USA v. Goldstein

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Case Number:

8:25-cr-00006

Court:

Maryland

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Lydia Kay Griggsby

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  1. February 27, 2026

    Goldstein Testimony 'Solidified' Case, Juror Says

    One of the 12 jurors who convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein on a slew of tax and mortgage charges on Feb. 25 told Law360 that the key moment in the 16-day trial was when the famed U.S. Supreme Court lawyer took the stand, with the juror calling the testimony "a performance."

  2. February 26, 2026

    Goldstein Placed Under Home Confinement Until Sentencing

    SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein was placed under home confinement by a Maryland federal judge until his sentencing, but will likely be able to keep his $3 million D.C. home after the jury that convicted him separately found there wasn't a clear nexus between the property and his mortgage fraud conviction.

  3. February 25, 2026

    Tom Goldstein Guilty On Tax Evasion, 11 Other Counts

    SCOTUSblog founder and famed U.S. Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein was found guilty of tax evasion, as well as aiding in the filing of false tax returns and lying on loan applications, by a Maryland federal jury Wednesday. 

  4. February 23, 2026

    Snow Delays Goldstein Deliberations Until Tuesday

    The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial won't be back to deliberate until Tuesday, after snow prompted courts in the District of Maryland to close Monday.

  5. February 19, 2026

    No Verdict Thursday In Goldstein Case

    The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial broke for the weekend on Thursday without reaching a verdict.

  6. February 18, 2026

    Jury To Get Goldstein Case After Clashing Closing Statements

    The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial will finally begin to deliberate on a 16-count verdict form, after federal prosecutors on Wednesday recounted lies they said he admitted to, and the defense slammed what it described as a shoddy investigation into the charges.

  7. February 17, 2026

    Goldstein Tax Trial Heads To Closing Args As Defense Rests

    Jurors in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax fraud trial will hear closing arguments Wednesday, after the final two witnesses in the monthlong proceeding took the stand, and new emails regarding Goldstein's efforts to conceal poker debts came to light Tuesday.

  8. February 12, 2026

    Affairs, Spending Come Out In Goldstein Cross-Examination

    SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein was confronted Thursday with allegations of extramarital affairs, lavish spending and lies on asset disclosures, all in front of the jury in his ongoing tax fraud trial.

  9. February 11, 2026

    Goldstein Says He Lost Millions On Poker In 2016

    SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein told the Maryland federal jury in his tax fraud trial Wednesday that he lost nearly $3 million playing poker in 2016, directly contradicting charges that he underreported his gambling winnings, and pinned the blame for tax filing errors on his own miscalculations and shoddy work from his accountants.

  10. February 10, 2026

    Tom Goldstein To Testify At Tax Trial Wednesday

    SCOTUSblog co-founder Thomas Goldstein will take the stand in his tax fraud trial Wednesday, after the government rested its case with an IRS agent tallying up $3.6 million that she said went unreported on his 2016 tax return.