That temporary, practical, harm-reducing preservation of the status quo was no match for this Court’s demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President’s legally dubious actions in an emergency posture.
Justice Jackson criticized the Supreme Court's support for President Trump's executive order on federal workforce reductions.
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To be sure, the Court has not foreclosed States from challenging this blatantly unconstitutional Order.
The Court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the Government to implement the Order will necessarily be lawful.
When I get invitations to do things, I always have them screened by the legal office, the public information office, just to make sure that there are no ethical conflicts, that this is not a fundraiser, you know.
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