Reuters reporter in Boston covering the federal judiciary and major litigation. Alaska expat. Email: nate.raymond@tr.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml7pw7k7pc2l"There is a ​way that a grant is a contract," Judge Talwani told a lawyer for the Trump administration defending a key tool it has used to cancel federal grant funding it disfavors. "And the United States honors its contracts." https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-questions-trump-administrations-rationale-slashing-federal-grants-2026-05-06/06 May 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7pw7k7pc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml6gdwu6s22uOh, and the underlying DHS press release, that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Rhode Island says is inaccurate and has been pushing to have the agency take down? It remains up this morning. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/04/30/activist-biden-judge-releases-violent-criminal-illegal-alien-wanted-murder [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6gdwu6s22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml5m4gzs5k2o"I do think that what happened here was egregious enough to warrant a formal referral to our disciplinary committee," Judge DeBose told the ASUA; DHS had issued a news release titled: "Activist Biden Judge Releases Violent Criminal Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder." https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-criticized-by-dhs-orders-attorney-ethics-probe-immigration-case-2026-05-05/06 May 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5m4gzs5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml5m4gzs5k2o"I do think that what happened here was egregious enough to warrant a formal referral to our disciplinary committee," Judge DeBose told the ASUA; DHS had issued a news release titled: "Activist Biden Judge Releases Violent Criminal Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder." https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-criticized-by-dhs-orders-attorney-ethics-probe-immigration-case-2026-05-05/06 May 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5m4gzs5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml2uthfbvk2oAmazing news for our Pulitzer Prize-winning team! This is the first time I have been part of a Pulitzer-winning project, and I am so grateful for the chance to work with such stellar journalists to report on threats judges and their families have faced since Trump returned to office. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2uthfbvk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml2jy2a67s2cNew: Massachusetts' highest court today grappled with whether to publicly reprimand a judge who was criminally charged during the first Trump administration with helping a migrant avoid arrest by an immigration agent at her courthouse. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/massachusetts-top-court-mulls-disciplining-judge-ice-arrest-evasion-case-2026-05-04/04 May 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2jy2a67s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3ml2digfj2s2kMy latest: Prediction-markets operator Kalshi today faced a skeptical slate of justices on Massachusetts' top court, ​which appeared poised to uphold an injunction banning it from offering sports-events contracts in the state. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/massachusetts-top-court-appears-open-state-ban-kalshi-sports-betting-2026-05-04/04 May 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2digfj2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mkufkydtoc2f"No U.S. carrier of Spirit's size - it accounted for 5% of U.S. flights at one point - has liquidated in two decades. Spirit helped keep fares ​lower in markets where it competed against major carriers." https://www.reuters.com/business/spirit-airlines-prepares-cease-operations-after-rescue-deal-stalls-wsj-reports-2026-05-01/02 May 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkufkydtoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mktjfynelk25New: The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the DOJ prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military does not violate ​federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled tonight. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-can-use-military-lawyers-prosecute-civilians-judge-rules-2026-05-02/02 May 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktjfynelk25https://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mktjfynelk25New: The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the DOJ prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military does not violate ​federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled tonight. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-can-use-military-lawyers-prosecute-civilians-judge-rules-2026-05-02/02 May 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktjfynelk25https://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mkt5jke7tk2mNew: Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Boston federal court in an effort to block the Republican from pursuing investigations and litigation against it ​as part of what the lawsuit calls an unlawful retribution campaign. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/actblue-sues-block-texas-attorney-generals-retribution-lawsuit-2026-05-01/01 May 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt5jke7tk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mkt5jke7tk2mNew: Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Boston federal court in an effort to block the Republican from pursuing investigations and litigation against it ​as part of what the lawsuit calls an unlawful retribution campaign. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/actblue-sues-block-texas-attorney-generals-retribution-lawsuit-2026-05-01/01 May 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt5jke7tk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mksyujetcs2mBreaking out the 5th Circuit: US court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now - https://www.reuters.com/world/us-court-blocks-mail-order-access-abortion-drugs-now-2026-05-01/01 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksyujetcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mksdmor2sc2mThe DOJ has filed a petition to enforce a subpoena against Rhode Island Hospital as part of its investigations into providers of gender affirming care. The case was filed in (checks notes) the Northern District of Texas and has been assigned to Judge Reed O'Connor. https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1439131/dl?inline01 May 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksdmor2sc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mkqvudegc222New: The 5th Circuit on a 10-7 vote declines to take up en banc whether the federal machine gun ban violates the Second Amendment. But based on Judge Willett's concurrence and Judge Ho's dissent, there are nine votes for the court to do so in the future. https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/24/24-10633-CR1.pdf01 May 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqvudegc222https://bsky.app/profile/nateraymond.bsky.social/post/3mkqp4ttvis2yNew: A federal judge in Boston today ruled that policies that make it harder for ‌people from countries on President Donald Trump's travel ban list to get green cards and work permits are discriminatory and unlawful. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-rejects-trump-administrations-halt-immigration-applications-2026-04-30/30 Apr 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:kq4hnkd2itp7i6ccrjlwuepc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqp4ttvis2y