#separationofpowers — Public Fediverse posts

Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse/

Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse/

Virginia Redistricting Ruling sparks dangerous clash between voter will and judicial power

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/supreme-court/virginia-redistricting-ruling/

https://www.europesays.com/people/59088/ With or Without You? The Constitutional Fate of Tamás Sulyok #BélaPokol #ConstitutionalViolation #FundamentalLaw #immunity #Impeachment #LászlóMajtényi #lawyer #legitimacy #PéterHack #PeterMagyar #PresidentOfTheRepublic #PresidentTamásSulyok #RegimeChange #Resignation #RuleOfLaw #SeparationOfPowers #TamásSulyok #TiszaParty #ultimatum #unity #ZoltánLomniciJr

https://www.europesays.com/iran/92853/ At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal #Article2(4) #ArticleI #Chadha #CongressionalOversight #constitution #Courts #hostilities #Iran #LegislativeVeto #OperationEpicFury #SeparationOfPowers #UNCharter #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution

https://www.europesays.com/people/48448/ Chief justice says rule of law is strong at time of rising concerns #ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #ExecutiveAuthority #FederalCourts #JohnRoberts #JudicialIndependence #RuleOfLaw #SeparationOfPowers #SupremeCourt

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

https://www.europesays.com/people/9241/ John Roberts and the Demise of Democracy in the United States #ChecksAndBalances #DonaldTrump #JohnRoberts #JohnRobers #SeparationOfPowers #USConstitution #USSupremeCourt

#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.

He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.

#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51

#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.

He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.

#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51

#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.

He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.

#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51

#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.

He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.

#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51

#Trump says he'll sign #ExecutiveOrder to resume pay for #DHS. His move illegally bypasses #Congress.

He announced the #unilateral move in a social media post, blaming #Democrats [even though #Republicans control both the #House & #Senate] for the impasse.

#ConstitutionalLaw #law #Constitution #PowerOfThePurse #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #autocracy #dictatorship #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51

Federal court halts Trump ballroom after historic White House damage

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/federal-court-halts-trump-ballroom/

National Science Foundation Fails to Escape Suit From Academics https://www.byteseu.com/1895702/ #dismissal #DueProcess #FederalAgencyBudget #PleadingRequirements #PreliminaryInjunctions #Science #SeparationOfPowers #SexDiscrimination #UltraViresActions

The Court Gutted Congress’s War Power. It’s Time to Give It Back.
https://www.justsecurity.org/133926/congress-war-power-give-back/

#WarPowers #Constitution #NationalSecurity #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #Law #SCOTUS #ForeignPolicy #JustSecurity

The Court Gutted Congress’s War Power. It’s Time to Give It Back.
https://www.justsecurity.org/133926/congress-war-power-give-back/

#WarPowers #Constitution #NationalSecurity #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #Law #SCOTUS #ForeignPolicy #JustSecurity

The Court Gutted Congress’s War Power. It’s Time to Give It Back.
https://www.justsecurity.org/133926/congress-war-power-give-back/

#WarPowers #Constitution #NationalSecurity #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #Law #SCOTUS #ForeignPolicy #JustSecurity

Pam Bondi Subpoena Congressional Oversight Crisis Deepens

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/pam-bondi-subpoena-congressional-oversight/

This really feels like the separation of powers is being stress tested in real time. The system is supposed to check itself, but lately that feels less certain. #DOJ #SCOTUS #USPol #USConstitution #SeparationOfPowers

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qobvnkudcv3zlaklxxjduqoi/post/3mgzn5cqavp2r

② Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 25-cv-00916, decided 2025-05-23) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69807126/jenner-block-llp-v-us-department-of-justice/

> This case arises from one of a series of executive orders targeting law firms that, in one way or another, did not bow to the current presidential administration’s political orthodoxy. Like the others in the series, this order — which takes aim at the global law firm Jenner & Block — makes no bones about why it chose its target: it picked Jenner because of the causes Jenner champions, the clients Jenner represents, and a lawyer Jenner once employed. Going after law firms in this way is doubly violative of the #Constitution. Most obviously, retaliating against firms for the views embodied in their legal work — and thereby seeking to muzzle them going forward — violates the First Amendment's central command that government may not “use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” .... More subtle but perhaps more pernicious is the message the order sends to the lawyers whose unalloyed advocacy protects against governmental viewpoint becoming government-imposed orthodoxy. This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn’t like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the #SeparationOfPowers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full.

...

> #ExecutiveOrder 14246 violates settled #FirstAmendment law and its operation must be enjoined in full.

— Judge #JohnBates, Docket 138

② Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 25-cv-00916, decided 2025-05-23) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69807126/jenner-block-llp-v-us-department-of-justice/

> This case arises from one of a series of executive orders targeting law firms that, in one way or another, did not bow to the current presidential administration’s political orthodoxy. Like the others in the series, this order — which takes aim at the global law firm Jenner & Block — makes no bones about why it chose its target: it picked Jenner because of the causes Jenner champions, the clients Jenner represents, and a lawyer Jenner once employed. Going after law firms in this way is doubly violative of the #Constitution. Most obviously, retaliating against firms for the views embodied in their legal work — and thereby seeking to muzzle them going forward — violates the First Amendment's central command that government may not “use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” .... More subtle but perhaps more pernicious is the message the order sends to the lawyers whose unalloyed advocacy protects against governmental viewpoint becoming government-imposed orthodoxy. This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn’t like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the #SeparationOfPowers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full.

