a lawyer. But, I did get to play a fictitious lawyer in a fictitious courtroom making fictitious arguments on a very real award-winning legal podcast called UnCommon Law for @bloomberglaw.com about the Loper Bright case. Take a listen here: megaphone.link/BL2917456147
Loper Bright: How a Little Boat Made Big Waves by UnCommon Law
Inside Loper Bright: How Fishermen and Conservative Groups Shaped a Supreme Court Ruling and Redefined Regulatory Power
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June 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I am certainly not a lawyer. But, I did get to play a fictitious lawyer in a fictitious courtroom making fictitious arguments on a very real award-winning legal podcast called UnCommon Law for @bloomberglaw.com about the Loper Bright case. Take a listen here: megaphone.link/BL2917456147
"The agreements lack deadlines, definitions or processes, giving firms wide latitude in interpreting them. Firm leaders realize the president has less leverage to punish them for how they follow the deals after three judges struck down Trump orders."
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Law Firms Thread Needle on Trump Pledges With Minimal Change
Nine big law firms that promised President Donald Trump $940 million in free legal services are changing little to meet their commitments, a strategy enabled by the deals’ vagueness and judges strikin...
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June 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"The agreements lack deadlines, definitions or processes, giving firms wide latitude in interpreting them. Firm leaders realize the president has less leverage to punish them for how they follow the deals after three judges struck down Trump orders."
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I got a little gassed last week running two 5k races on little training. But the good news is I got to race against a bunch of fancy lawyers, judges, journalists, politicians and SCOTUS Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. A very fun way to explore DC.
May 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I got a little gassed last week running two 5k races on little training. But the good news is I got to race against a bunch of fancy lawyers, judges, journalists, politicians and SCOTUS Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. A very fun way to explore DC.
“If I’m a criminal, it’s going to be so hard for me to live a normal life, all because I washed my hands. Like, that’s so insane.”
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Trans student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first
Marcy Rheintgen, 20, faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge punishable by up to 60 days in jail and is due to appear in court in May.
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May 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“If I’m a criminal, it’s going to be so hard for me to live a normal life, all because I washed my hands. Like, that’s so insane.”
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SCOTUS said it would allow the Trump admin to discharge 1000s of transgender service members. The discharge was from an EO saying armed forces must prioritize military excellence and readiness. For more on the state of transgender rights check out this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...
Donald Trump & MAGA Target Transgender Rights: Culture Wars, Executive Orders, and Bathroom Bills
YouTube video by Bloomberg Law
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May 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
SCOTUS said it would allow the Trump admin to discharge 1000s of transgender service members. The discharge was from an EO saying armed forces must prioritize military excellence and readiness. For more on the state of transgender rights check out this @bloomberglaw.com vid: youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...
Puppy rescue day at the office is absolutely as wonderful as you think it might be.
May 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Puppy rescue day at the office is absolutely as wonderful as you think it might be.
How will GOP pass their agenda? Compromise with Dems? Maybe. But GOP led Congress will most likely use the brute force method of budget reconciliation.
Here is a guide to that *rollercoaster of a process from @bgov.com and @bloomberglaw.com.
*Rollercoaster featured in video.
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Here is a guide to that *rollercoaster of a process from @bgov.com and @bloomberglaw.com.
*Rollercoaster featured in video.
youtu.be/4iqYXmofDfI
How Republicans Can Muscle Through Trump’s Agenda Without Compromise
YouTube video by Bloomberg Law
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May 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
How will GOP pass their agenda? Compromise with Dems? Maybe. But GOP led Congress will most likely use the brute force method of budget reconciliation.
Here is a guide to that *rollercoaster of a process from @bgov.com and @bloomberglaw.com.
*Rollercoaster featured in video.
youtu.be/4iqYXmofDfI
Here is a guide to that *rollercoaster of a process from @bgov.com and @bloomberglaw.com.
*Rollercoaster featured in video.
youtu.be/4iqYXmofDfI
The team here at @bloomberglaw.com & @bgov.com is out with a new vid on the state of transgender rights. It’s a survey of reporters covering the rights from different beats. Watch! youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...
Transgender Rights Under Trump: Policy Battles and Legal Fights
YouTube video by Bloomberg Law
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March 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The team here at @bloomberglaw.com & @bgov.com is out with a new vid on the state of transgender rights. It’s a survey of reporters covering the rights from different beats. Watch! youtu.be/mC_e9hY98Jk?...
The production on this episode of The Daily is incredible. The story has so many great twists and deep analysis. Worth. Every. Second. open.spotify.com/episode/09YM...
She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex.
The Daily · Episode
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February 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The production on this episode of The Daily is incredible. The story has so many great twists and deep analysis. Worth. Every. Second. open.spotify.com/episode/09YM...
As it’s rumored that more country music is headed for the Kennedy Center under President Trump’s directive, I am reminded of this @onthemedia.bsky.social piece about the evolution of country among the right and left. Listen: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
A Political History of Country Music | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Although country music is now synonymous with the Republican Party, it wasn't always so.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
As it’s rumored that more country music is headed for the Kennedy Center under President Trump’s directive, I am reminded of this @onthemedia.bsky.social piece about the evolution of country among the right and left. Listen: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...