Sherrilyn Ifill, The Contrarian - The last month has been marked by repeated challenges to our constitutional order and to the rule of law. Elon Musk’s reign of terror against federal workers, Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine, the confirmation of Kash Patel to lead the FBI and the late Friday night purge at the Department of Defense last week are all devastating indications of how far down the road to autocracy our nation has traveled, and augur poorly for what our nation will face in the weeks and months ahead.
But there have been some signs of successful pushback against the excesses of Trump and his team in the courts. Among other things, last week ended with a federal judge halting Trump’s ugly anti-DEI Executive Order, citing the likelihood of constitutional violations, and another firm court ruling against Trump’s Executive Order purporting to end birthright citizenship. Multiple district courts have issued temporary restraining orders against Elon Musk’s erratic and arbitrary attacks on federal agencies and their workers. In all, the rule of law has thus far demonstrated a strong measure of resilience during Trump’s first month in office.
However, courts do not have the power to stop extra-legal conduct by the Executive branch on their own. It requires the work of diligent lawyers to bring matters to courts, to abide by the rules of our legal system, to make the sound arguments, and to activate the potential of the court’s power to serve as a corrective to the Administration’s excesses. That is why we should give sustained attention to one of the promising rule of law developments of the last month that took place outside the courts. MORE
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Trump in his moves to kill evertyone ois going to ignorethe courts. It will take more than lawyers to stop the treasponous felon
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