...

> #ExecutiveOrder 14246 violates settled #FirstAmendment law and its operation must be enjoined in full.

— Judge #JohnBates, Docket 138

② Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 25-cv-00916, decided 2025-05-23) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69807126/jenner-block-llp-v-us-department-of-justice/

> This case arises from one of a series of executive orders targeting law firms that, in one way or another, did not bow to the current presidential administration’s political orthodoxy. Like the others in the series, this order — which takes aim at the global law firm Jenner & Block — makes no bones about why it chose its target: it picked Jenner because of the causes Jenner champions, the clients Jenner represents, and a lawyer Jenner once employed. Going after law firms in this way is doubly violative of the #Constitution. Most obviously, retaliating against firms for the views embodied in their legal work — and thereby seeking to muzzle them going forward — violates the First Amendment's central command that government may not “use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” .... More subtle but perhaps more pernicious is the message the order sends to the lawyers whose unalloyed advocacy protects against governmental viewpoint becoming government-imposed orthodoxy. This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn’t like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the #SeparationOfPowers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full.

...

> #ExecutiveOrder 14246 violates settled #FirstAmendment law and its operation must be enjoined in full.

— Judge #JohnBates, Docket 138

② Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 25-cv-00916, decided 2025-05-23) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69807126/jenner-block-llp-v-us-department-of-justice/

> This case arises from one of a series of executive orders targeting law firms that, in one way or another, did not bow to the current presidential administration’s political orthodoxy. Like the others in the series, this order — which takes aim at the global law firm Jenner & Block — makes no bones about why it chose its target: it picked Jenner because of the causes Jenner champions, the clients Jenner represents, and a lawyer Jenner once employed. Going after law firms in this way is doubly violative of the #Constitution. Most obviously, retaliating against firms for the views embodied in their legal work — and thereby seeking to muzzle them going forward — violates the First Amendment's central command that government may not “use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” .... More subtle but perhaps more pernicious is the message the order sends to the lawyers whose unalloyed advocacy protects against governmental viewpoint becoming government-imposed orthodoxy. This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn’t like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the #SeparationOfPowers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full.

...

> #ExecutiveOrder 14246 violates settled #FirstAmendment law and its operation must be enjoined in full.

— Judge #JohnBates, Docket 138

② Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 25-cv-00916, decided 2025-05-23) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69807126/jenner-block-llp-v-us-department-of-justice/

> This case arises from one of a series of executive orders targeting law firms that, in one way or another, did not bow to the current presidential administration’s political orthodoxy. Like the others in the series, this order — which takes aim at the global law firm Jenner & Block — makes no bones about why it chose its target: it picked Jenner because of the causes Jenner champions, the clients Jenner represents, and a lawyer Jenner once employed. Going after law firms in this way is doubly violative of the #Constitution. Most obviously, retaliating against firms for the views embodied in their legal work — and thereby seeking to muzzle them going forward — violates the First Amendment's central command that government may not “use the power of the State to punish or suppress disfavored expression.” .... More subtle but perhaps more pernicious is the message the order sends to the lawyers whose unalloyed advocacy protects against governmental viewpoint becoming government-imposed orthodoxy. This order, like the others, seeks to chill legal representation the administration doesn’t like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the #SeparationOfPowers. It thus violates the Constitution and the Court will enjoin its operation in full.

...

> #ExecutiveOrder 14246 violates settled #FirstAmendment law and its operation must be enjoined in full.

— Judge #JohnBates, Docket 138

Congressional approval for war with Iran is missing and Congress is letting it happen

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/war-and-conflict/congressional-approval-for-war-with-iran/

Coverage from @democracydocket @marcelias

#DOJ attempts to evade state #ethics oversight of its attorneys

#Trump #law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-attorneys-state-bar-investigations-newrule/

Coverage from @democracydocket @marcelias

#DOJ attempts to evade state #ethics oversight of its attorneys

#Trump #law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-attorneys-state-bar-investigations-newrule/

Coverage from @democracydocket @marcelias

#DOJ attempts to evade state #ethics oversight of its attorneys

#Trump #law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-attorneys-state-bar-investigations-newrule/

Coverage from @democracydocket @marcelias

#DOJ attempts to evade state #ethics oversight of its attorneys

#Trump #law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-attorneys-state-bar-investigations-newrule/

Coverage from @democracydocket @marcelias

#DOJ attempts to evade state #ethics oversight of its attorneys

#Trump #law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-department-attorneys-state-bar-investigations-newrule/

Under the new proposal, current or former #DOJ lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the #US AG's “review” is finished.

#Trump appointee AG #PamBondi already signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

#law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Under the new proposal, current or former #DOJ lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the #US AG's “review” is finished.

#Trump appointee AG #PamBondi already signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

#law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Under the new proposal, current or former #DOJ lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the #US AG's “review” is finished.

#Trump appointee AG #PamBondi already signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

#law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Under the new proposal, current or former #DOJ lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the #US AG's “review” is finished.

#Trump appointee AG #PamBondi already signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

#law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Under the new proposal, current or former #DOJ lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the #US AG's “review” is finished.

#Trump appointee AG #PamBondi already signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

#law #LegalEthics #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #Bar #AmericanBarAssociation #Federalism #states #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny