Ruth Marcus

Well, TBD. Trump's legal strategy has been backfiring, I think, demonstrably in the lower courts. On what kind of cases? Everything from challenging DEI orders to challenging the orders against law firms to challenging the administration's attempt to undo birthright citizenship to challenging putting USAID and every other federal agency that distributes grants into the wood chipper.

Well, TBD. Trump's legal strategy has been backfiring, I think, demonstrably in the lower courts. On what kind of cases? Everything from challenging DEI orders to challenging the orders against law firms to challenging the administration's attempt to undo birthright citizenship to challenging putting USAID and every other federal agency that distributes grants into the wood chipper.

Well, TBD. Trump's legal strategy has been backfiring, I think, demonstrably in the lower courts. On what kind of cases? Everything from challenging DEI orders to challenging the orders against law firms to challenging the administration's attempt to undo birthright citizenship to challenging putting USAID and every other federal agency that distributes grants into the wood chipper.

But I'm talking about orders from Reagan-appointed judges, from Bush-appointed judges, both Bushes, from, yes, Democratic-appointed judges. But we do have to say, acknowledge that we have this thing called the Supreme Court, which is in fact supreme.

But I'm talking about orders from Reagan-appointed judges, from Bush-appointed judges, both Bushes, from, yes, Democratic-appointed judges. But we do have to say, acknowledge that we have this thing called the Supreme Court, which is in fact supreme.

But I'm talking about orders from Reagan-appointed judges, from Bush-appointed judges, both Bushes, from, yes, Democratic-appointed judges. But we do have to say, acknowledge that we have this thing called the Supreme Court, which is in fact supreme.

And we had gotten until this last few days, very few tea leaves from the Supreme Court on how it is going to think about this blizzard of Trump litigation. So there have been several orders from the Supreme Court in the last few days that were surprising to me. I thought the Supreme Court was going to send a message to the Trump administration, back off, guys.

And we had gotten until this last few days, very few tea leaves from the Supreme Court on how it is going to think about this blizzard of Trump litigation. So there have been several orders from the Supreme Court in the last few days that were surprising to me. I thought the Supreme Court was going to send a message to the Trump administration, back off, guys.

And we had gotten until this last few days, very few tea leaves from the Supreme Court on how it is going to think about this blizzard of Trump litigation. So there have been several orders from the Supreme Court in the last few days that were surprising to me. I thought the Supreme Court was going to send a message to the Trump administration, back off, guys.

If you come running to us and call everything an emergency, nothing is going to be an emergency. So let these things go through the normal course and we'll get to it down the road. That's not what's happened. I don't think anybody expected that the legal strategy was going to be this intense, this fast, this broad based. In addition, the kind of fundamental rules.

If you come running to us and call everything an emergency, nothing is going to be an emergency. So let these things go through the normal course and we'll get to it down the road. That's not what's happened. I don't think anybody expected that the legal strategy was going to be this intense, this fast, this broad based. In addition, the kind of fundamental rules.

If you come running to us and call everything an emergency, nothing is going to be an emergency. So let these things go through the normal course and we'll get to it down the road. That's not what's happened. I don't think anybody expected that the legal strategy was going to be this intense, this fast, this broad based. In addition, the kind of fundamental rules.

The worst sin you can commit in federal court is to be rude to the judge. This administration, they use language about judges. They accused Judge Boasberg in the district court of micromanaging.

The worst sin you can commit in federal court is to be rude to the judge. This administration, they use language about judges. They accused Judge Boasberg in the district court of micromanaging.

The worst sin you can commit in federal court is to be rude to the judge. This administration, they use language about judges. They accused Judge Boasberg in the district court of micromanaging.

Yes, and who President Trump called for his impeachment. Not going to happen, but a rather extraordinary thing to do. How do we know it's extraordinary? Because the Chief Justice of the United States felt moved to weigh in and say, excuse me, this is not a good idea to be calling for impeachment of judges. And the...

Yes, and who President Trump called for his impeachment. Not going to happen, but a rather extraordinary thing to do. How do we know it's extraordinary? Because the Chief Justice of the United States felt moved to weigh in and say, excuse me, this is not a good idea to be calling for impeachment of judges. And the...

Yes, and who President Trump called for his impeachment. Not going to happen, but a rather extraordinary thing to do. How do we know it's extraordinary? Because the Chief Justice of the United States felt moved to weigh in and say, excuse me, this is not a good idea to be calling for impeachment of judges. And the...

The administration, time after time, has come into court with really preposterous legal theories offered up by lawyers who do not know the facts of the cases before them. When did these flights take off? Can't say. How many people were on these flights? Can't really tell you that. Judges do not take well to that. And when you get the judge in a bad mood, he or she may tend to rule against you.

The administration, time after time, has come into court with really preposterous legal theories offered up by lawyers who do not know the facts of the cases before them. When did these flights take off? Can't say. How many people were on these flights? Can't really tell you that. Judges do not take well to that. And when you get the judge in a bad mood, he or she may tend to rule against you.