And one of her own has to actually call her out. In an 8-1 decision in favor of the Trump administration regarding the firing of federal employees, there was one dissent.
And this time the ‘Wise Latina’ had to back slap her. It wasn’t as awesome as Justice Barrett’s smackdown, but from one of liberal squad, it was pretty good.
“I agree with JUSTICE JACKSON that the President cannot restructure federal agencies in a manner inconsistent with congressional mandates,” Sotomayor wrote. “Here, however, the relevant Executive Order directs agencies to plan reorganizations and reductions in force ‘consistent with applicable law.’”
“The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law,” she added.
Pretty embarrassing for Jackson to be called out by one of her own. That is, if it’s possible for her to be that self-reflective.
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