Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over 'oblivious' pro-Trump emergency orders

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme CourtJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders “scratch-paper musings” that can “seem oblivious and thus ring hollow.”

The court’s newest justice, Jackson delivered a lengthy assessment of roughly two dozen court orders issued last year that allowed President Donald Trump to put in place controversial policies on immigration, steep federal funding cuts and other topics, after lower courts found they were likely illegal.

While designed to be short-term, those orders have largely allowed Trump to move ahead — for now — with key parts of his sweeping agenda.

Jackson spoke for nearly an hour on Monday at Yale Law School, which posted a video of the event on Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-jackson-criticism-conservatives-trump-rulings-976a16d91953f42426818add77c7e3f2

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1. 'While designed to be short-term, those orders have largely allowed Trump to move ahead -- for now -- with key parts of hi

There does not seem that much can stop him either.

..........While designed to be short-term, those orders have largely allowed Trump to move ahead — for now — with key parts of his sweeping agenda.

[riversedge]

2. ...But her talk at Yale, addressing the public rather than the other eight justices, was notable.

...........Jackson has previously criticized the emergency orders both in dissenting opinions and in an unusual appearance with Justice Brett Kavanaugh last month. But her talk at Yale, addressing the public rather than the other eight justices, was notable.

[mountain grammy]

3. Smartest Justice on the court... hands down!!

Thank goodness Biden had the opportunity to appoint her. May she outlive the asshole conservatives who aren't justices, just semi warm bodies there to prop up our madman president.

[erronis]

4. Direct link to the lecture by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

https://vimeo.com/1183042359?fl=pl&fe=cm

[yellow dahlia]

8. Thanks for the link, e.

[NJCher]

5. Here are many of the emergency orders

I was curious which ones, so here is an archive page from the NY Times. Scroll down to the table; it also tells how the justices voted:

https://archive.ph/QDvqq

Here's the list, but it's easier to read at the link because it's in a table:

Nationwide injunctions related to birthright citizenship Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
Removal of noncitizens to countries not in removal orders Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
Freedom of Information Act requests for DOGE materials Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
DOGE access to Social Security records Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
Revocation of parole for noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela Jackson, Sotomayor
National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board firings Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans Jackson
Removal of Venezuelan men Alito, Thomas
Disqualification of transgender military service members Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
Deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador None recorded
Probationary federal worker firings Jackson, Sotomayor
Removal of immigrants via the Alien Enemies Act Barrett, Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayor
Termination of Department of Education grants Jackson, Kagan, Roberts, Sotomayor
Reimbursements for federal foreign-assistance work

[yellow dahlia]

9. Thanks for the link and list.

[RetiredParatrooper]

6. The Fascists on the court

Need to be brought to heel. For starters:

1. Senior justice out every 2 years.
2. Mandatory retirement at 75.
3. Minimum 15 years on the Federal bench before SCOTUS consideration.

[Skittles]

7. STOP ACTING LIKE TRUMP WHORES

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she does the best she can to say just that