Ann E. Marimow

Washington, D.C.

Legal affairs reporter

Education: Cornell University

Ann Marimow writes about legal issues for The Washington Post. She previously covered state government and politics at the San Jose Mercury News in California and the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. She joined The Post in 2005.
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Tracking Supreme Court decisions in major cases

The Post is following key cases that the Supreme Court will decide on 2023. Here are the major decisions the court is expected to rule on and why they matter.

May 11, 2023

Crow tuition payment for Thomas relative adds to outcry over court ethics

Amid criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas, experts debate whether other justices improperly failed to recuse themselves from cases involving their book publisher.

May 4, 2023

Deep divide at Supreme Court ethics hearing, despite some GOP calls for action

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Supreme Court ethics amid questions on gifts from Harland Crow to Justice Clarence Thomas.

May 2, 2023

Despite outrage from some, Congress reluctant to act on Supreme Court ethics

The Supreme Court and Congress appear locked into an uncomfortable deadlock, with the legislative branch lacking the votes to force change.

April 27, 2023

Supreme Court preserves access to key abortion drug as appeal proceeds

The battle over whether to permanently restrict mifepristone, and whether the FDA properly approved use of the drug more than 20 years ago, continues.

April 21, 2023

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s financial reports include an unusual redaction

Legal ethics experts said the redaction, which is supposed to be for security reasons, is highly unusual and could undermine the purpose of the disclosure system.

April 21, 2023

Supreme Court extends nationwide abortion pill access through Friday

The delay in ruling could indicate the court is not unanimous in how to handle its first major abortion-related controversy since overturning Roe v. Wade.

April 19, 2023

Supreme Court seeks compromise in ex-mailman’s Sabbath-work conflict

Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, loved being a mail carrier because he could have Sundays off. Then the postal service began Sunday delivery for Amazon.

April 18, 2023

Complaints about Justice Thomas’s disclosures sent to judicial committee

Complaint involves Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose travel and real estate deals with Republican donor and Dallas business executive Harlan Crow.

April 18, 2023

The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate

The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails obtained by The Post show.

April 15, 2023