'Truly inexplicable': SCOTUS kills oldest federal judge's lifeline request, refuses to take up bid to end suspension after she thumbed nose at mental health tests
The Supreme Court has shot down a request from the nation's oldest sitting federal judge, Pauline Newman, to take up her suspension case after she was shelved amid complaints about her mental health. The post 'Truly inexplicable': SCOTUS kills oldest federal judge's lifeline requ.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Law & Crime says: The Supreme Court has shot down a request from the nation's oldest sitting federal judge, Pauline Newman, to take up her suspension case after she was shelved amid complaints about her mental health. The post 'Truly inexplicable': SCOTUS kills oldest federal judge's lifeline requ.
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- Published: Jun 15, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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