‪Mark Joseph Stern‬: SCOTUS seemed pissed at Trump

[Dennis Donovan]

‪Mark Joseph Stern‬ ‪
@mjsdc.bsky.social‬
5h
Obviously, a huge victory for the migrants here and a major defeat for Trump’s lawless effort to rush out a rendition flight before the courts could act.

But also—potentially a massive signal from the Supreme Court that it is finally prepared to go toe to toe with Trump to halt AEA deportations.

‪Chris Geidner‬ ‪
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬
8h
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove anyone from the United States under Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation who is a part of the potential class in the Northern District of Texas case until further order of the court.

Only Thomas and Alito note their dissent.

‪Mark Joseph Stern‬ ‪
@mjsdc.bsky.social‬
5h
I think the majority that lifted Boasberg’s restraining order truly believed Trump would heed its warning about due process and pause further AEA renditions until SCOTUS ruled on their legality.

Instead Trump tried to sneak out migrants before courts could act. And now I think SCOTUS is pissed.

Mark Joseph Stern
‪@mjsdc.bsky.social‬
It is SO unusual for the Supreme Court to issue an order this late at night and honestly incredible only Thomas and Alito noted their dissents.

Also fascinating that SCOTUS rushed out the order before Alito could finish writing his dissent. That basically never happens! Again—majority seems pissed.
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM

It is SO unusual for the Supreme Court to issue an order this late at night and honestly incredible only Thomas and Alito noted their dissents.

Also fascinating that SCOTUS rushed out the order before Alito could finish writing his dissent. That basically never happens! Again—majority seems pissed.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-04-19T08:15:02.434Z

[BoRaGard]

1. Stop it, you grifty, frikken fascist rapist Republicon, you." - Supremos

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. Maybe, just maybe they're starting to get it through their thick skulls

what a fuck up it was to give this criminal almost total immunity, maybe they're finally starting to see what a monster they have let loose on the US.

I still don't understand why they would give this criminal that ruling, if the SCOTUS rules against him, he could potentially have them removed and imprisoned because he can claim it's part of his "presidential duties".
did they think would happen by giving immunity.

[UpInArms]

4. Maybe they need to revisit that decision and reverse it?

Now, that would truly be a statement from the Court.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. Yes they should.

[yellow dahlia]

28. They can do that?

Can we start a go-fund me page to bribe them to do so? That's how it works, right?

[MLWR]

11. The six who gave him immunity are republicans.

They cannot think beyond the ends of their own respective noses and they do not believe in the "law of unintended consequences."

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. They may not have believed it then,

but I think it's finally starting to sink in to as least 4 of them, hopefully we're going to see more and more of this as Been A Dick Donald and his criminal cabal keep on violating the courts and the law.

[ShazzieB]

21. That's exactly what I'm hoping is happening!

It's really rich that Alito and Thomas are still holding out. Imo, those two have really shown their true colors with their dissents to this decision. Imagine being willing to allow that criminal to go depriving people of the right of due process, which is enshrined in our constitution!

[Tadpole Raisin]

3. Maybe Roberts is finally realizing trying to get T&A

for a 9-0 vote is a waste of time. I think they conditioned their last 9-0 vote on wording that gave the F a roadmap to blast through the decision.

If so maybe there is a chance if Roberts finally wakes up. I think Roberts and Barrett will side with the liberals. Forget Alito and Thomas. Now there’s just Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. As we know, only when republicans are impacted by something do they suddenly care.
I wonder what that is for those 2!

[Mike 03]

6. This seems really heartening. Also, the implications re the SCOTUS

as pointed out by MJS are so intriguing.

Nevertheless, it's still incredible that Thomas and Alito cannot even get this one right.

Thanks for posting this! I had no idea this was still unfolding overnight. Nice way to start a Saturday.

[kentuck]

7. Why were Alito and Thomas the only dissenters?

Does that tell us anything about the Court, if push comes to shove?

[GreenWave]

29. Those two Just Us es were rumored to quit soon, as of last year.

[Aristus]

8. Well gee! It's almost as if granting immunity to a mean-spirited,

vindictive, incompetent man-baby was a bad idea. I’m not SCOTUS material, but I could have told them that before they did it.

[3catwoman3]

9. Who'da thunk, right?

Just like some things aren't rocket science, some things don't require a law degree.

If giving into the temper tantrums of actual 2 year olds is a bad idea, giving into the temper tantrums of a biological adult is an even worse idea.

