US lower court judges are challenging Trumpâs âwar on the rule of lawâ, experts say
Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the presidentâs most extreme policies District court judges nationwide have been increasingly issuing strong rulings challenging the legality of many of Donald Trumpâs policies and executive power grabs, blocking key ones at least temporarily, and sparking angry responses from the president, former judges and prosecutors say. Since the start of Trumpâs second term, lower court federal judges have written sharply critical opinions about his legally dubious policies on immigration, tariffs, Department of Justice (DoJ) prosecutions of political foes and more. The impact of the court rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the presidentâs most extreme policies and prompting Trump and Maga allies to respond with vindictive attacks that have helped to fuel some threats against several judges. Legal experts say the spate of adverse court rulings has created an often toxic courtroom climate for administration lawyers who have been upbraided sharply by judges for making false or tenuous representations in defense of Trump policies. Former DoJ lawyers credit many district court
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