Supreme Court Litigator and SCOTUSblog Founder Convicted of Tax Evasion

Thomas Goldstein faces decades in prison in connection to a range of charges, some of which stemmed from high-stakes poker games, officials say.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A co-founder of the SCOTUSblog website and former Supreme Court litigator was convicted Wednesday on tax evasion and other charges by a jury in Maryland, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.

Thomas Goldstein, 55, was found guilty of tax evasion, assisting with preparing false tax returns, willfully failing to timely pay taxes, and making false statements to mortgage lenders. Prosecutors said some of the charges stemmed from him concealing millions of dollars in high-stakes poker wins and losses from the government.