“At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of #authority that would allow the #military to execute the laws in #Illinois,” the court said in its unsigned order.

And of course, Conservative Justices Samuel #Alito, #ClarenceThomas & Neil #Gorsuch dissented.

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The lawyer for fired FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter argued that a decision by the justices allowing the president the #power to fire leaders of #independent agencies meant that “everything is on the chopping block.” Justice #Alito immediately jumped in, saying that he was skeptical that ruling would lead to such sweeping ramifications.

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Finally Sauer is finished.

The justices will now hear from Amit Agarwal the lawyer representing fired #FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.

Agarwal is a special counsel for Protect Democracy, which describes itself as “a cross-ideological nonprofit group dedicated to defeating the authoritarian threat.”

He worked as a law clerk for Judge #Kavanaugh on the US Court of Appeals for DC, before #Trump nominated Kavanaugh to #SCOTUS. He also worked as a clerk for Justice Samuel #Alito.

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#SCOTUS’ order puts the 2-1 ruling blocking the map on hold at least until after the high court issues a final decision in the case. Justice Samuel #Alito had previously temporarily blocked the order while the full court considered the #Texas appeal.

The justices have blocked past lower-court rulings in congressional #redistricting cases, most recently in Alabama & Louisiana, that came several months before #elections.

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