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DrWebCivil Discourse – Congress may have the spending power, but Trump can usurp it if they won’t protect it. And they haven’t. – Joyce VanceBy <a href="https://substack.com/@joycevance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Joyce Vance</a>, Aug 13, 2025This afternoon, a three-judge panel in the D.C. Circuit signed off on the Trump administration’s efforts to block funds for foreign assistance that have been appropriated by Congress. Despite arguments made by the plaintiffs that this violates Congress’ Article II Spending powers, <a href="https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2025/08/25-5097-2129854.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the court ruled</a> that only the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has the ability to bring Impoundment Control Act (ICA) claims. Impoundment refers to a decision by a president to delay spending or withhold funds that Congress has allocated in the budget. The GAO was not a party to this lawsuit, although it has made <a href="https://www.narfe.org/blog/2025/07/29/gao-finds-trump-administration-violated-impoundment-control-act-by-withholding-head-start-funds/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">multiple</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/nx-s1-5409080/trump-white-house-impoundment-gao" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">findings</a> <a href="https://www.taxpayer.net/budget-appropriations-tax/recent-gao-decisions-demonstrate-the-limits-of-impoundment/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">that</a> this administration has violated the ICA in other regards.The court’s decision was 2-1, with Judges Karen Henderson and Gregory Katsas in the majority and Judge Florence Pan dissenting. As Judge Pan notes in dissent, they reframed the issues argued by the government in order to rule in its favor, so that they could “excuse the government’s forfeiture of what they perceive to be a key argument, and then rule in the President’s favor on that ground, thus departing from procedural norms that are designed to safeguard the court’s impartiality and independence.” There will likely be a motion to ask the full court to rehear the case en banc, with all active judges sitting, before the losing party takes it to the Supreme Court.<a class="" href="https://i0.wp.com/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_%215msQ%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9da4a29f-3da8-486b-8b31-ad62e5ff4d7b_1638x1588.png?ssl=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>The case arose after Trump impounded funds appropriated by Congress for foreign aid in 2024. On January 20, 2025, Trump issued an executive order directing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development to freeze foreign aid spending. Multiple plaintiffs sued to force the administration to release the funds. After the district court issued a preliminary injunction that prevented the government from refusing to fund the programs Congress had voted for, the administration appealed, and the court of appeals heard the case on an expedited basis.The Constitution gives Congress the authority to raise revenue and decide how money is spent—the power of the purse—in Article I, Section 8, which permits Congress to tax and spend for the general welfare, and in Article I, Section 9, which provides that “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” The executive branch can’t legally spend public money without Congressional authorization. This means Congress can prevent a president from doing things it doesn’t approve of by refusing to fund them. But this case involves a different situation—what happens when Congress funds a program, but the president refuses to release the funds? The Impoundment Control Act was passed in 1974 to reinforce Congress’s spending authority after President Nixon tried to withhold appropriated funds.Nixon wasn’t the first to try and thwart Congressional spending decisions. Thomas Jefferson <a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1956/july/jeffersons-plans-mothballing-frigates" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">delayed spending</a> on naval ships out of concern over costs. But Nixon used impoundment aggressively over policy disagreements with the Congress. In the early 1970s, he withheld billions of dollars from environmental programs and housing and education initiatives. Congress viewed Nixon’s broad use of impoundment as an end run around its constitutional powers, arguing that if he could simply refuse to spend, a president could appropriate a line item veto over the budget for himself, in contravention of Congress’ power of the purse. Lawsuits were filed.Continue/Read Original Article Here: <a href="https://joycevance.substack.com/p/congress-may-have-the-spending-power?publication_id=607357&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=1gx2e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Congress may have the spending power, but Trump can usurp it if they won’t protect it.</a> Original article: <a href="https://joycevance.substack.com/p/congress-may-have-the-spending-power" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View source</a><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/federal-courts/" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/substack/" target="_blank">#Substack</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-congress/" target="_blank">#USCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a>

