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Judge says Education Dept partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment

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135 points toomanyrichies | 3 comments | 09 Nov 25 01:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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alfiedotwtf ◴[09 Nov 25 01:28 UTC] No.45862042[source]▶
Is a judgement worth the paper it’s written on when it’s ignored with zero consequences?
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ethbr1 ◴[09 Nov 25 01:45 UTC] No.45862139[source]▶
Why would it be ignored? Say what you want about the executive branch trying to weasel out of things and get the Supreme Court to lift holds, but they've so far been unwilling to out and out disobey finalized court orders.
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c420 ◴[09 Nov 25 01:55 UTC] No.45862201[source]▶
'We lack the power': Justice Barrett basically admits SCOTUS can do nothing if Trump violates rulings

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/we-lack-the-power-just...

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1. pfdietz ◴[09 Nov 25 02:04 UTC] No.45862257[source]▶
All they need to do is rule that violation of court orders is not protected by qualified immunity from civil lawsuits, a principle SCOTUS invented itself.
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2. wl ◴[09 Nov 25 02:43 UTC] No.45862423[source]▶
Qualified immunity in no way limits a court’s contempt powers.
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3. pfdietz ◴[09 Nov 25 02:59 UTC] No.45862498[source]▶
Civil actions aren't subject to presidential pardon.