These six assholes are destroying the constitution
Supreme Court has become 'willing accomplices' to Trump's 'lawlessness': expert
www.rawstory.com/trump-267329...
— Angie@blueangie.bsky.social (@blueangie.bsky.social) 2025-07-17T12:43:27.791Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673290681/
President Donald Trump appears to have found six accomplices in his quest to dismantle the federal government, according to one lawyer.
Michael Waldman, President and CEO of The Brennan Center, wrote in an analysis that the conservative supermajority of the Supreme Court "are proving willing accomplices to a constitutional coup, all without leaving a trace." He cites the court's use of the so-called "shadow docket" in major cases as a prime example of its complicity.
Shadow docket is a term that refers to an order or motion from the Supreme Court in which the justices say they have not reached a final decision......
"This major ruling follows a disturbing recent pattern," Waldman argued. "In the past few months, the justices have used the shadow docket to let the president fire independent agency heads, in clear violation of 90 years of precedent. They’ve allowed the administration to deport people to countries where they never lived. And they’ve given effective approval to the Pentagon’s move to bar transgender people from serving in the military.".....
"This major ruling follows a disturbing recent pattern," Waldman argued. "In the past few months, the justices have used the shadow docket to let the president fire independent agency heads, in clear violation of 90 years of precedent. They’ve allowed the administration to deport people to countries where they never lived. And they’ve given effective approval to the Pentagon’s move to bar transgender people from serving in the military."
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