
Kelsey Reichmann
Politics Reporter at Courthouse News Service
Co-Host at Sidebar by Courthouse News
SCOTUS and Politics reporter @CourthouseNews, come for the legal news, stay for the cat photos; contact: [email protected] signal: @kreichmann.13
Articles
-
1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Kelsey Reichmann |Megan Butler
A Florida firefighter who retired because of Parkinson’s disease says her city cut insurance benefits for disabled employees under a new policy. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court sided against a firefighter who was forced to retire because of Parkinson’s disease on Friday, finding that she can’t file a post-employment discrimination suit against her department.
-
1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Megan Butler |Kelsey Reichmann
A Michigan prisoner said that a corrections officer’s interference in an internal investigation for sexual misconduct shouldn’t be the linchpin in his civil rights lawsuit. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a Michigan prisoner who filed sexual misconduct claims against his correctional officer, finding that a dispute over the destruction of evidence to hamper the suit needed to be heard by a jury.
-
1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Benjamin Weiss |Kelsey Reichmann
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court upheld a private-sector solution to nuclear waste storage on Wednesday, ruling that the state of Texas and a minerals holding company were not entitled to sue over an independent regulatory board’s move to license such a facility in the Lone Star State.
-
1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Kelsey Reichmann
Nationwide pollution rules on local refineries forced the justices to consider whether D.C. is the best place to litigate challenges to EPA policies. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court gave the Environmental Protection Agency a leg up in pollution disputes on Wednesday, ruling that challenges to a renewable fuel program must be fought on the agency’s turf.
-
1 week ago |
courthousenews.com | Kelsey Reichmann
The justices’ ruling on Tennessee’s law prohibiting certain health care for transgender children will have ripple effects across the nation. WASHINGTON (CN) — Transgender teens lost the first big Supreme Court battle on gender-affirming healthcare on Wednesday, finding that Tennessee’s ban on hormone blockers for minors was not subject to heightened scrutiny.
Journalists covering the same region

Lorenzo Hall
Reporter and Anchor at WUSA-TV (Washington, DC)
Lorenzo Hall primarily covers news in Washington, D.C., United States and surrounding areas including parts of Maryland and Virginia.

Josh Rosenthal
Reporter at WTTG-TV (Washington, DC)
Reporter at WDCA-TV (Washington, DC)
Content Producer at Hubbard Broadcasting
Josh Rosenthal primarily covers news in Washington, D.C., United States and surrounding areas including Maryland and Virginia.

David Paulsen
Reporter and Editor at Episcopal New Service
David Paulsen primarily covers news in Washington, D.C., United States and surrounding areas including parts of Maryland and Virginia.

Margaret Barthel
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Reporter at WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.)
Margaret Barthel primarily covers news in Northern Virginia, United States, including areas around Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
Matthew Barakat
Correspondent at Associated Press
Matthew Barakat primarily covers news in Washington, D.C., United States and surrounding areas in Virginia.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 1K
- Tweets
- 17K
- DMs Open
- Yes

As a reminder, rubber bullets are still bullets https://t.co/AK5eMHVDad

RT @CourthouseNews: Wrongfully deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with smuggling @KelseyReichmann @Benj…

BRUTAL dissent from Jackson: “The Court is thereby, unfortunately, suggesting that what would be an extraordinary request for everyone else is nothing more than an ordinary day on the docket for this Administration." @CourthouseNews https://t.co/QPyhGBVeoQ

BREAKING: The Supreme Court tore down roadblocks protecting sensitive data for millions of Americans on Friday, clearing the way for DOGE's access to the Social Security Administration systems. @CourthouseNews https://t.co/EmKXM2TEsY