WYM ModCould a major cyberattack reshape U.S.-Russia talks? Erin Doherty reports President Trump brushed off a Russian hack of the U.S. federal courts’ system that exposed sensitive sealed records before his Putin summit. The courts are now stepping up security amid ongoing threats. Read how this breach might impact geopolitical dynamics: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/13/trump-russia-hack-putin-pacer-courts.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/13/trump-russia-hack-putin-pacer-courts.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberattack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/federalcourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalcourts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Putin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/ErinDoherty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ErinDoherty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hack</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2300968/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2300968/</a> Trump Administration Lawsuits Tracker: DOGE, Transgender Rights and More #2021 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CitizenshipAndNaturalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CitizenshipAndNaturalization</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldJ</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elon</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PresidentialPower</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StormingOfTheUSCapitol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StormingOfTheUSCapitol</a>(Jan <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuitsAndLitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuitsAndLitigation</a>(Civil) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2239003/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2239003/</a> Opinion | ‘Egregious.’ ‘Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CourtsAndTheJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CourtsAndTheJudiciary</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldJ</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FourteenthAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FourteenthAmendment</a>(USConstitution) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IllegalImmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IllegalImmigration</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LawAndLegislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawAndLegislation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LayoffsAndJobReductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LayoffsAndJobReductions</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PresidentialPower</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheWhiteHouse</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</a>

NonilexCASA (plaintiff in Maryland <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirthrightCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirthrightCitizenship</a> case) has now filed an amended complaint seeking class certification for similarly situated individuals impacted by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a>.…and so it begins. The thousands of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClassAction</a> certification requests.Have fun <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>!<a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/06/CASA-v-Trump-Amended-Complaint.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/06/CASA-v-Trump-Amended-Complaint.pdf</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FuckSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuckSCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationwideInjunctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationwideInjunctions</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Judiciary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a>

NonilexFriday’s ruling will lead to a drastic reduction in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>’ ability to check the White House, according to Judith Resnik, a professor at Yale Law School. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationwideInjunctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationwideInjunctions</a> give <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#courts</a> “the capacity to tell the key nationwide actor, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveBranch</a>, to behave lawfully,” she said.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FuckSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuckSCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Judiciary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PresidentialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PresidentialPower</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a>’ opinion setting new limits on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#power</a> of district-court <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judges</a> to use one of their most potent tools— <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationwideInjunctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationwideInjunctions</a> —marks the beginning of a profound shift in the way the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a> operate.Before, >1k judges had the power to issue nationwide orders that could stop the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalGovernment</a> in its tracks.Now, those judges’ rulings can only apply to the actual plaintiffs in the case.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FuckSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuckSCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Judiciary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-scotus.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-scotus.html?smid=url-share</a>

NonilexFrom near the conclusion of Justice Barrett's opinion for the Court, on behalf of the 6 conservatives:"<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a> do not exercise general <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oversight</a> of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveBranch</a>; they resolve cases & controversies consistent with the authority <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Congress</a> has given them. When a court concludes that the Executive Branch has acted unlawfully, the answer is not for the court to exceed its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#power</a>, too."TOTAL BS!<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judiciary</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#authority</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirthrightCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirthrightCitizenship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> 🧵

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2174438/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2174438/</a> Trump argues that he can take over a state’s National Guard whenever he wants <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/10thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#10thAmendment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federalism</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GavinNewsom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JudicialDeference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JudicialDeference</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/litigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#litigation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatutoryInterpretation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StatutoryInterpretation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheWhiteHouse</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Violence</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a> have been a major check on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> in his second term, as plaintiffs in dozens of cases have gotten judges to block his policies. Bonds were not required in the vast majority of those cases, so if the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#House</a> bill provision became <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judges</a> would be unable to enforce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contempt</a> orders.While no judge has issued a contempt order, several federal judges have said Trump admin ofcls appeared to be defying court orders & are at risk of being held in contempt.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SeparationOfPowers</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanAutocracy</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s sweeping tax-cut <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bill</a> includes provision to weaken <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#court</a> powersThe tax-&-spending bill that would enact Trump's policy agenda includes a provision that would weaken the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#power</a> of US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judges</a> to enforce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contempt</a> when the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> defies court orders.The 1-sentence provision in the 1,100-pg bill prevents <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a>, from enforcing contempt orders unless the plaintiffs have posted a monetary bond….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Felon47</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-sweeping-tax-cut-bill-includes-provision-weaken-court-powers-2025-05-30/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-sweeping-tax-cut-bill-includes-provision-weaken-court-powers-2025-05-30/</a>

