First off, that Hinderaker (or any MAGAt) thinks it’s appropriate and desirable…is utterly immaterial.
Tangerine 2.0 (without an Act of Congress) possesses zero authority to tear down federal property — paid for by US tax dollars. He does not own the presidential residence. No president does. And no one on his team made the argument that it was related to national security until it became clear that it was unlawful.
That was made up after the fact when he realized he was in hot water. So once again, we see that John Hinderaker is an idiot. I suspect it will be enjoined as anew — soon as the first Monday in October appears…
So do sit down, John.
In any event, here is the latest:
The order will allow the rest of the Supremes to consider whether they should even hear the Trump appeal.
It is — by its nature — unreasoned and summary. Even so, it does not indicate a specific time by which it would expire if the Supreme Court doesn’t otherwise take the case.
As I’ve said before, I expect that the Supremes will rebuff Tangerine 2.0 here. Here is the esteemed Amy Howe, on it all:
…Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order, known as an administrative stay, that kept Leon’s order on hold to give the justices more time to consider the Trump administration’s request to pause it.
The brief, one-sentence stay did not indicate when the justices might act on the government’s request….
I honestly don’t think justice Roberts was playing politics here… I think he simply wants the rest of the court to back him when they do dismiss it — and gathering their reasoned views (during recess, to boot) will take more than a few minutes.
[Onward, posting from a delayed @ 35,000 feet Southwest 737 Max8 jet — somewhere east of the Colorado line.] Smile.
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