Attorneys General have a lot of responsibilities--beyond the Russia Hoax. One thing that's been on Bill Barr's mind--as well as on the mind of the SCOTUS--is the increasing propensity of lower federal courts to serve as the enforcement branch of the Resistance. This has taken the form of lower courts issuing nationwide injunctions against valid exercises of executive authority. As I've stressed, Bill Barr is all about guarding executive authority. And this evening he got the SCOTUS to slap the 9th Circuit good and hard, issuing a stay on the enforcement of two lower court preliminary injunctions against President Trump's new asylum policies.
BREAKING: What's Barr Been Up To?
BREAKING: What's Barr Been Up To?
BREAKING: What's Barr Been Up To?
Attorneys General have a lot of responsibilities--beyond the Russia Hoax. One thing that's been on Bill Barr's mind--as well as on the mind of the SCOTUS--is the increasing propensity of lower federal courts to serve as the enforcement branch of the Resistance. This has taken the form of lower courts issuing nationwide injunctions against valid exercises of executive authority. As I've stressed, Bill Barr is all about guarding executive authority. And this evening he got the SCOTUS to slap the 9th Circuit good and hard, issuing a stay on the enforcement of two lower court preliminary injunctions against President Trump's new asylum policies.