#News #USA The path to #Dictatorship is cold open by some #Judges
https://apnews.com/article/subpoenas-minnesota-investigation-lawsuit-federal-officers-8693014921e7a240108cb7f58dc56a46
#judges
Yeah, that didn’t take much at all /s
FFS
#LindseyHalligan [finally] out as #USattorney following pressure from #judges [+court orders, a few rulings of unlawful appointment, & her multiple mortifyingly bad attempts at “lawyering”.]
#Trump #DOJ #law #judiciary #LegalEthics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/20/halligan-judges-standoff-virginia-prosecutor/
The #CourtOrders issued Tues marked an escalation, signaling active efforts by the #judges to appoint the district’s top federal prosecutor under a #federal #law that gives them the power to do so after an interim #USattorney has been in office for 120 days. That order by Lauck was followed hours later with another one from Novak, who raised the threat of #disciplinary action for anyone who describes #LindseyHalligan as the #US attorney in #legal filings.
#Trump #law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics
Several #judges had suggested for weeks that #LindseyHalligan should resign & sharply questioned her continued use of the #USattorney title after an out-of-district judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, ruled in late November that the #Trump admin had used an #unlawful maneuver to install Halligan.
Federal #judges move to oust #Trump stooge #LindseyHalligan as #USattorney
Her appointment was ruled #unlawful, but she has refused to step down.
In a pair of extraordinary moves, 2 federal judges issued #CourtOrders Tues saying they intend to remove Halligan from the helm of a key US attorney’s office in Virginia & threatening #disciplinary #sanctions for any govt #lawyer who continues to refer to her as US attorney in #legal filings.
#law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/20/halligan-judges-standoff-virginia-prosecutor/
“Are we seriously saying that the business of dealing with legal issues and navigating a legal system represents 0.25 per cent, a quarter of 1 per cent, of the problems that persons on low incomes in Ireland face?” - Chief Justice #accesstojustice #law #speirgorm #Courts #Judges
“A federal judge⚡️in Minnesota has ordered restrictions on ICE's tactics against protesters who aren't suspected of committing crimes — including stopping cars that aren't obstructing them.”
-K Cheney
This ruling is warranted, and overdue; hopefully conditions will improve in Minneapolis, but it’s Trump’s #DHS & #DOJ, so it’s doubtful they’ll fully comply.
#Courts #Judges #RuleOfLaw #Constitution #Minneapolis #ICE #Protest #USPol
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.85.0_1.pdf
Another win for the #climate:⚡"Dominion Energy can restart construction of a wind project off the coast of Virginia while it continues a legal fight over the Trump administration’s order to stop the $11 billion development, a federal judge ruled."
#Wind #Renewables #Environment #Courts #Judges #USPol
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/dominion-energy-can-resume-wind-project-trump-halted-judge-says
Another win!:💙⚡"JUST IN: A federal judge in California – the same judge who said in 2022 that Trump had likely committed crimes in his quest to subvert the 2020 election — rules DOJ's demand for voter data from the states is "unprecedetened and illegal" and appears designed to disenfranchise voters."
-K Cheney
#Elections #VoterData #Voters #Democrats #California #RuleOfLaw #Courts #Judges #Constitution #USPol
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.988465/gov.uscourts.cacd.988465.128.0.pdf
Welcome news:⚡"A federal judge has barred USDA from cutting funds to help Minnesota administer its SNAP program."
-K Cheney
#USDA #Minnesota #SNAP #Courts #Judges #FederalFunding #Consitution #USPol
Federal #Judges Uphold New #California Congressional Maps
A panel in #LosAngeles sided with Gov #GavinNewsom in a decision that will help #Democrats counter #Trump initiated Republican #gerrymandering [#ElectionInterference / #rigging] in #Texas.
#Republicans are of course expected to appeal.
