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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 17h

NEWS: The FBI is looking to issue a sole-source contract to UFC to provide its agents with defense tactical training Full story below:

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 22h

Dems on the Senate Judiciary Committee say Republicans broke Senate rules during a hearing last week with former special counsel Jack Smith by not sharing all documents ahead of time. They also say Smith is owed an apology

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Update ALL judges on the Middle District of Tennessee have recused themselves from the case Story will be updated shortly

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Judge Aleta Trauger of the Middle District of Tennessee issued an order on Friday recusing herself from Sen. Marsha Blackburn's case against Former Special Counsel Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Freedom of the Press Foundation has filed an amended complaint seeking Bondi’s legal opinion from last year authorizing Trump‘s acceptance of the luxury jet from Qatar

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The WH is standing by its nominee for a judgeship in TN after Sen. Blackburn did not return her blue-slip The nominee, Sam Adkisson, is special assistant to the president and associate counsel. Story below

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trump announced judicial nominees for the Fifth Circuit and North Carolina today:

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ed Martin, former pardon attorney and head of the weaponization working group, says at an event "there's no lack of appetite" for reimbursing individuals for govt weaponization even though the fund is dead He said he wants John Eastman and Jim Troupis to be in that group

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sen. Blackburn has sued former Special Counsel Jack Smith for "unlawfully subpoenaing" her phone toll records during his investigation

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New: DOJ has filed a misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota who spoke to the NYT about the administration's immigration crackdown in their state at the beginning of the year Blanche said this was "a clear violation of their ethical duties"

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Smith tells Coons that the members of his team were career prosecutors and they were "fired illegally for doing their jobs." He said loosing their prosecutors makes the country "less safe"

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sen. Kennedy just asked Jack Smith if he believes in the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny (he does not anymore for those wondering)

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith will testify today before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I got a copy of his prepared remarks, here’s what he plans to tell senators:

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Scott Colom (D) is challenging Sen. Hyde-Smith, who refused to return a blue-slip when he was nominated for a judgeship under Biden I spoke with him about that experience and what changes he'd like to see to the blue-slip process Story below

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Six judicial nominees are on deck for tomorrow's SJC hearing

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In a lengthy post, Trump blasts the Supreme Court: "These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a Court that is costing the United States Trillions of Dollars with shockingly bad rulings"

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In a statement last night, Sen. Murray blasted the nomination of Pete Serrano for US attorney of the Western District of Washington

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Re-upping this story from Friday evening

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My latest feature looks at how Democrats taking back the House and/or Senate in the midterms could super charge their investigations into the BigLaw firms that cut deals with the White House last year Link below

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NEWS via FOIA response released by @weareoversight.bsky.social today regarding emails to/from Ed Martin🧵

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The co-founder of defunct social app is fighting fraud charges by arguing that the U.S. attorney's office bringing the charges is conflicted There's a lot more to this than I can fit in this post, so check out the link below

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Vance just said the administration thinks the number of Supreme Court justices should stay at nine, re: vote yesterday

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The lone Democrat who voted for the amendment to keep the number of Supreme Court justices at nine was Rep. Donald Davis, D-N.C.

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

ICYMI: Here is USPS's statement on the whistleblower allegation shared yesterday that USPS defied court orders to work on the new Federal Ballot Mail Portal while an injunction was in place about.usps.com/newsroom/sta...

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The House is voting today on a proposed constitutional amendment that would keep the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. My preview story on this from last week:

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A group of Senate Dems wrote to WH Counsel David Warrington w/ concerns on the new OLC opinion that says executive privilege can apply to the president's outside advisers, especially how it could hinder future congressional oversight

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

ICYMI: last night Trump announced 9 judicial nominees, all in red states

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Dems from Illinois urged DOJ today to cease the practice of "mega master" immigration hearings in their state and others They say this practice fuels the administration's "mass deportation campaign"

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Excerpt from Blanche’s speech to the DOJ workforce just now:

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NEW: Assistant AG Colin McDonald issued a memo today outlining the priorities for the fraud division Attorneys will prioritize fraud related to: public trust and financial integrity, health care, internal revenue, global trade and commerce & corporate misconduct

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

OLC opinion published yesterday says, "Section 930(d)(3) of title 18, U.S. Code, permits the lawful carrying of constitutionally protected firearms in post offices that are generally open to the public."

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Now that Todd Blanche is confirmed and sworn-in as AG, here's a look at the the official who's taking over his former post as deputy AG, at least on a temporary basis Story below

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Now that both chambers are on August recess, I'd love to take some time to catch up with sources on all things Congress, courts and DOJ. If you're in the DMV, let's grab a coffee, otherwise virtual meetings work too Give me a shout on Signal at Courtneybuble.13 or courtney.buble@law360.com

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Today 8 judges for DC's local courts were confirmed as part of the noms package, easing a years-long vacancy crisis. BUT Herbert Rouson Jr., the courts' executive officer, told me they still need "full funding" to handle "surging caseloads and security threats" Story below

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The package of 74 nominees the Senate is voting on today contains: --4 US attorneys (for Hawaii, Michigan, Alabama and Oklahoma) --8 judges for local DC courts -the DOJ inspector general

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

CASSIDY says he will vote YES on Blanche

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

CASSIDY is speaking now on Blanche

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Now that Blanche is out of committee, I asked Grassley if Blanche has the votes needed on the senate floor “We’re trying to determine that at this point,” but expects he’ll be confirmed, Grassley said

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Blanche was voted out along party lines

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

“It’s hard for me to say this as a plant-based guy, but where’s the beef?” —Booker, expressing concerns that the weaponization fund is actually dead and that the IRS audit is limited

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

CORNYN is speaking now Regarding the agreement Tillis and him reached with DOJ, he said he expects the department to "live up to this in future litigation"

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Good morning from the Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting where senators will vote shortly on Blanche's nomination

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Tillis and Cornyn announced they will now vote for Blanche. Now the question is, can he get confirmed before August recess starts?

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Durbin, Cramer and Boozman introduced a bipartisan bill today that would create a pilot program for the federal judiciary to control facilities for some of its courts. They've been asking Congress for real property authority since 1989. GSA is currently in control Story tk

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Tillis says he’s still not a no on Blanche and is “optimistic” he can get to yes.

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

NEW Trump post on Todd Blanche "I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office."

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

DOJ spox on the vote getting postponed: "Department has been in regular communication with Committee members for weeks, and we look forward to continuing to work productively with Senators to address any concerns."

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Statement on the Blanche vote postponement:

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Grassley just walked into Cornyn’s office and did not answer any questions Tillis entered shortly after

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