Posted on 06/28/2025 8:02:53 AM PDT by bitt
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., released Friday, finally put the brakes on the reckless abuse of nationwide injunctions by lower courts—and has Democrats in full meltdown mode. The left’s favorite judicial weapon just got neutered, and the hypocrisy is impossible to ignore.
The liberal wing of the court didn’t do itself any favors, either. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent was so horrible that Justice Amy Coney Barrett felt compelled to call it out in the majority opinion.
But Justice Elena Kagan’s credibility also took a direct hit. In a stunning display of judicial flip-flopping, Kagan’s own words from 2022 have come back to haunt her, exposing the left’s all-too-familiar habit of changing the rules when it suits their political objectives.
Nationwide injunctions have been the left’s go-to tactic for derailing conservative policy at the stroke of a single judge’s pen. Under Trump, district judges from deep-blue enclaves repeatedly issued sweeping orders to block administration policies nationwide at an unprecedented pace, no matter how tenuous the legal grounds.
Despite all the apocalyptic rhetoric, there’s no doubt that the left’s current position on nationwide injunctions is purely political—and Justice Elena Kagan accidentally proved it.
How? Well, Justice Kagan, who dissented in this case, was singing a very different tune just a couple of years ago. Back in 2022, when President Biden was in the White House and conservatives were the ones seeking relief from his executive orders, Kagan was openly skeptical of nationwide injunctions.
“This can’t be right that one district judge can stop a nationwide policy in its tracks and leave it stuck for the years that it takes to go through a normal process,” she said.
That’s not some out-of-context paraphrase—it’s her own words, on the record.
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Liberals are rarely held to account for past opinions.
But Justice Elena Kagan’s credibility also took a direct hit.”
The left does not give a fig about appearances. The cause, that is what is important.
shes not a justice
shes a grifter who gets paid what 1 million per ruling?
a commie whore basically
And we have to understand that the criteria change, based on the issue and who is president.
If a nationwide injunction would inhibit a liberal President from taking action, then liberal judges will oppose nationwide injunctions.
But if a nationwide injunction would inhibit Trump, or other Republicans, then the criteria change, and then the liberal judge will be in favor of nationwide injunctions.
I understand what I just wrote has no basis in the law. The legal standards should not change depending who is president or what issue is being discussed. But in reality, it seems that’s where we are at.
Seems like a core belief of communism — specific actions are never considered to be inherently “immoral” or “wrong”. There is no Higher Authority to declare anything to be “wrong”. The only thing that ever matters is “Who” is doing something. If a Republican does something, that makes it morally reprehensible, unconstitutional, and illegal. If a Democrat does the same thing, it’s fine and obviously backed up by centuries of legal precedence.
exactly! just like riots are ok with leftists when THEY are the ones rioting!
Would have been fun if Amy had used Elena’s words from 2022 in her takedown of Ketanji.
Keep in mind that libs NEVER let the FACTS stand in the way of the crackpot beliefs.
fat judge in a little robe......
Democrat voters have absurdly short attention spans.
Is anyone really surprised that Kagan sells her vote for a piece of silver? She makes no effort to hide her political decisions.
What an inconsistent , hypocritical, partisan human. Makes me want to puke. Get her off the bench
Typical democrat flip flop. But, we conservatives do the same with the filibuster and other things. We did so with Biden’s student debt relief.
Whose ox is getting gored?
Well, the Constitution is a living document. I’m sure it’s changed a lot since 2022.
I saw this comment elsewhere and stole it because it is so perfect.
“It might be a good idea for Justice Jackson to recuse herself (by reason of ignorance) on all cases that appear before SCOTUS.”
“Hoist on her own petard” is the old saying.
“Typical democrat flip flop. But, we conservatives do the same with the filibuster and other things. We did so with Biden’s student debt relief.
Whose ox is getting gored?”
Yep - politics trumps EVERYTHING and all the time.
But many here think our side is as pure as white driven snow.
At the end of the day it’s might that makes right.
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