#law #ElectionLaw #FAFO
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/federal-court-california-redistricting-decision.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Day of the Endangered Lawyer 2026: #UnitedStates | Online press conference & report launch 22 January 2026, 7am Pacific, 8am Mountain, 9am Central, 10am Eastern, 16.00 CET. Q/A for journalists.
Each year, the int'l Coalition for the Day of the Endangered Lawyer focuses attention on a country where lawyers are at risk. In 2026, the focus is the #US. Speakers include the #UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of #judges & #lawyers. More: https://www.lrwc.org/save-the-date-day-of-the-endangered-lawyer-2026-press-conference-22-january-2026/
Register: http://bit.ly/3MNDsUk
Good:⚡"Senator Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth, DOD, and others over Hegseth's censure of Kelly and effort to reduce his retirement grade, alleging violations of the First Amendment, due process, Speech & Debate Clause, and federal laws.
Kelly is represented by Arnold & Porter."
-C Geigner
#Justice #Retribution #Lies #DOD #DueProcess #Hegseth #Law #TrumpRegime #Courts #Judges #Constitution #Rights #1A #FreeSpeech #USPol
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365/gov.uscourts.dcd.288365.1.0_1.pdf
Favorable ruling: "Judge Mehta⚡rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris —⚡violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored."
-K Cheney
#Rights #Environment #RuleOfLaw #Judges #Courts #TrumpRegime #EqualProtection #StatesRights #Constitution #Justice #USPol
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26468878-mehtavought/
Trump's appellate judges have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges. How often they ruled for him in 2025:
Trump appointees: 92%
Other Republican appointees: 68%
Democratic appointees: 27%
The higher the court, the likelier Trump was to win rulings in 2025:
District courts: 25%
Appeals courts: 51%
Supreme Court: 88%
Source: Peter Baker, NYT
Three Kings and a Princess
Myrrh is Mine; Its Bitter Perfume: Part I
#FanFiction #TheApothecaryDiaries #TearmoonEmpire
#wss366 Age (implied) Coming of Age Day
[Continued from “Frankincense to Offer Have I”]
Mao awoke to the sharp sting of crushed camphor held too close to her nose. Above her, Pairin’s pale face floated. She felt a hand holding hers and clutched it tightly, as though her life depended on it.
“The wind demons?” Mao whispered. “I’m sick. The wind’s lost its way—beating against my mind.”
She swallowed. “Artemisia. Sanshishi. Scutellaria root. Kanzō. Have Luomen or Kokuyou mix it.”
“Hush, you’ve had a shock. They are divine winds, not demon ones. The sun itself has descended and selected you. But we have no time to talk; I need to get you ready. Kokuyou is mixing something he #judges will help with the heat. You need to be ready when he comes; you mustn’t keep the Sun Prince waiting.
Mao stared at her.
“He brought these for you.” Pairin held out two ornate gold hair ornaments shaped like crowns.
“And this, a chest. He said that he knew you liked rare medicines, and he filled the chest with myrrh. Enough to buy all our freedom.”
Mao found her voice. “What of the Moon Prince?”
“The moon waned, surrendering the sky to the sun. Come now, let me fix your hair. Tonight, you will no longer be a child.
[Continued tomorrow in “Myrrh is Mine; Its Bitter Perfume: Part II”]
„Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor
President Trump promised to fill the appeals courts with “my judges.” They have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges.“
On the domestic front, #Trump suggested that #judges only have #power to restrict his domestic policy agenda — from the deployment of the #NationalGuard to the imposition of #tariffs — “under certain circumstances.”
But he was already considering workarounds. He raised the possibility that if his tariffs issued under emergency authorities were struck down by #SCOTUS, he could repackage them as licensing fees.
#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #MartialLaw #autocracy
Painting on paper, 20 x 20 cm: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #chimpanzees #monkeys #judges #jury #decision #sniper #soldier #shooting #kneeling #love #warcrimes #collateraldamage #victim #headphones
It's a power grab. They hope not enough people notice until it's done. #AccessToJustice #judges #Power
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