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Experts said cases like the one involved in Thursday’s ruling will serve as the testing ground for courtroom fights over Trump’s broader efforts to reshape the federal government without input from Congress
Both Democrats and Republicans have said in recent weeks that it’s unlikely Congress will be able to pass legislation to curb nationwide injunctions — as either side would be giving up a courtroom tactic
A three-judge panel of the U.S.
"This idea that Congress is going to somehow insert itself into the courtroom is just plain wrong," Durbin said. "We don’t do that in any case, and we shouldn’t do it in this situation."
But the Senate is not a courtroom. Senators are not simply jurors. The ultimate question about Trump’s behavior is about politics and the Constitution, not guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Walker contacted McConnell to express an interest in becoming a federal judge.
But she had no experience as a judge and little trial experience. Her legal writings promoted broad powers for the presidency.
In those situations, a judge can tell jurors that they can presume the missing evidence would have been bad for the side that didn’t provide it.