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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

PRECEDENT, n. In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of doing as he pleases. As there are precedents for everything, he has only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate those in the line of his desire.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Precedent,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/76306…

Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC

apnews.com/article/trump-mass-

A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals…

Alberta lawyers who had Manitoba judge tailed lose bid to avoid law society discipline in their province
Two Alberta lawyers who hired a private investigator to follow the Manitoba judge who presided over their case challenging COVID-19 restrictions in 2021 have lost their bid to avoid possible law society discipline in their province.
#law #discipline #lawyer #judge #Alberta #Manitoba
cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ja

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Judge Kicks DOGE Out of Social Security in Huge Blow to Elon Musk

Musk has been working to gut the Social Security Administration.
newrepublic.com/post/192997/ju

"The order, issued by District #Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander, prevents #DOGE from accessing personally identifiable #information, installing “any #software” on #SSA systems or devices, and accessing or disclosing SSA computer #code."

I am not happy about having a meeting in the tank. The Pentagon doesn’t have a Diet Coke button for me to press so I can have my Diet Coke. How will I get my cheeseburger for lunch? I should just go golfing now and just forget about everything.
Isn’t America great yet?
#golf #judge #departmentOfEducation
#privateSchool
#education #school #inflation
#maga
#1stFelon
#America
#USA
#president
#musk
#tariff
#socialmedia
#socialSecurity
#unitedStates
#Tesla #ElectricCar #Trump
#WhiteHouse

"DOJ moves to boot federal judge from Perkins Coie case"

Next move for the #Trump regime: if a #judge doesn't rule in your favor, use the power of the Federal Government to seek their removal from cases, which petition then justifies appealing anything that comes from such cases.

I suspect #impeachments of #judges who don't do as they're told by the executive branch, using Trump's captive #GOP #Congress, will be next.

politico.com/news/2025/03/21/d

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"Trump & his team have spent the last week ruthlessly going after Judge James #Boasberg, the one who demanded the administration turn around their illegal flights to #ElSalvador. It wouldn’t be a stretch for #Howell to imagine suffering the same fate. Multiple law enforcement agencies proved this week their willingness to use violent force on behalf of #Trump against law-abiding #Americans; why should a #judge be any different?"
thehandbasket.co/p/us-institut

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Stand Down, Elon Musk

A court ruling rips the billionaire head of DOGE for his unauthorized actions, but can only go so far to rescue a doomed agency.
statuskuo.substack.com/p/stand

"yesterday’s ruling from #Judge Theodore Chuang of the federal district of #Maryland was the first time any judge has directly addressed the illegality of Musk’s appointment as head of #DOGE and then ordered his actions unwound."

#ElonMusk#Musk#Coup