Source: Washington Monthly
by Garrett Epps
“Begin by looking at the stakes in Trump v. Casa, the ‘nationwide injunction’ case decided Friday, as laid out in oral argument by Donald Trump’s administration. In his argument before the justices last May, Solicitor General D. John Sauer made clear that the administration doesn’t want to follow the orders of District Courts and doesn’t think it should have to; that it may be willing to follow the decisions of the Courts of Appeals depending on whether it likes them; and that it will probably usually follow the decisions of the Supreme Court, but only as to the specific parties that bring the cases. Everybody else can line up at the courthouse, take a number, and wait for their chance to prove that federal courts still have the power to enforce the law. One at a time, please.” (06/27/25)