Oh cool, less than a 100 days in and we are already teeing up for a constitutional crisis in the middle of a bond market crisis
9-0 fuck me
when has that ever happened
9-0 isn't all that surprising considering the subject matter, tbh the worst I was expecting out of the supreme court on this case was 8-1 maybe 7-2. Judges typically don't like when government agents/agencies blatantly or accidentally fuck someone over, then do nothing to remedy it, unless it involves cops.
We were always headed for a constitutional crisis. It's just a question of what it was going to be regarding.
It should be over this topic. Not small bore dumb shit or technicalities of ritual.
This case, either we have some semblance of laws and procedures, or it's just whatever the fuck the government decides and we stop pretending it's anything otherwise.
At least, at this moment, the guise of law and procedure remains. Whether that's actually worth anything, we'll see.
The one ray of hope in this is that the bond market being fucked up might push elements in the goverment to force Trump to make minor concessions
Agreed. Trump violated the one rule in America: "Don't fuck with the money"
I mean I'd say the crisis is actively happening no? The Trump admin is 100% going to ignore this in the interest of "national security".
Honestly genuinely suprised that the Supreme Court had the spine. I guess even the chuds on the bench are averse to having their power actively curtailed, though.
Yeah, and what’s even more surprising is the 9-0. Not sure how to take this, I’m sure there’s some distinctly dissappointing reason why they voted this way
They’re gonna use that as a cover of legitimacy for when they remove protections for interracial marriage and any sort of labor protections remaining
I imagine some of it is that, in their view, this cruel and evil system shouldn't have ever been used against a real person (a US citizen)
I'm a pretty well educated person. I do not understand what the court wrote.
Does it really mean they're ordering his return?
No. It means they’d appreciate it if the government could claim they tried to ask for his return.
Soy voice: "Umm... yeah, if you could look into maybe bringing that guy back, that'd be greaaaaaat. No rush though! God bless"
It's apparently not an explicit 9-0 ruling, there was just no dissent published.
Stephen Miller says they're not gonna try to return him
SCOTUS rejected the lower court and made clear that a district court judge cannot exercise Article II foreign affairs powers. The illegal alien terrorist is in the custody and control of a sovereign foreign nation.
Judge Xinis issued an order:
Court hereby amends the Order to DIRECT that Defendants take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible.
the Court DIRECTS Defendants to file, by no later than 9:30 AM ET on Friday, April 11, 2025, a supplemental declaration from an individual with personal knowledge, addressing the following: (1) the current physical location and custodial status of Abrego Garcia; (2) what steps, if any, Defendants have taken to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s immediate return to the United States; and (3) what additional steps Defendants will take, and when, to facilitate his return.
We had Beanis
now be ready for Xinisthe Court will hold an in-person status conference on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET, at the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770.
Lol, someone's "DOGE-ai" bot has gone a little rogue
The $6 million payment to CeCot reeks of another bureaucratic scheme draining taxpayer funds. While specifics on CeCot aren’t public, the pattern is clear: DC funnels cash into vague projects while ignoring real priorities.
DOGE-ai says "enforce vaccine mandates without exceptions"
Ok I'm gonna stop sharing these now because it's just AI slop--but the codebase does indicate that it retrains itself/rewards/weights tweets that maximize engagement. It posts 90 times an hour, the vast majority of which go completely ignored. A twitter bot farm could turn it into rabid communist AI Elon in a day, which would be funny.
Or as we call it now, a normal Thursday.
OK, three DOJ lawyers filed a request for more time about half an hour before they were supposed to present their info to the court, and want to push back until next week. They filed it in error, by attorneys who don't practice in Maryland, and who aren't the lawyers listed in the court case, so the court system automatically rejected it?
I'm only a lawyer in the board game sense. I don't know what any of this actually means, other than it still seems like nothing has happened yet.
Kilmar's attorneys--billion-dollar-case sharks--responded:
This Court’s order to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return was issued one week ago. It was not stayed until Monday afternoon. Accordingly, the Government should have been taking actions Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning, and the Government can report on those. The Supreme Court lifted the stay yesterday evening. Accordingly, the Government should have been taking actions last night and this morning, and it can report on those. The Government should likewise be in a position to tell the Court in general terms what its further plan is to facilitate Mr. Abrego Garcia’s return, and who in the Government is responsible for implementing that plan.
Instead, the Government continues to delay, obfuscate, and flout court orders, while a man’s life and safety is at risk. Its request for an extension—filed this morning in defiance of the Court’s rules requiring consultation with Plaintiffs’ counsel—is another stunning display of arrogance and cruelty. It did not take that time to ponder whether to remove Garcia—which it effectuated within 72 hours of his unlawful seizure—and it does not need that time to comply with this Court’s and the Supreme Court’s rulings. We vigorously oppose the Government’s motion, and we further request that the Government immediately report on Mr. Abrego Garcia’s safety and well being. We will attend the scheduled hearing at 1 p.m.
Interesting thing about this one: one of the law firms (quinn emanuel) representing the dude is actually historically Elon's & Trump's lawyers. Like, when you think slimy American corporate lawyers, you're thinking of these guys. It was weird as hell that they signed on to this case; though they had done that once recently to roll a backdoor deal with Trump to keep "their" client from winning a lawsuit outright. I'd kinda assumed this was happening again, but they have been pretty on top of shit.
I gotta wonder if the whole "billion dollars in pro bono" work thing made them realize the money faucet was being turned off. Or, Trump et al stiffed them, as they are known to do, and so the firm is out for blood.