Hey @tnhousegop majority leader Rep. William Lamberth — checking back in on this? 😕
September 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Hey @tnhousegop majority leader Rep. William Lamberth — checking back in on this? 😕
Voice of America went back to court today and found Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, in a fiery mood.
Lamberth chastised the government for failing to comply with his preliminary injunction and even suggested starting a contempt trial.
Lamberth chastised the government for failing to comply with his preliminary injunction and even suggested starting a contempt trial.
June 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Voice of America went back to court today and found Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, in a fiery mood.
Lamberth chastised the government for failing to comply with his preliminary injunction and even suggested starting a contempt trial.
Lamberth chastised the government for failing to comply with his preliminary injunction and even suggested starting a contempt trial.
Judge Lamberth has been ice cold with these entitled 1/6 defendants at sentencing.
NEW: A judge has denied a Jan. 6 felony defendant’s request for permission to attend Trump’s inauguration at the invitation of several GOP lawmakers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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January 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Judge Lamberth has been ice cold with these entitled 1/6 defendants at sentencing.
tl;dr: Royce Lamberth, an 82-year-old Reagan appointee born and raised in Texas, is holding firm and protecting trans people in prison.
May 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
tl;dr: Royce Lamberth, an 82-year-old Reagan appointee born and raised in Texas, is holding firm and protecting trans people in prison.
JUST NOW: Students calling for change call Faison, Lamberth & other GOP lawmakers “cowards” as they slip out the back after a committee meeting
Huge turnout at the student-led Rally for Antioch earlier.
Huge turnout at the student-led Rally for Antioch earlier.
January 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
JUST NOW: Students calling for change call Faison, Lamberth & other GOP lawmakers “cowards” as they slip out the back after a committee meeting
Huge turnout at the student-led Rally for Antioch earlier.
Huge turnout at the student-led Rally for Antioch earlier.
JUST NOW: @tnequality.bsky.social held up signs in protest as Tennessee trans youth health care ban sponsors Sen. Jack Johnson & Rep. William Lamberth and their ADF benefactors spoke, and Lamberth attacked supporters of trans kids as “crazy”
December 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
JUST NOW: @tnequality.bsky.social held up signs in protest as Tennessee trans youth health care ban sponsors Sen. Jack Johnson & Rep. William Lamberth and their ADF benefactors spoke, and Lamberth attacked supporters of trans kids as “crazy”
BREAKING: Judge Lamberth orders Kari Lake to sit for a deposition about whether she is operating Voice of America up to legal minimum standards.
He says this is "one final opportunity" before a contempt trial.
He says this is "one final opportunity" before a contempt trial.
August 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
BREAKING: Judge Lamberth orders Kari Lake to sit for a deposition about whether she is operating Voice of America up to legal minimum standards.
He says this is "one final opportunity" before a contempt trial.
He says this is "one final opportunity" before a contempt trial.
UPDATE: Judge Royce Lamberth has set a hearing on this motion — alleging violations of his Feb. 19 court order — for 2:30 p.m. today.
BREAKING: Trans inmate's lawyers claim "egregious retaliation" in violation of court order.
Trans woman involved in a lawsuit challenging anti-trans policies says federal prison official told her on Feb. 22: “I don’t give a fuck what that judge says, I do what I want.”
Trans woman involved in a lawsuit challenging anti-trans policies says federal prison official told her on Feb. 22: “I don’t give a fuck what that judge says, I do what I want.”
Breaking: Trans inmate's lawyers claim "egregious retaliation" in violation of court order
Trans woman involved in a lawsuit challenging anti-trans policies says federal prison official told her on Feb. 22: “I don’t give a fuck what that judge says, I do what I want.”
www.lawdork.com
February 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
UPDATE: Judge Royce Lamberth has set a hearing on this motion — alleging violations of his Feb. 19 court order — for 2:30 p.m. today.
JUST IN: Judge Lamberth has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of Trump executive order that would require moving transgender inmates from women's to men's prisons.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
JUST IN: Judge Lamberth has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of Trump executive order that would require moving transgender inmates from women's to men's prisons.
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Big loss in court for Kari Lake
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
April 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Big loss in court for Kari Lake
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
JUST IN: Over Trump admin objection, Judge Royce Lamberth (Reagan/DC) extends block on transfers of federal trans women inmates to men's prisons. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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May 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
JUST IN: Over Trump admin objection, Judge Royce Lamberth (Reagan/DC) extends block on transfers of federal trans women inmates to men's prisons. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
JUST IN: Judge Royce Lamberth (Reagan/DC) again blocks Trump admin from transferring trans women prisoners to male prisons. Applies through 9/6 to those who joined suit. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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June 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
JUST IN: Judge Royce Lamberth (Reagan/DC) again blocks Trump admin from transferring trans women prisoners to male prisons. Applies through 9/6 to those who joined suit. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
Lamberth outright laughs at the DOJ attorney's statement that it was going to file a motion to reconsider his no-retaliation order: "In light of this, you think I'm going to reconsider my retaliation order?"
Lamberth says he's considering holding individual officials at the BOP in contempt.
Lamberth says he's considering holding individual officials at the BOP in contempt.
February 26, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Lamberth outright laughs at the DOJ attorney's statement that it was going to file a motion to reconsider his no-retaliation order: "In light of this, you think I'm going to reconsider my retaliation order?"
Lamberth says he's considering holding individual officials at the BOP in contempt.
Lamberth says he's considering holding individual officials at the BOP in contempt.
Judge Lamberth, a Reagan employee, slams the govt's "disrespect" for his orders.
He says contempt proceedings would be warranted, but he doesn't order them because nobody asked for them.
He says contempt proceedings would be warranted, but he doesn't order them because nobody asked for them.
