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   Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Aug-2025 23:35:26 JST Laffy

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   Via Josh Gerstein:

   BREAKING: In 2-1 ruling, DC Circuit overturns Judge Boasberg's order initiating contempt proceedings against Trump admin over Alien Enemies Act Deportations. Majority Katsas (Trump)/Rao (Trump). Dissent: Pillard (Obama).

   Order: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26045026-jggorder080825/

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     Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2025 06:02:44 JST Laffy

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     3/ More from Mark:

     The upshot of Katsas and Rao's opinions is that the judiciary has no real power to investigate or punish the Trump administration for defying its orders. Their reasoning would make it impossible for courts to issue contempt orders against this government, civil or criminal. It's honestly insane.

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     Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2025 06:02:45 JST Laffy

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     2/ Via Mark Joseph Stern:

     Among other things, Katsas and Rao's opinions foreshadow how these two will run interference for Trump if Democrats take the House in 2026 and try to investigate the executive branch. They start from the premise that Trump is a king and work backward from there.
     https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26045028-jggcontemptopn080825/

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     Timo (timo21@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2025 06:02:53 JST Timo

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     @GottaLaff The ultra-conservatives are doing every action they claimed the left would do if place in charge.