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JD Vance is playing a dangerous legal game
Vice-President’s remarks questioning the judiciary’s power over presidential actions erodes the foundations of America’s constitutional structure.
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US Vice-President J.D. Vance is trafficking in misleading statements in the hope of weakening the power of the judiciary, says the writer.
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Noah Feldman
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The US federal district courts have been standing up to President Donald Trump’s illegal executive actions, blocking or pausing multiple orders
It’s neither surprising nor especially worrisome that Mr Musk is now attacking the courts – he doesn’t know anything about law or the Constitution and seems to view both as minor irritants. What is of concern is the effort by Vice-President JD Vance, a law school graduate, to undermine the fundamental constitutional principle that the executive branch must comply with a federal court order.
