Supreme Court Grants Trump Stay on Ruling Stopping Firing of Federal Workers
The administration does not have to reinstate the fired workers as the case is pending in the Ninth Circuit.
The Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump’s administration a stay regarding the firing of federal workers.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled the administration could not fire the workers.
The administration appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Officials asked SCOTUS for an emergency stay on the Northern District of California’s ruling pending the disposition of the appeal in the Ninth Circuit.
The District Court’s injunction was based solely on the allegations of the nine non-profit-organization plaintiffs in this case. But under established law, those allegations are presently insufficient to support the organizations’ standing. See, e.g., Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l USA, 568 U.S. 398 (2013). This order does not address the claims of the other plaintiffs, which did not form the basis of the District Court’s preliminary injunction.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Kentanji Brown Jackson dissented.
Sotomayor did not explain her decision.
Jackson said the administration did not demonstrate “urgency in the form of interim irreparable harm.”
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“Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Kentanji Brown Jackson dissented.”
I am shocked and disheartened to learn of this stunning dissension from two of the most constitution-y justices since Felix HotDog.
Unless and until either SCOTUS or Congress does something that squelches forum shopping then this kind of nonsense will continue.
Even Elena Kagan didn’t. It wasn’t close.
The dim-witted Latina and the Justice who’s too stupid/feckless to opine on what a “woman” is. What a pair.
As demonstrated by Shuette, ricci & covid rent forgiveness, sotomayor does not belong on the SC
As demonstrated by Moore , Jackson does not belong on the SC
Kentanji Brown Jackson dissented and said, “The administration did not demonstrate ‘urgency in the form of interim irreparable harm.”
What in the hell does that even mean? Talk about rationalizing her vote.
Is it difficult to understand? The major issue in the issuance of a “stay pending appeal” is whether it is fairer for all concerned to put things back the way they were while waiting for an appeal, or letting things stand the way they are now until the appeal. So judges weigh the harm to all the parties under both cases and choose the least harm. KBJ says the harm to the government from hiring these people back (and paying them pending appeal) was hardly urgent, compared to the harm to the workers in being unemployed. Whether that is true or not, that was her judgment.
“under both cases” -> “under both options”
The wise latina and brain dead biden’s DEI appointment vote as expected. Frankly they could just stay home because their votes are completely predictable.
Does this mean Kagan didn’t dissent? That would be surprising.
Biden had to nominate a black woman to the SC. Biden had considered a district court judge (who happens to be black ) in SC (I think it is SC ) that is vastly more qualified than those two. Unfortunately she had a history of following the statutes which knocked her out of consideration.
No he didn’t. What were blacks going to do if he didn’t? Vote republican? He already had the blackest of the black blackety black as a VP even though she isn’t worth a bucket of warm spit (thanks John Nance Garner) because he had to. Last I check DEI isn’t part of the constitution (yet),
Statutes? Oh boy, can’t have that.
I’ll be darn…SCOTUS went out there and made one of those decisions that’s gonna’ take away our Democracy, from liberals nonetheless, don’t you know.
They better hide their Teslas!
Jackson said the administration did not demonstrate “urgency in the form of interim irreparable harm.”
So how does the gov’t get back all the wages AND benefits paid in the interim while the legal machine grinds? I consider that irreparable harm to gov’t and taxpayers
Plaintiffs should post a bond to cover gov’t costs if they lose.
Wow, why did the Supreme Court wake up? Did they realize they actually have a job to do or something?
They realize that thanks to the Democrats, it’s now not only the Democrats who know where the justices live.
“Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Kentanji Brown Jackson dissented.
Sotomayor did not explain her decision.”
Imagine my surprise.
Sotomayor tried to submit a dissent that just said “Orange Man Bad” over and over again. But her clerks hid it from her and she couldn’t remember everything she wrote to make another copy.
“Sotomayor did not explain her decision.”
That’s ok, we all understand that all of her Opinions are based entirely on emotion.
Being the “wise Latina,” we know that she used her wisdom to reach the opinion. No need for her to explain it.