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One unelected district judge, sitting in a courtroom in San Francisco or Boston or Baltimore, can now issue a nationwide injunction that ties the hands of the president of the United States," Cruz said
“As a mother, as a judge who has had to deal with these cases, I was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth,” Jackson said.
But federal judges did not have any of the guidance that typically would ensure a new law is applied as evenly as possible nationwide, from courtroom to courtroom.
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.
But she had no experience as a judge and little trial experience. Her legal writings promoted broad powers for the presidency.
Schiff said the proposed rules were like a judge entering a courtroom and telling the jury that he has been talking to the defendant, and that he won’t allow the prosecution to call witnesses or enter
They still conduct oral arguments and announce opinions in a courtroom without cameras or cell phones.
“I’m a pro-law judge and I’ve ruled for parties based on whether they have the law on their side,” he told Grassley.
They brushed aside or relaxed long-standing customs meant to give senators more say — and more sway — in who gets lifetime tenure as a federal judge.