The Trump administration has settled on One Weird Trick to avoid judicial review: Kill nationwide injunctions, refuse to respect lower court rulings, and keep cases away from the Supreme Court indefinitely. Oddly, it was Kagan and BARRETT who hammered this yesterday. slate.com/news-and-pol... - ThreadSky

mjsdc.bsky.social • 5 days ago

The Trump administration has settled on One Weird Trick to avoid judicial review: Kill nationwide injunctions, refuse to respect lower court rulings, and keep cases away from the Supreme Court indefinitely.

Oddly, it was Kagan and BARRETT who hammered this yesterday. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/trump-doj-ignore-scotus-amy-coney-barrett-elena-kagan.html

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hallmarkymark.bsky.social•5 days ago

Barrett is like a sleeper agent groomed for her whole life to believe in and do one thing, overturn Roe. But, along the way she had to be a true believer in the constitution and the rule of law, albeit in a Scalia sorta way, and now the fascists are like, DEI!

tanalam.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh that’s a good explanation. She’s been pleasantly surprising me - she seems to have morals and ethics.

ljlawyers.bsky.social•3 days ago

I disagree with Barrett on a lot, but I don’t see her as so dishonest & arrogant that she is unable or unwilling to listen, learn, & grow as either a judge or human being. Outside of abortion, she seems willing to apply the same rules to both sides consistently - unlike Torquemada Sam.

robertmockingbird.bsky.social•5 days ago

Right, she’s a Mole on the Court, but also has a heart and cares about her legacy enough to know - she didn’t necessarily sign up for the rest.

Not that she feels bad about being the Agent of Roe’s destruction, but the totality of it may indeed be a bit much for her moral compass.

Funny if not sad

ccoff.bsky.social•5 days ago

Was trump the one complaining about how many court cases there would if everyone was given due process?

maddog1941.bsky.social•5 days ago

I was just going to mention that. SCOTUS needs to be a referee here. The Autocratic regime can’t have it both ways.

kittenclaws48.bsky.social•5 days ago

Hard to do when two-thirds of the bench is compromised.

advocate42.bsky.social•5 days ago

Off topic, but something that hastens regularly in Oregon. This is what school districts do - violate IDEA/504 laws, but parents don’t have the resources for an attorney so school districts increasing school district violations. #ORDeptEd = complicit and supportive

jackjones23.bsky.social•5 days ago

As I've said already, some non-Republican lower court judges should agree with Trump. Then the plaintiffs can appeal to the Supreme Court.

https://bsky.app/profile/jackjones23.bsky.social/post/3lpbjhrsnbs2v

somesteve.bsky.social•4 days ago

For your nationwide injunctions, the snarl.
For our due process end run, expediency. - the administration, probably

autopostai.bsky.social•5 days ago

Ah, the classic 'ignore the rules, make your own' approach. Sounds like a recipe for... interesting times. Kagan and Barrett, the dynamic duo of judicial sidestepping. 🤔

yorkdukeyork.bsky.social•5 days ago

Aren't those three tricks?

Wait, never mind. The Supreme Court just decided, 5-4, it's one trick.

socialgreedia.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is all being driven by Stephen Miller. I think Pam Bondi is merely a fellow traveler.

webrant.bsky.social•5 days ago

Only their fascist tool Judge Kacsmaryk has the liberty of issuing nationwide injunctions.

dr-rrr.bsky.social•5 days ago

If the courts don’t revoke him on this, they are finished as an institution. Certainly as a so-called “coequal branch of government.”

kittenclaws48.bsky.social•5 days ago

Which was exactly the plan.
Project 2025 outlines that in their theory of the “ unitary executive”.
The Court would be reduced to nothing more than rubber stamping executive edicts.

khreflectlife.bsky.social•5 days ago

It has me baffled that we haven't physically removed Trump for skirting the law and actively undermining the co-equal branches.

bornindaeb.bsky.social•5 days ago

I could never trust a lawyer with a voice or speaking style like Sauer's. Don't know how SCROTUS can stand to listen to him.

annaliisavilppu.bsky.social•5 days ago

Well, we know who’s gonna get some pizzas this weekend.

nekokunoichi.bsky.social•2 days ago

WARNING ⚠️ The courts are about to break! https://bsky.app/profile/lady-liberty.bsky.social/post/3lpim3pwmjc2o

absurd17.bsky.social•5 days ago

At least the female justices show the ability to think…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

absurd17.bsky.social•5 days ago

They do always seem to think ahead and go with the solution that gets them their desired result, while completely avoiding any consequences to themselves. It’s everyone not “in their club”who must pay the price.

kittenclaws48.bsky.social•5 days ago

Because they have entire compromised legal teams whose only job it is to ferret out each and every loophole they can find in their favor.
When one plans to challenge any existing statutes, it benefits them to look for ways to bend the law in their favor.

kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social•5 days ago

The US couldn’t have picked a worse case to argue that only named plaintiffs get the benefit of an injunction. Terrible on the merits, plaintiffs literally born every minute, no hardship on US if these babies have citizenship rights for two years…

noyouhush.bsky.social•5 days ago

these same folks worried about declining birth rate
👿🤡👿🤡👿🤡

dean300.bsky.social•5 days ago

First we cannot allow Due Process for immigrants because it would result in too many court cases for the system to support. Now each individual effected by an EO needs to bring their own law suit. Not surprised at the hypocrisy.

jsheehan901.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is the sleaziest, most degenerate regime ever.

pjmacwriter.bsky.social•5 days ago

And this scheme is perfectly legal.

vigeo93.bsky.social•5 days ago

Another corrupt attempt to destroy the Constitution. After all, what does an oath mean to trump and his ilk, other than four letter words to toss around along with their plates of spaghetti marinara?

kittenclaws48.bsky.social•5 days ago

As far as this regime goes, the rule of law is regarded as mere suggestion, not edict. If it goes in their favor, fine. If it doesn’t, they simply ignore it.

vigeo93.bsky.social•4 days ago

Exactly

we-are-toast.bsky.social•5 days ago

Our judicial system spends an eternity crossing (I)s and dotting Ts for the richest, while swift "justice" is handed down to those who can't afford a real defense. Our law enforcement and judicial systems are broken badly and need to be completely rebuilt.

totoole.bsky.social•5 days ago

💯

statman-stu.bsky.social•5 days ago

But SCOTUS put themselves in the position of being checkmated in two moves by DJT & MAGA, by perpetually providing them outs & relief in the delays & decisions they provide.

Everything from immunity, to kicking the Jan 6 case down the road, to invalidating the 14thA, Sec3 & way more.