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Federal Judges Are Done Playing Nice: NBC Reports Full-Scale Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket Bullshit Last week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the…

techdirt.comFederal Judges Are Done Playing Nice: NBC Reports Full-Scale Revolt Against SCOTUS Shadow Docket BullshitLast week, we wrote about two federal judges who were clearly fed up with the Supreme Court's shadow docket nonsense—one sarcastically "apologizing" to Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, the other flat-out calling their approach "Calvinball." Turns out those weren't isolated incidents. They were canaries in the coal mine. Soon after that, NBC News dropped a remarkable report revealing that federal judges across the country—appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents, including Trump—are openly criticizing the Supreme Court's handling of emergency cases.

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Ursa
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The New Deal (Roosevelt) proved even the Supreme Court can be forced to heel. Faced with Roosevelt’s pressure and public fury, justices dropped their pretense of omnipotence. Today’s Court should remember: robes don’t grant legitimacy, public trust does, and it can vanish

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But does it matter? The six cons on Scotus believe they are our Lords and they feel absolutely untouchable, nothing and no one can make them change who they're and stop them from the incredible destruction that they're doing to the rule of law and the Constitution.