…42 #judges went so far as to say that #SCOTUS’ emergency orders had caused “some” or “major” #harm to the public’s perception of the #judiciary. Among those who responded to the question, nearly half of the Republican-nominated judges said they believed the orders had harmed the judiciary’s standing in the public eye.
Offering extensive *reasoning* or *explanation* [judicial opinions], they argued, would risk locking the court into a position that might not turn out to be its final view.
The NYT reached out to >400 judges, including every judge in districts that have handled at least one legal challenge to a major piece of #Trump’s agenda.
#law #SCOTUS #CorruptCourt #ActivistCourt #LegalEthics #judiciary
#SCOTUS has so far issued emergency orders in about 20 cases involving the #Trump admin’s policies. In at least 7 of those orders, the majority offered no reasoning for its decision.
At public events, some SCOTUS justices have defended their use of the emergency docket as a legitimate response to the increase in swift presidential policy-making by #ExecutiveOrder, as opposed to [the proper way of] #legislation passed through #Congress.
At a hearing in Sept, Judge James A. Wynn Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said his court was “out here flailing” as it tried to apply vague emergency rulings from #SCOTUS that left #judges “in limbo.” Ruling on a different case, Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts noted that the emergency orders “have not been models of clarity.”
#law #CorruptCourt #ActivistCourt #LegalEthics #judiciary #Trump
The striking & highly unusual critique of the nation’s highest court from lower court judges reveals the degree to which litigation over Trump’s agenda has created strains in the federal judicial system.
65 #federal #judges responded to a NYT questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said #SCOTUS had been *mishandling* [abusing] its emergency docket since #Trump returned to office.
More than three dozen federal #judges have told NYT that #SCOTUS’ flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the #Trump admin have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters & are hurting the #judiciary’s image with the public.
At issue are the quick-turn orders SCOTUS has issued dictating whether #Trump admin policies should be left in place while they are litigated through the lower courts.
Ya think?
Federal #Judges, Warning of ‘#JudicialCrisis,’ Fault #SCOTUS’ Emergency Orders
Dozens of sitting judges shared with NYT their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the #SupremeCourt releases opaque orders about #Trump admin policies.
#law #CorruptCourt #ActivistCourt #LegalEthics #judiciary
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/us/politics/judicial-crisis-supreme-court-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Garnett has called #ClarenceThomas a “mentor, teacher, friend — & hero,” according to the letter. The group also says Garnett has hosted Thomas & his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Thomas, at her home. Garnett’s husband co-taught seminars with Thomas at #NotreDame law school.
The practical consequences of the ruling may be limited, as another trial judge’s ruling requiring the reinstatement of many of the same workers remains in place. But, #Trump will likely decide the issue was resolved & ignore the #law.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, but gave no reasons. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the court should not have ruled on such an important issue in the context of an emergency application.
#law #Musk #DOGE #USpol #ActivistCourt #PartisanCourt #CorruptCourt
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