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Related: About this forumNYT Opinion: 'Egregious.' 'Brazen.' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, in Their Own Words
Walter Olson
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Gift link: The NYT compiles 48 scathing pronouncements by federal judges on Trump lawlessness, from recent opinions and case comments. For those who care to keep count, 17 of the comments are from Republican-appointed judges, 31 from Democratic-appointed.
Opinion | Egregious. Brazen. Lawless. How 48 Judges Describe Trumps Actions, in Their Own Words
Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administrations lawlessness.
https://www.nytimes.com/
July 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Gift link: The NYT compiles 48 scathing pronouncements by federal judges on Trump lawlessness, from recent opinions and case comments. For those who care to keep count, 17 of the comments are from Republican-appointed judges, 31 from Democratic-appointed.
Opinion | Egregious. Brazen. Lawless. How 48 Judges Describe Trumps Actions, in Their Own Words
Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administrations lawlessness.
https://www.nytimes.com/
July 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Gift link: The NYT compiles 48 scathing pronouncements by federal judges on Trump lawlessness, from recent opinions and case comments. For those who care to keep count, 17 of the comments are from Republican-appointed judges, 31 from Democratic-appointed.
— Walter Olson (@walterolson.bsky.social) 2025-07-13T17:25:34.793Z
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NYT Opinion: 'Egregious.' 'Brazen.' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, in Their Own Words (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 13
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erronis
(20,660 posts)1. Love to read it but the NYT "gift link" doesn't work and I'll be damned if I'll pay for its RW bullshit.
dweller
(26,851 posts)2. Archive link
https://archive.ph/5vWZi
Jamal N. Whitehead, Western District of Washington
Appointed by Joe Biden
On a claim that a court order applied to fewer than 200 refugees:
The governments interpretation is, to put it mildly, interpretive jiggery-pokery of the highest order. ... It requires not just reading between the lines, but hallucinating new text that simply is not there.
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Jamal N. Whitehead, Western District of Washington
Appointed by Joe Biden
On a claim that a court order applied to fewer than 200 refugees:
The governments interpretation is, to put it mildly, interpretive jiggery-pokery of the highest order. ... It requires not just reading between the lines, but hallucinating new text that simply is not there.
✌🏻
BOSSHOG
(43,337 posts)3. So sad
That we have to cite who appointed them. Truth is a judges number one job. It does not differ relative to who appointed you. I know Im talking ideally.