Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements...

[demmiblue]

Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

— Leah Litman (@leahlitman.bsky.social) 2026-02-02T11:48:06.530Z

[dalton99a]

1. The Trump Supreme Whorehouse works best in the dark

[Clouds Passing]

11. What else would anyone expect from the world's biggest brothel owner? He sure loves his secrets.

[Mysterian]

13. Could not have stated it better myself

The six phony justices have perverted the rule of law and betrayed their nation.

[spanone]

2. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is part of the coup.

[dalton99a]

3. 100%.

[travelingthrulife]

15. Absolutely. And has probably been to a kiddie sex party himself. Clarence

was said to be at at least one of them.

[Botany]

20. Yup the 14th amendment article 3 doesn't count and the President is allowed to break the law.

John Roberts is as unAmerican as it gets.

[Lovie777]

4. Damn............

what could go wrong?

[rso]

5. Roberts

There’s nothing Roberts could do to any Justice refusing to sign, hope that at least the three liberals refused.

[Mysterian]

14. This was for court employees, not the justices

[hedda_foil]

6. Are any of them. In the Epstein files, i wonder.

[SheltieLover]

7. Good question

[travelingthrulife]

16. Clarence Thomas was identified in one victim's statement.

He said he didn't see Thomas do anything but remembered him because it was usually mostly white people there. Not confirmed of course because no one bothered.

[hedda_foil]

17. We can always count on Clarence.

[BComplex]

21. I saw that.

We knew thomas was sick from the start. His confirmation hearings confirmed it.

[C_U_L8R]

8. Democracy dies in... oh what's the point anymore.

The corruption has metastasized. Bring on the morphine.

[Ping Tung]

9. Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice;

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton

[tavernier]

12. Interesting quote.

Funny how secrets and bodies hate staying buried.

[Ping Tung]

18. "A well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny" Thomas Jefferson

I don't always agree with Lord Acton (or Jefferson) but I usually find them challenging.

[Swede]

10. Disgusting.

Trump can do anything.

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. It has already been established that NDA's signed by federal employees are unenforceable

The only thing federal employees are bound to keep secret is classified information.

Trump tried to enforce NDA’s on his staff during his first term and failed - Omorosa from the apprentice was the most notable example.

[MichMan]

22. SC deliberations and case materials can be leaked by employees?

Did not know that.

They convicted that IRS contractor for leaking those thousands of tax returns of wealthy people. So, if he would have been a federal employee, he couldn't have been convicted? Is it the same for Social Security personal info?

[radical noodle]

23. Federal law prohibits IRS employees

from releasing tax returns of citizens to the public. That's different than NDAs and can indeed be prosecuted.

[MichMan]

24. Saying that the only thing federal employees are bound to keep secret is classified information, isn't accurate then

That was the part I wasn't sure was correct

[radical noodle]

26. There might be a limited way where a federal employee

would be able to release tax returns, depending on how they acquired them, but IRS employees cannot just by virtue of having access to them through their employment.

For instance, Mary Trump had access to her uncle's tax returns through a legal case and released them. If she'd been a federal employee, she might still have legally released them because of the way she obtained them.

NOTE: Taking a few legal courses does not make me an attorney by any means.

[Fiendish Thingy]

27. Employees can be fired for leaks

And of course they are liable for any criminal conduct.

But they can’t be sued, which is what NDA’s typically threaten.

So once they leave federal employment, they can write books about the inside drama in the court without fear of being sued, regardless of Roberts NDA’s.

That was my point.

[MichMan]

28. They can't be sued for violating the NDA, but nothing prevents them from being sued civilly for malfeasance or libel.

They don't have absolute immunity from any lawsuits.

[Fiendish Thingy]

29. I didn't suggest they had any sort of immunity

Only that it has been established that NDA’s are unenforceable against federal employees.

[Scott Alan Swaggerty]

25. Very disgusting