*HUGE* Win for President Trump in the challenge to Chicago's law enforcement surge. This is a stunning rebuke of the district court, explaining that the order is necessary to stop futute courts from following. The district judge is chastened by the appeals judges for overstepping
Equally important is another court has joined in to explain the problems with district court judges entering so-called "putative" class actions. The Seventh Circuit recognizes the problems and orders courts to stop, under the Trump v. CASA decision.
"Recall that the plaintiffs asked the district court for an order voluntarily dismissing the case with prejudice pursuant to Rules 23(e) and 41(a). That ruling would bind the whole class, which is why the district court held a hearing and had
the parties notify the class...
...as Rule 23 requires. No class members or lead plaintiffs objected to dismissing this case with prejudice. Nor did anyone request an opt-out." Huge recognition of this problem in putative class actions.
Judge Easterbrook dissents. He would merely dismiss the appeal. But even he acknowledges serious concern with the district court's behavior here.
Huge win for @TheJusticeDept and Federal Programs specifically that had to manage what the Seventh Circuit has recognized as an unreasonable court that failed to follow the federal rules.
Holy guacamole. Philly DA Larry Krasner was just caught lying by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. *ONE DAY LATER* His senior attorney supervisor is suspended for 3 years. Why? They have a secret policy about trying to free everyone that got a death penalty. And lied to the court.
👀"After multiple hearings and extensive briefing, we find that Nancy Winkelman knowingly made misrepresentations to effectuate a policy of vacating all death sentences on appeal, at PCRA, or on federal habeas review. We do not credit her testimony that there is no such policy."
Winkelman was, with no criminal experience, promoted to be "one of the four highest-level" attorneys in Krasner's office--reporting directly to him. And she used that role (according to this order) to obfuscate and lie, all in an attempt to free murderers. Not good!
*Huge* Win for President Trump over rogue district judges micromanaging the executive branch. Judge Hardiman (GWB) joined by Judges Restrepo (Obama) & Phipps (Trump) vacate the injunction against changing the exhibits at the President's Houes National Park. Fast turnaround!
Given the thorough rebuke of the improper order entered by the district court, it's worth looking through the sections of the superb opinion. Start with standing. The City "does not own the President's house." Its only standing rights are thus contractual, based on residuum
The next section politely explores the myriad errors in the district court's analysis in determining what locations are at issue. The Court explains another key district court error: standing to sue is not the same as merit. Conflating the two is a "mistake".
"We face an alarming trend on this court." Judge Bumatay with a rare "disgrantel"--a dissent from a grant of rehearing at the Ninth Circuit. He laments that in his circuit, religious liberty has been "relegated" to "a second-class right." For shame!
Judge Bumatay is joined by Judges VanDyke and Tung. This trio is probably the most conservative ideologically on the circuit that are also willing to rock the boat.
The original opinion by Judge Bumatay, joined by Judge Bress, affirmed a preliminary injunction allowing a religious organization to hire co-religionists despite the Washington State law attempting to interfere in religious affairs. The opinion was issued over a dissent.
Can Wisconsin operate a racist scholarship program? No, according to its Supreme Court. In a 7-0 decision (that splits 4-3 on its logic), the Wisconsin Supreme Court applies Students for Fair Admissions and says that the program that treats students differently based on race ends
This is notable because the Supreme Court lacks a conservative majority. But even the three most self-styled progressive justices find they join in the result. But boy, are they unhappy about that!
"Why have we not learned from our past? Why are we not willing to recognize the harms this country has caused to those who are marginalized, disempowered, or disenfranchised?" Justice Karofsky histrionically asks. The whole opinion is pretty wild.
"When relief is not dictated by the record and law but merely advocated for personal, political, ideological, policy, or other non-legal reasons, a prosecutor’s concession does not minister justice; it facilitates injustic." The PA Supreme Court bat signals @DaveSunday_
@DaveSunday_ This is pretty crazy: The 5-2 Democrat Court finds Larry Krasner is so quick to falsely concede error in murder cases (to try to free convicted murderers) that it has tasked the Pennsylvania Attorney General with checking to make sure he's not lying. I've *never* seen this
@DaveSunday_ This is a split decision, but shows that the presumption of regulatory for Soros-funded radical leftwing DA Krasner is gone. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has had enough. It needs someone to "enhance the reliability" of proceedings. Yikes!
A woman w/ a condition that makes getting vaccines extremely risky. She had a permanent exemption from the MMR vaccine from her employer. In 2021, she worked 100% remotely, and requested a COVID-19 vaccine exemption. Denied without reason. Highly respected Judge Erickson reverses
"While CentraCare contends its policy is justified based on its goal of protecting the community at large, its social policy and humanitarian endeavors cannot form a basis to avoid ADA liability." There is no social justice exemption to federal laws. This all makes much sense.
Very good and fair test here for when (if ever) a vaccine may be mandatory despite medical conditions or other exemption reasons. That is, vaccination is "a means to an end." Not an end in and of itself.