Lydia Wheeler
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Legal affairs reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Send tips to: [email protected]; Signal: LWheeler.72
Washington, D.C.
Joined August 2011
Excited to announce I’ve joined The Wall Street Journal as a legal affairs reporter based in D.C. Today is my first day with this talented team. Send tips on court cases, controversies and legal issues to lydia.wheeler@wsj.com or contact me securely on Signal: LWheeler.72
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Good morning from a sunny Washington where the Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the lawfulness of President Trump’s tariffs starting at 10. We’re live blogging the proceedings. Follow along here:
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Justices questioned the administration’s position as they weigh the fate of the president's global measures
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Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.
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Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.
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“The idea that someone would expose themselves to federal fraud charges for so little money doesn’t really make any sense,” one former prosecutor said. Here's why the case against New York AG Letitia James might never make it to trial. w/@cryanbarber
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Former prosecutors say the U.S. government doesn’t normally bring mortgage-fraud allegations like those against New York’s attorney general.
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The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's associate.
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Good morning from the Supreme Court, which kicks off its new term today.
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The new term beginning Monday is shaping up to be full of blockbusters with the court considering Trump's authority to issue sweeping global tariffs and scheduling arguments on his emergency request to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from the central bank board.
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Supreme Court adds 5 new cases to it's docket, including a fight over gun rights. Justices agree to hear a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that makes it a crime for concealed carry permit holders to carry a handgun on private property without the owner's permission.
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The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday but it's emergency docket it the one making all the headlines. The Trump administration has rushed to the court with an extraordinary number of emergency appeals and it's straining the judiciary. https://t.co/MFFbBJUu3X
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The administration has turned to the Supreme Court at a record pace, and the justices have issued orders that lower courts have struggled to interpret.
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Supreme Court declines to act on Trump's emergency request to immediately fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook and instead said it will hear arguments in January.
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The Trump administration has brought birthright citizenship back to the Supreme Court. The justices are being asked to issue a final ruling on the president’s bid to end the practice of granting citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil w/@MariahTimms
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The administration wants a final ruling on President Trump’s bid to end the practice of granting citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear dispute over Trump's tariffs. Court said arguments will be held the first week of November.
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Fed governor Lisa Cook is challenging Trump's attempt to remove her from the independent central bank board. Case was assigned to Judge Jia Cobb. A hearing is set for 10 am tomorrow on Cook's request for a temporary order to remain on the job. https://t.co/D1NsZarhdY
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The lawsuit tees up a high-stakes court battle over the president’s authority to remove members of the central bank’s board.
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is rejoining Cooley LLP, where she worked before representing President Joe Biden’s administration at the US Supreme Court. w/@jstnhenry87
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Former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is returning to Cooley LLP, where she worked before representing President Joe Biden’s administration at the US Supreme Court.
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Good morning from the Supreme Court on the last day of the term. We’re expected to get 6 rulings starting at 10 on Obamacare preventive services, religious opt outs to LGBTQ-themed books in elementary school, and Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions.
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We've got 6 decisions coming from the Supreme Court tomorrow, which is the last day of the term. They involve Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, an age verification law for porn sites in Texas, and Obamacare's no-cost coverage of preventive health services.
NEW: SCOTUS ruled for South Carolina in its bid to exclude a Planned Parenthood affiliate from its Medicaid program, saying the Medicaid Act doesn’t give beneficiaries a privately enforceable right to choose a specific provider. From @WheelerLydia:
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Quite the scene at the Washington Hilton tonight where protesters stormed a ballroom where Charles Koch was accepting an award from the Cato Institute. Several got onto the corner of the stage while Koch was speaking.
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