[ShazzieB]

22. Yes, we could ALL have told them that!

As I said above, I think T & A are really showing their true colors in dissenting with this ruling. And those colors are very ugly ones!

[GreenWave]

30. or kicking the can down the road to delay trials.

[patphil]

10. Thomas and Alito have a vested interest in supporting the Trump government.

They've been taking bribes, in the form of lavish gifts, from people like Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo.
As long as Republicans are in power, they're safe.

[spanone]

14. Hard to believe two Supreme Court Justices would vote against Due Process.

[patphil]

15. Yeah, it's incredible.

[bluestarone]

12. Good that they remind him who the REAL boss is!

Now we'll see if that holds!! (because i'm not 100% sure it will)

[hay rick]

16. They have immunity egg on their faces.

They look and smell foolish. They laid the foundation for authoritarianism and now they are trying to squirm out of it. They failed the test of character and now they are wringing their hands and looking for the dog that ate their homework.

[uponit7771]

17. They're not, the Criminal Supreme Court is ready to do what he wants just need to look unbiased

[paleotn]

19. Even if the majority wasn't as you said, would Trump be inclined to follow their ruling? No.

As he told Gov. Mills from Maine, he feels he IS the law. And by doing so forfeits any kind of due process or humane punishment if we ever get out of this mess. His head needs to be put on a spike and displayed on the National Mall for all to see.

[uponit7771]

24. Yep, true ... He's a dictator at this point

[paleotn]

18. So what? Not like he can't just ignore SCOTUS.

Our do you think just their robes are intimidating enough to get a Hitler imitator to follow their ruling? Kind of doubtful. After all, didn't the majority of them rule that a sitting president can do virtually anything? We'll he's doing "anything." John Roberts will shortly be doing his rendition of Dr. Frankenstein. The monster he helped create is loose!

[Dennis Donovan]

20. Raw Story: 'Basically never happens': Legal expert singles out Alito slight in overnight Trump ruling

Raw Story - 'Basically never happens': Legal expert singles out Alito slight in overnight Trump ruling

Tom Boggioni
April 19, 2025 2:29PM ET

In a series of posts on BlueSky, Slate legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern suggested the majority of justices on the Supreme Court appear to be angry with Donald Trump's administration's attempt to swiftly deport more immigrants in Texas while there are still questions about its legality.

Noting that seven of the nine justices on the conservative-majority court stepped in to stop the Alien Enemies Act rendition flight with an order issued at 1:30 AM, Stern pointed out that Justices Sam Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented but were not given time to publish their reasoning.

As he wrote on BlueSky, "Obviously, a huge victory for the migrants here and a major defeat for Trump’s lawless effort to rush out a rendition flight before the courts could act. But also—potentially a massive signal from the Supreme Court that it is finally prepared to go toe to toe with Trump to halt AEA deportations."

Having written that, he elaborated, "I think the majority that lifted Boasberg’s restraining order truly believed Trump would heed its warning about due process and pause further AEA renditions until SCOTUS ruled on their legality. Instead Trump tried to sneak out migrants before courts could act. And now I think SCOTUS is pissed."

/snip

[ShazzieB]

23. Yes, it does sound like SCOTUS is pissed!

It would be almost funny if the stakes weren't so high. When the 6 conservatives made that ruling to give him immunity, they literally set themselves up for something like this. I think they may actually have not realized that they were dealing with a psychopath who would take that ruling as permission to do ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING HE FELT LIKE DOING. Hopefully, four of them have finally figured that out. (T & A may know it, also, but those two are never going to admit it. )

[republianmushroom]

25. The Roberts supreme court made this mess.

Roberts should have to fix it.

[bucolic_frolic]

26. SCOTUS is afraid the lawyering class may become useless and unemployed

That gets their attention.

[dwayneb]

27. So what if they are "pissed" IMO that's what Trump wants

Ultimately he wants to get to a situation where he can openly defy the SCOTUS and make it crystal clear that he has total immunity and the unlimited power to do whatever he wants.

If he defies them, what can the Court really do? It's been coming down to this for a long time. Our system of checks and balances only works if the Administration believes in the rule of law and behaves accordingly.

He despises our rule of law, he hates our First Amendment and he will do everything in his power over the next 3 1/2 years to destroy them.

He is crossing the Rubicon. There is no turning back until we are all under the boot.