This is stunningly lawless. There is no basis for an administrative stay. The Trump admin was ordered to comply with a TRO to preserve the status quo, flouted it for weeks, and ran to SCOTUS asserting that State & USAID can't make payments that they clearly can. - ThreadSky

andrewtorrez.bsky.social • 1 day ago

This is stunningly lawless. There is no basis for an administrative stay. The Trump admin was ordered to comply with a TRO to preserve the status quo, flouted it for weeks, and ran to SCOTUS asserting that State & USAID can't make payments that they clearly can.

Reposted from Anna Bower

BREAKING: Chief Justice Roberts grants stay, pausing district court order for USAID to pay about $2B in foreign-aid bills by midnight.

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marshallr.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well clearly USAID couldn’t beat Trumps bid to Roberts. Maybe they should get their own emotional support billionaire to even the playing field

pzaggs.bsky.social•1 day ago

Roberts out there making the Democrat argument to pack the court.

hey.rupert.murdochbait.click•1 day ago

Is aid delayed aid denied?

6tuated.bsky.social•1 day ago

#Resist

https://bsky.app/profile/6tuated.bsky.social/post/3lj3vux7czk2j

deadspatula.bsky.social•1 day ago

And so, in the ongoing saga of how stupid is Justice drivers, Having dropped his pants with his new years memo, has mounted the bench and seems poised to moon the entire country. I’m amazed he was able to write this over his glee at actively undermining the rule of law.

ljp713.bsky.social•1 day ago

WTF?!

jpdaltonaz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Lawlessness? From Roberts?

Amazing.

He and McConnell destroyed this country

fincat77.bsky.social•1 day ago

I just sent this to 2 MAGA schmucks I know. Accurate @andrewtorrez.bsky.social?

fincat77.bsky.social•1 day ago

Accurate?

thesocialprophet.substack.com•1 day ago

https://bsky.app/profile/thesocialprophet.substack.com/post/3lj4vrtdi2s2i

seeker8998.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm reading "February 25" and thinking, "So the TRO is still in place, the administration is still flouting a valid court order, so Roberts is doing what exactly?"