Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
I think the idea that “The President is simultaneously an institution beyond the reach of criminal law and also a private person who can file $10 billion defamation suits when he dislikes a news article” is not very sensible.
The law he signed doesn’t mention drag performances, likely because lawyers thought they could insulate the law from constitutional challenge by not admitting its true aim.
Then the Governor just… tweeted it out.
In my legal practice it has not occurred to me to urge someone to become a fugitive but then again I don’t have “Esq” in my Twitter bio so what do I know
If someone had told you on Jan 7, 2021, that this is where we'd be in July 2024, you'd have said it was a spectacular failure by the legal system.
And you'd have been right.
A justice who thinks a policy can go from *constitutional* to *unconstitutional* in 25yrs believes in a living constitution, whether they admit it or not.
If the White House insists it cannot fix even its most egregious mistakes, then courts should act even more decisively to ensure that the White House does not make those mistakes in the first place.
White House response: “We suggest the Judge contact President Bukele because we are unaware of the judge having jurisdiction or authority over the country of El Salvador.” – @PressSec
It is so embarrassing for the federal judiciary that there are go-to jurisdictions for filing cases to get Republican outcomes.
To protect its own reputation, the judiciary should be first in line to fix this problem.
Amazing that it isn’t.
UPDATE: Brian Steel has been granted Supersedeas Bond by the Supreme Court of Georgia.
He will not need to go to jail, while waiting for his Contempt order to be appealed.