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Steve Zorowitz @stevezorowitz.bsky.social

Frankly a little surprised and disappointed that there are 4 dissents.

aug 29, 2025, 9:48 pm • 60 0

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Ryan North Miller 🌻 @ryannorthmiller.com

Reading it, it seems more procedural than substantive. Didn't read it all but it seems based on a view that the Plaintiffs didn't meet the summary judgment standard and would remand for more proceedings. If I'm missing something, I'm sure someone will correct me!

aug 29, 2025, 10:12 pm • 3 0 • view
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David @crookedknight.bsky.social

Two from Democratic appointees! (The majority does include one GOP judge...CAFC is *very* blue)

aug 29, 2025, 9:51 pm • 22 0 • view
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Joan Resnick Ehrlich @jremmc.bsky.social

WTF is with those 2 Dem appointees? Any idea?

aug 29, 2025, 9:57 pm • 19 0 • view
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PsTeq1993 @psteq1993.bsky.social

They disagree? Not everything is partisan politics

aug 29, 2025, 10:11 pm • 2 0 • view
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Steve Zorowitz @stevezorowitz.bsky.social

In my mind, this was one of the most open-and-shut cases around.

aug 29, 2025, 10:12 pm • 3 0 • view
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PsTeq1993 @psteq1993.bsky.social

Based on what part of the statute? I agree with the decision, but a broad statute allowing a president to act unilaterally in a particular area is unlikely to result in zero dissent when he does in fact act unilaterally in that particular area, even if found to be unlawful

aug 29, 2025, 10:17 pm • 3 0 • view
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Steve Zorowitz @stevezorowitz.bsky.social

That country specific tariffs are not due to a "national emergency", that "regulate importation" does not mean charging X (or Y or Z depending on the time of day). The words and actions alone of Trump make a lie to all of this.

aug 29, 2025, 10:24 pm • 6 0 • view
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PsTeq1993 @psteq1993.bsky.social

I agree, but both of those are subjective definitions. Which means you’re never going to get a unanimous decision, or very unlikely.

aug 29, 2025, 10:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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Nopales @krazy-mexikan.bsky.social

They clearly believe in the unitary executive theory

aug 29, 2025, 10:12 pm • 9 0 • view
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D.M. Ridley @ridleydm.bsky.social

The Federal Circuit is a surprisingly apolitical court. I think these judges were just calling the legal question as they saw it. Unfortunately they also gave the Supreme Court a nice roadmap for how to reverse.

aug 29, 2025, 11:42 pm • 15 0 • view
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BenExcellence @benexcellence.bsky.social

That roadmap is basically what Kavanaugh has been hinting at recently, quoted by the dissent. Guess we'll see which other justices agree with him.

aug 30, 2025, 1:10 am • 2 0 • view
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Mike Bon @micbon.bsky.social

Or are obligated to concur.

aug 30, 2025, 3:46 am • 0 0 • view
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Charlie Board @chboar.bsky.social

An unwillingness to swallow the hogwash that is the 'Major Questions Doctrine'? *shrug* who knows?

aug 29, 2025, 11:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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camsteel.bsky.social @camsteel.bsky.social

How much more clear would the Constitution have to be?

aug 29, 2025, 10:48 pm • 0 0 • view