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:🚨 EXPERTS WANT PEOPLE IN THE STATES TO WAKE THE FUCK UP! <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FascistUSA</a> 🚨 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVHf8PBi4kU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVHf8PBi4kU</a> Some <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PoliticalScientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalScientists</a> Now Designate the USA as an <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AuthoritarianRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthoritarianRegime</a> . Stripping power away from <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/federalcourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalcourts</a> .SCOTUS seem poised to prohibit courts from issuing <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NationwideInjunctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationwideInjunctions</a> which have blocked <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/OrangeMussolini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrangeMussolini</a> from implementing a few of his dangerous policies <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USLaw</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/executiveorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#executiveorder</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACAB</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DemocracyIsLostInUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocracyIsLostInUSA</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FIGHTBACK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FIGHTBACK</a> Get your <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> back!

SherBearethYes!Ta ta, Liberation Day Chaos.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tfg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tfg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/federalcourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalcourts</a><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/05/28/liberation-day-is-cancelled-global-tariffs-ruled-illegal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.salon.com/2025/05/28/liberation-day-is-cancelled-global-tariffs-ruled-illegal/</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2117076/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2117076/</a> Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CourtOfInternationalTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CourtOfInternationalTrade</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CourtsAndTheJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CourtsAndTheJudiciary</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Customs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Customs</a>(Tariff) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DecisionsAndVerdicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DecisionsAndVerdicts</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldJ</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalTradeAndWorldMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternationalTradeAndWorldMarket</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeDepartment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USTopics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USANews</a>

Heretical_iFwiw <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/acab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acab</a> routinely ignore victim subpeonas and all that happens is a weakened, or typically, dismissed case. If you or I did that the outcome would be very different."A provision in the proposed spending bill ('budget reconciliation') would restrict the authority of <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/federalcourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalcourts</a> to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders. Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless and can be ignored."A Terrible Idea <a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/113529/terrible-idea-contempt-court/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.justsecurity.org/113529/terrible-idea-contempt-court/</a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#justice</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2010874/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2010874/</a> Inside the Urgent Fight Over the Trump Administration’s New Deportation Effort <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlienEnemiesAct</a>(1798) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IllegalImmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IllegalImmigration</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ImmigrationDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImmigrationDetention</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeDepartment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuitsAndLitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuitsAndLitigation</a>(Civil) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a>(US) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Venezuela</a>

IT NewsOpenAI Asks Court to Bar Elon Musk From Unfairly Attacking It - In a legal filing on Wednesday, OpenAI asked a federal court to hold Mr. Musk responsible... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/technology/openai-elon-musk-lawsuit.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/technology/openai-elon-musk-lawsuit.html</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/suitsandlitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suitsandlitigation</a>(civil) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nonprofitorganizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonprofitorganizations</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sanfrancisco</a>(calif) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/federalcourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalcourts</a>(us) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/altmansamuelh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#altmansamuelh</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microsoftcorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoftcorp</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/brockmangreg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brockmangreg</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporations</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/openailabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openailabs</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/start" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#start</a>-ups <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/muskelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#muskelon</a>

-0--1-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpeakerJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpeakerJohnson</a> floats eliminating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuNvAoWI8YE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuNvAoWI8YE</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DaveNeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DaveNeal</a> afternoon <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RushHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RushHour</a> Stories include: 18.14 min mark: <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascist</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MAGAMikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGAMikeJohnson</a> yapping about how Congress has authority to stop providing funding to <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FederalCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalCourts</a>

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