Best wishes to a must-read reporter, all-around good guy and clear winner of the best-dressed Supreme Court reporter competition (male division).

Briefly returning to this forum to say what a huge loss this is for our collective coverage of SCOTUS. No one was more diligent in preparing for the court’s opinions and orders. And no one was more enjoyable to have as a pressroom colleague. Miss you already, Ariane!

I'm leaving Twitter, for the indefinite future. The reason is simple: this site is becoming more like Gab every day. It's a font of hatred, lies, and harassment. And while it's never been great, at least it had its uses. No longer. At least not for me. /1

Scotus Dec. argument calendar is out, w/ Purdue Pharma bankruptcy & SEC admin law judges. But no Loper Bright (challenging Chevron deference to administrative agencies). Odds looking good for grant of a companion case (and maybe a Feb argument) so all 9 justices can take part.

A target of conservatives and the bane of the banking industry, the CFPB fights for its life at the Supreme Court.
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Which way should the Supreme Court’s conservative revolution turn next? The 5th Circuit has some ideas (and they’re about to be tested).
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Biden administration backs social media companies, urges Scotus to strike down core of Texas and Florida laws that would curb the editorial discretion of Facebook, Google and other big platforms. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Twitter friends, I've joined the world of Threads and will likely be doing most of my posting over there for the foreseeable future. You can find me here:
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The Supreme Court sees itself as a source of stability in America. It's also presiding over a historic and divisive realignment of government power. w/Zoe Tillman, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Jordan Fabian bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Politics

Roberts says he’s committed to highest ethical standards. w/ Emily Birnbaum bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Supreme Court approval dips amid ethics controversies. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: Here's the letter that Justice Clarence Thomas's benefactor Harlan Crow sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee last night. His lawyers, from top firm Gibson Dunn, are arguing Congress doesn't have the authority to investigate the Supreme Court.

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More Scotus opinions coming a week from today, court's website indicates.

Supreme Court leaves in place broad Section 230 liability shield for social media companies in a triumph for Twitter, Facebook and Google. w/Emily Birnbaum bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology