Previous #ShadowDocket rulings have backed #Trump on, among other matters, #deportations of #immigrants to countries other than their own [#rendition], revoking temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants, banning #transgender people from the #military, pursuing #MassFirings of #FederalWorkers & removing various #FederalAgency leaders.

#law #judiciary #SCOTUS #Constitution #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt

Interviews w/ #FederalWorkers show that a wide spectrum of govt #spending has already been stalled. Major #scientific #research #grants have already been terminated without public notice in recent weeks. At one #FederalAgency, staff were told — via a directive that took effect on a Sunday — that almost all contracts over $250k no longer could be signed.

#law #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower

I definitely find the Q&A far more informative than the official statement.

Here are 3 questions & answers that were outside the predictable.

Aside: Regardless of #politics, #policy, or even #analysis, it’s genuinely refreshing to listen to an intelligent, capable, informed #expert from the #USGovernment. The last 6mos have felt like 60yrs of total #clownshow #idiocracy. Whether you agree with him or not, #JeromePowell is one of the few competent #FederalAgency leaders remaining.

#economy
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The section banning ballots that use QR or barcodes relies on a #Trump directive to a #FederalAgency, the US Election Assistance Commission, which sets voluntary guidelines for voting systems. Not all states follow them.

Some of the lawsuits say #Trump doesn’t have the #authority to direct the commission because it was established by #Congress as an #independent agency.

#law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #ConspiracyTheories #Disinformation