The political philosophers of the early republic, the authors of the #Constitution, & the #law-school professors of the present day have all mostly assumed that federal judges will strive, in the words of Alexander #Hamilton, to “unite the requisite integrity with the requisite knowledge.”
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In Dec 1761, King George III dispatched an order to the American colonies. In a recent defiance of convention, some American colonial #judges had been appointed for life, the same tenure that British judges enjoyed. Now the #king intended to make it clear that all colonial judges were to serve only “at the pleasure of the crown.”
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More via the great #AnneApplebaum @anneapplebaum
THE #JUDGES WHO SERVE AT #TRUMP’S PLEASURE
The Founders abhorred a #judiciary more #loyal to the Crown than to the rule of #law. But now the independent system they designed is under #threat.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/judicial-independence-judge-aileen-cannon-trump/679561/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxexHkeRx4gmx4koAAe8BeUs&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
#ChiefJustice #JohnRoberts responded by deploying his #authority to STEER RULINGS that BENEFITED #Trump, acc/to a NYT examination that uncovered extensive new info about the court’s decision making.
[#JFC that’s it. #DisbandSCOTUS ]
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