Will Bode

Yeah. And this office seems like one for which there's a reasonably good argument that the president should have removal power. It's not a FTC commissioner. It's single head of this office. It has investigative kind of core kind of prosecutorial type power that normally the president gets to wield.

Yeah. And this office seems like one for which there's a reasonably good argument that the president should have removal power. It's not a FTC commissioner. It's single head of this office. It has investigative kind of core kind of prosecutorial type power that normally the president gets to wield.

yes so they said you know you should get into it and the supreme court uh so it gives us like the procedural posture okay it just gives us the procedural posture it says you know the tro will expire you know in you know when was this was written uh when the when the filing was made eight days when the opinion was written five days and now TRO is expiring today or has expired today.

yes so they said you know you should get into it and the supreme court uh so it gives us like the procedural posture okay it just gives us the procedural posture it says you know the tro will expire you know in you know when was this was written uh when the when the filing was made eight days when the opinion was written five days and now TRO is expiring today or has expired today.

Then it just says, in light of the foregoing, the application to vacate the order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia presented to the Chief Justice and by him referred to the court is held in abeyance until February 26th when the TRO is set to expire. In light of the foregoing. Right.

Then it just says, in light of the foregoing, the application to vacate the order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia presented to the Chief Justice and by him referred to the court is held in abeyance until February 26th when the TRO is set to expire. In light of the foregoing. Right.

I have no idea what that means. I like what that is. When this came down, I was texting you and I was like, I don't understand. I don't understand the disposition. The disposition is nothing. There's no reasoning. It's just a statement of facts in light of the foregoing holding abeyance.

I have no idea what that means. I like what that is. When this came down, I was texting you and I was like, I don't understand. I don't understand the disposition. The disposition is nothing. There's no reasoning. It's just a statement of facts in light of the foregoing holding abeyance.

This is like the apotheosis. This is the ultimate shadow docket. So we have Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson wanted to straight up deny, so do nothing. And then we have a dissent from the order holding the application in advance by Justice Gorsuch. joined by Justice Alito.

This is like the apotheosis. This is the ultimate shadow docket. So we have Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson wanted to straight up deny, so do nothing. And then we have a dissent from the order holding the application in advance by Justice Gorsuch. joined by Justice Alito.

So the obeyers are the Chief, Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, Justice Kagan, and Justice Barrett.

So the obeyers are the Chief, Justice Thomas, Justice Kavanaugh, Justice Kagan, and Justice Barrett.

They could have just not ruled on it, right? They could have just not ruled on it until today?

They could have just not ruled on it, right? They could have just not ruled on it until today?

Yeah. I mean, obviously they can read about it online, but I guess the clerk's office can just forward them whatever the district court does.

Yeah. I mean, obviously they can read about it online, but I guess the clerk's office can just forward them whatever the district court does.

Doesn't something have to move up through the chain? I assume the parties would just send a little letter, like an immediate letter or something.

Doesn't something have to move up through the chain? I assume the parties would just send a little letter, like an immediate letter or something.

Yeah, it just still seems a little weird. Like we saw on Twitter that this thing got ordered. Let's go ahead and fix it.

Yeah, it just still seems a little weird. Like we saw on Twitter that this thing got ordered. Let's go ahead and fix it.