Judge who has already temporarily halted plans to pull out almost all agency’s staff will hear further arguments todayUS supreme court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, without directly mentioning the new administration, advocated on Tuesday evening for US courts to move cautiously to maintain a system of checks and balances with the executive.“By and large, we have been a country who has understood that the rule of law has helped us maintain our democracy,” she said on Tuesday. “But it’s also because the court has proceeded cautiously, and has proceeded understanding that it has to proceed slowly.”Court decisions stand, whether one particular person chooses to abide by them or not. It doesn’t change the foundation that it’s still a court order that someone will respect at some point. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-12 11:02:00
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