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Barrett, and the rest of her Republican colleagues, determined that nationwide injunctions cannot be used in 2025 to stop a president from violating the constitution of the United States, because the High Court in England –which existed during a time of hereditary monarchy– did not use a historical equivalent of a nationwide injunction to enforce the laws against [checks notes] their King.
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No one disputes that the Executive has a duty to follow the law. But the Judiciary does not have unbridled authority to enforce this obligation—in fact, sometimes the law prohibits the Judiciary from doing so.”
✏️ What a wild thing to say and claim by Justice Barrett. The LAW prevents us (the judiciary) from enforcing the executive branch to follow the law. What even is the point of having the different branches if they don’t check and balance each other? 🔗 View Highlight