Lawrence Hurley
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Senior Supreme Court Reporter @NBCNews; Signal: lawrencehurley.25
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2009
If you need to contact me confidentially, you can reach me via Signal: lawrencehurley.25
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BY THE NUMBERS: A new FOX News poll shows most voters believe the White House is doing more harm than good on the economy. Seventy-six percent of those polled view conditions negatively, and 58% of voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing — a four-point rise from two months
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PS: if people can't sue government officials individually for constitutional violations there are few other avenues for accountability:
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A federal judge complains bitterly about the professionalism of a colleague and then says this about two people with no involvement in the case before him:
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NEW: Seizing on allegations of federal law enforcement officials committing constitutional violations as part of President Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats have launched a new effort to allow civil rights claims against rogue agents.
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Lawmakers are launching a new effort to close a legal loophole that means federal officials, including law enforcement agents, can't be sued for constitutional violations.
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Background: My 2023 report on how the Supreme Court eviscerated so-called "Bivens claims" https://t.co/QoUCKcbfHS
THE UNTOUCHABLES: Part 1 of a deep dive into the impact of a significant Supreme Court ruling last year that makes it virtually impossible to sue federal officials - including Border Patrol agents - for alleged constitutional violations: Click thru: https://t.co/Nwnk7RlxFU
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NEW: In light of widespread allegations of civil rights violations arising from Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats are renewing efforts to pass legislation to hold federal agents individually accountable:
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Trump, sitting next to MBS in the Oval, says Khashoggi was "extremely controversial" and that "a lot of people didn't like that gentleman." He chides a reporter for "embarrass[ing]" MBS by asking about it. Trump earlier called MBS an "extremely respected man."
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New: Oversight Dems released emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell where Epstein referenced his relationship with Trump In an email from 2011, Epstein says a victim "spent hours at my house" with Trump "the dog that hasn't barked is Trump," Epstein wrote
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New WSJ reporting: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, then taking her home to Nashville, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch.
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In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation and squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
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NEW: Supreme Court extends temporary block on judge's ruling that would require full funding of SNAP payments, with deal to end shutdown (which would fully fund SNAP) on the horizon
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An excellent discussion with @yasminv and @spettypi who details her interviews with desperate SNAP beneficiaries. Many of those at a breaking point were those with disabilities or who were providing for those with disabilities. https://t.co/WKHKbXrw5z
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Podcast Episode · Here's the Scoop · 11/07/2025 · 18m
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Between OH, KS, CA, VA and now this huge win in UT, Democrats have quietly strung together an impressive streak of victories over the past few weeks that have, surprisingly, pushed the mid-decade redistricting war closer to a draw.
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The only story I did before today that touched upon the Kim Davis appeal was this one: https://t.co/BFLtAwQwhC
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An appeal currently pending at the court is asking for the landmark decision, in which the conservative justice dissented, to be cast aside.
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Funny thing is some of the most liberal legal journalists out there were loudly saying there was no chance the court would take up the Kim Davis case, fwiw
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NEW: Supreme Court takes up major new election case on whether states can count ballots that are received after Election Day
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