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  1. Federal #judges have found a number of US attorneys whose appointments were the result of unusual legal maneuvers by the #Trump admin to be serving unlawfully.

    Along with Sarcone, they include #AlinaHabba, who was the acting #USattorney in NJ, & #LindseyHalligan, formerly the acting US attorney for the Eastern District of VA, as well as a handful of others.

    #law #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary

  2. In filings in the case, the #Trump admin insists that “a #NationalEmergency exists” necessitating its #trade policy. A 3-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade, a specialized federal court in New York, was unconvinced however, ruling in May that Trump exceeded his powers.

    The issue now rests with the appeals #judges.

    The challenge strikes at just one batch of import taxes from an admin that has unleashed a bevy of them & could be poised to unveil more on Friday.

    #tariffs #law

  3. The 1977 #law, signed by President Jimmy Carter, allows the president to seize assets & block transactions during a #NationalEmergency. It was first used during the Iran hostage crisis & has since been invoked for a range of global unrest, from the 9/11 attacks to the Syrian civil war.

    In sharp exchanges w/Schumate, appellate #judges questioned that contention, asking whether the law extended to #tariffs at all &, if so, whether the levies matched the threat the admin identified.

    #Trump

  4. …A longtime force on the #Judiciary Cmte, Mr. #Durbin became its chair in 2021, resisting calls from progressives that he make room for a younger member given his leadership role & other #legislative responsibilities.

    He subsequently oversaw the confirmation of 235 federal #judges during the Biden admin—including one #SCOTUS justice—surpassing by one the number of judges confirmed by #Republicans during an aggressive push in #Trump’s first term.

    #law #legislation #LegislativeBranch #democracy