NYT Opinion: 'Egregious.' 'Brazen.' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, in Their Own Words

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Walter Olson
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Gift link: The NYT compiles 48 scathing pronouncements by federal judges on Trump lawlessness, from recent opinions and case comments. For those who care to keep count, 17 of the comments are from Republican-appointed judges, 31 from Democratic-appointed.

Opinion | ‘Egregious.’ ‘Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words
Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration’s lawlessness.
https://www.nytimes.com/
July 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM

Gift link: The NYT compiles 48 scathing pronouncements by federal judges on Trump lawlessness, from recent opinions and case comments. For those who care to keep count, 17 of the comments are from Republican-appointed judges, 31 from Democratic-appointed.

— Walter Olson (@walterolson.bsky.social) 2025-07-13T17:25:34.793Z

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1. Love to read it but the NYT "gift link" doesn't work and I'll be damned if I'll pay for its RW bullshit.

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2. Archive link

https://archive.ph/5vWZi

Jamal N. Whitehead, Western District of Washington
Appointed by Joe Biden
On a claim that a court order applied to fewer than 200 refugees:
“The government’s interpretation is, to put it mildly, ‘interpretive jiggery-pokery’ of the highest order. ... It requires not just reading between the lines, but hallucinating new text that simply is not there.”



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3. So sad

That we have to cite who appointed them. Truth is a judges number one job. It does not differ relative to who appointed you. I know Im talking ideally.