• dhork@lemmy.world
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    “Any fair reading of the legal authorities cited by Defendants leads to the ineluctable conclusion that this court has no alternative but to dismiss. To hold otherwise would run counter to overwhelming precedent, depart from longstanding constitutional tradition, and offend the rule of law,” Cullen wrote.

    Kavanaugh: “Hey, hold my beer and watch me bust this precedent all the way to the moon!”

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      Roberts: “Now give us the respect that we’re due despite us wiping our ass with the rule of law. I swear I’ll cry if you’re mean to us!”

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      Because it’s a word I’m unfamiliar with:

      in·e·luc·ta·ble /ˌinəˈləktəb(ə)l/ adjective unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. “the ineluctable facts of history”

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      I’m not sure the Supreme Court will take it. Ruling in favor of the DOJ would allow them to be sued, too.

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    First paragraph, if you’re not familiar with what is happening there:

    A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge has dismissed the case brought by the Department of Justice against the entire Maryland judiciary over a standing order that bars the government from deporting undocumented immigrants for at least one day after they file a legal challenge to their detention.