Judicial Tug-of-War: Defiance, Retribution, and the Rule of Law
Welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review. Jim Santelle guides you through a tumultuous landscape, federal judges are increasingly at odds with the Supreme Court, pushing back against executive orders on birthright citizenship, deportations, and arts funding cuts. This defiance, termed departmentalism, challenges the traditional presumption of regularity, as judges question the truthfulness of Justice Department lawyers.
Then the episode explores retribution under the second Trump Administration, targeting FBI officials, judges, and public figures like New York Attorney…
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