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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(121,904 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:41 PM Apr 9

Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order meant to punish a prominent law firm.

U.S. District Judge John Bates last month temporarily blocked provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order against the firm of Jenner & Block that called for its employees to be denied access to federal buildings and for federal contracts held by the firm or its clients to be reviewed and terminated.

The firm is among several prominent ones subject in recent weeks to similarly worded executive orders by the Republican president; some, like Jenner & Block, have sued over the orders, and others have reached settlements to avert being sanctioned by the White House.

In a letter notifying agency heads about the ruling, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House budget director Russell Vought criticized Bates as an “unelected district court judge” who has “invaded the policy-making and free speech prerogatives of the executive branch.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-law-firm-white-house-executive-order-31228bd5bac1fcabbb243b603e1ccb57

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Justice Department suggests US agencies are free to disregard judge's order in law firm dispute (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 9 OP

Holy shit! He's screwing with Jenner & Block? SheltieLover Apr 9 #1

So say dweller Apr 9 #2

Bondi sends a notice to agencies about law firm who beat trump on executive order (this notice is amusing) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 9 #3

Seems like the judge has every right to bring BONDI in before him. bluestarone Apr 9 #4

Yes, federal judges are not elected. That's because of, um, the Constitution. Ocelot II Apr 9 #5

"The Justice Department has suggested... Grins Apr 9 #6

Can you spell "constitutional crisis?" Martin68 Apr 9 #7

Can Bondi serve as AG if she gets disbarred? tanyev Apr 9 #8

This DOJ is the reason why we now have a multitude of constitutional crises rapidly occurring at once. Karasu Apr 9 #9

SheltieLover

(66,765 posts)

1. Holy shit! He's screwing with Jenner & Block?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:45 PM

Apr 9

...picturing bondi, gabbard & noem in prison jumpsuits...

dweller

(26,437 posts)

2. So say

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:47 PM

Apr 9

Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House budget director Russell Vought

Also unelected

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LetMyPeopleVote

(161,904 posts)

3. Bondi sends a notice to agencies about law firm who beat trump on executive order (this notice is amusing)

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:52 PM

Apr 9

Bondi was supposed to notify all agencies about the fact that trump's executive order attacking Jenner & Block is void and no actions can be taken against Jenner & Block due to such executive order. The notice that Bondi sent out is sad and shows how piss off the DOJ and trump are about losing this lawsuit

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NEW: In March, a judge ordered DOJ to send a memo to agency heads notifying them of a court order blocking parts of Trump EO against Jenner & Block. Tonight, Bondi and Vought used that memo to bash the judge, the firm and tell heads they can independently decide who to work with.

bluestarone

(19,625 posts)

4. Seems like the judge has every right to bring BONDI in before him.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:59 PM

Apr 9

Explain yourself NOW, type hearing.

Ocelot II

(124,323 posts)

5. Yes, federal judges are not elected. That's because of, um, the Constitution.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:00 PM

Apr 9

Maybe this airheaded corrupt Trump crony might want to read it sometime. And, speaking of the Constitution, how does depriving a law firm of its right to lawfully do business protect the so-called First Amendment rights of the executive branch of the government? Does the government even have First Amendment rights? SCOTUS has held that the government can say whatever it wants, but if so, the First Amendment free speech clause doesn't apply at all because it only restricts government regulation of private speech; it does not regulate government speech. The government can speak for itself.