A large contingent of Ninth Circuit judges accused colleagues Friday of ignoring recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions limiting legal remedies in politically charged disputes, adding fresh fuel to a heated debate over the judiciary's handling of suits against the Trump administration.
Nine of the appeals court's judges signed on to Friday's accusation, which pervaded a 20-page dissent in litigation involving the attempted termination of federal funding for immigration counsel. The dissent criticized a legal challenge to that termination, and it portrayed a majority's contrary view as emblematic of broader judicial overreach in lawsuits against White House policies.
The DJ has 9th Circuit keeps legal aid funding for unaccompanied migrant children -- A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to revisit a lower court order keeping federal funding flowing to lawyers who represent unaccompanied migrant children. The decision preserves a program the Trump administration tried to cut off, with sharp disagreement among the judges over whether the case involves protecting vulnerable minors or judicial overreach into executive spending.
Bloomberg Law has Reagan Judges Are Unrestrained Critics of Trump’s Legal Moves, referencing judges from various districts and circuits.
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