Josh Gerstein
Sr. Legal Affairs Reporter, @POLITICO
Priors: ABC White House & China correspondent, CNN, NY Sun 🇺🇸🇦🇺josh@joshgerstein.com. Signal: joshgerstein.46
- FLASH: #SCOTUS declines to disturb CA redistricting that could yield Democrats 5 additional seats. No dissent noted. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
- JUST IN: New suit from AAUP & several academics seeking admission to U.S. challenges Trump Golden Visa program, requiring $1-2 million gift to US government for priority. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Judge Young in Boston strikes again, ruling that Energy Department report was prepared in violation of Federal Advisory Committee Act. (Mandatory #FACA story tweet) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
- JUST IN: DAG Todd Blanche suggested Alex Pretti shooting is under investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which indicates it is not being treated as an assault on federal officer but as a potential civil rights violation by the officers who shot Pretti.