September 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Judge Lamberth, a Reagan employee, slams the govt's "disrespect" for his orders.
He says contempt proceedings would be warranted, but he doesn't order them because nobody asked for them.
He says contempt proceedings would be warranted, but he doesn't order them because nobody asked for them.
LAMBERTH: “That information isn’t kept. And it shouldn’t be.”
Yesterday Lamberth sayid “we shouldn’t be afraid of data and facts” re: tracking immigrant kids
Today he refuses to track who gets @GovBillLee’s private school vouchers 🤔
Yesterday Lamberth sayid “we shouldn’t be afraid of data and facts” re: tracking immigrant kids
Today he refuses to track who gets @GovBillLee’s private school vouchers 🤔
March 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
LAMBERTH: “That information isn’t kept. And it shouldn’t be.”
Yesterday Lamberth sayid “we shouldn’t be afraid of data and facts” re: tracking immigrant kids
Today he refuses to track who gets @GovBillLee’s private school vouchers 🤔
Yesterday Lamberth sayid “we shouldn’t be afraid of data and facts” re: tracking immigrant kids
Today he refuses to track who gets @GovBillLee’s private school vouchers 🤔
April 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🔥 Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social to William Lamberth: “I just wanted to look you in the eye and tell you you’ll be in the history books with George Wallace and Bull Connor, and your children will be ashamed of where you stand by presenting these racist maps.“
May 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
🔥 Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social to William Lamberth: “I just wanted to look you in the eye and tell you you’ll be in the history books with George Wallace and Bull Connor, and your children will be ashamed of where you stand by presenting these racist maps.“
Full Judge Lamberth ruling here:
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May 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Full Judge Lamberth ruling here:
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Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social : “I just handed Rep. William Lamberth a confederate flag saying we will not go back, because you are trying to bring us back to the confederacy... it’s shameful.” #Memphis #JimCrow
May 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social : “I just handed Rep. William Lamberth a confederate flag saying we will not go back, because you are trying to bring us back to the confederacy... it’s shameful.” #Memphis #JimCrow
Nashville Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social (D) on Rep William Lamberth & Senator Bo Watson’s plan to stop undocumented kids from being able to go to school 👇🏽
February 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Nashville Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social (D) on Rep William Lamberth & Senator Bo Watson’s plan to stop undocumented kids from being able to go to school 👇🏽
An 81-year-old Reagan appointee born during World War II has been protecting trans people in federal prison in the face of Trump admin efforts.
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth sided with challengers who sought a class-wide preliminary injunction protecting hormone therapy and social accommodations.
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth sided with challengers who sought a class-wide preliminary injunction protecting hormone therapy and social accommodations.
Federal judge protects trans care for federal prisoners, blocking Trump order for now
Disputing Trump's oft-repeated "gender ideology" claims, Judge Lamberth wrote that "the plaintiffs do not seem interested in propagating any particular 'ideology.'"
www.lawdork.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
An 81-year-old Reagan appointee born during World War II has been protecting trans people in federal prison in the face of Trump admin efforts.
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth sided with challengers who sought a class-wide preliminary injunction protecting hormone therapy and social accommodations.
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth sided with challengers who sought a class-wide preliminary injunction protecting hormone therapy and social accommodations.
Federal Judge Royce Lamberth ruled the continued operation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was "in the public interest" and froze White House plans to shut it down.
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
Judge freezes Trump plan to dismantle Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Federal Judge Royce Lamberth ruled the continued operation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was "in the public interest" and froze White House plans to shut it down.
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March 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Federal Judge Royce Lamberth ruled the continued operation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was "in the public interest" and froze White House plans to shut it down.
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
U.S Judge Lamberth orders Kari Lake to submit to questioning under oath in litigation over her plans for Voice of America.
Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, says she's "verging on contempt" and failed to comply with his orders for months.
Lake tells NPR the judge is overreaching... (con't) 1/2
Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, says she's "verging on contempt" and failed to comply with his orders for months.
Lake tells NPR the judge is overreaching... (con't) 1/2
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
U.S Judge Lamberth orders Kari Lake to submit to questioning under oath in litigation over her plans for Voice of America.
Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, says she's "verging on contempt" and failed to comply with his orders for months.
Lake tells NPR the judge is overreaching... (con't) 1/2
Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, says she's "verging on contempt" and failed to comply with his orders for months.
Lake tells NPR the judge is overreaching... (con't) 1/2
HAPPENING NOW: “EDUCATION FOR ALL” Tennesseans protest a push by Lamberth & Republicans to block undocumented kids from TN schools
(Lamberth says it’s about “data” — as they try to spend $300 Million on Lee’s private school vouchers but won’t track who gets them🤔)
(Lamberth says it’s about “data” — as they try to spend $300 Million on Lee’s private school vouchers but won’t track who gets them🤔)
March 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
HAPPENING NOW: “EDUCATION FOR ALL” Tennesseans protest a push by Lamberth & Republicans to block undocumented kids from TN schools
(Lamberth says it’s about “data” — as they try to spend $300 Million on Lee’s private school vouchers but won’t track who gets them🤔)
(Lamberth says it’s about “data” — as they try to spend $300 Million on Lee’s private school vouchers but won’t track who gets them🤔)
Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social opposes a bill expanding police powers, limiting protest— calls out William Lamberth & the GOP for rhetoric attracting White Nationalists to TN. (In response Lamberth runs cover for “White Nationalism” as a concept)
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIt6nQa...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIt6nQa...
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social opposes a bill expanding police powers, limiting protest— calls out William Lamberth & the GOP for rhetoric attracting White Nationalists to TN. (In response Lamberth runs cover for “White Nationalism” as a concept)
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIt6nQa...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIt6nQa...