In other words, Justices Samuel #Alito, #ClarenceThomas, #NeilGorsuch & #BrettKavanaugh don’t believe in the power of the #judiciary, their own power, or the #SeparationOfPowers.
They believe that the president is in fact above the #law — as long as that president is #Trump.
Here is the order, Alito’s self sabotaging dissent starts on page 2.
Judge Ali should consider "the feasibility of any compliance deadlines," #SCOTUS added.
4 conservative justices dissented from the denial of the application, w/Justice #Alito writing that Ali did not have "unchecked power to compel the government to pay out ... 2 billion taxpayer dollars."
"I am stunned," Alito added.
The other dissenters were Justices #ClarenceThomas, #NeilGorsuch & #BrettKavanaugh.
#SCOTUS on Wednesday backed a federal judge's #power to order the #Trump admin to pay $2B to #USAID contractors but did not require immediate payment.
In doing so, the court on a 5-4 vote rejected an emergency application filed by the #DOJ after #US District Judge Amir Ali issued a series of rulings demanding the government unfreeze funds that Trump put on hold with an #ExecutiveOrder.
#SCOTUS rejects #Trump admin’s bid to avoid paying #USAID contractors
The admin’s efforts to effectively dismantle the #ForeignAid agency led contractors to file suit claiming they're owed money.
#law #DeadBeatPresident #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #aid #ForeignPolicy #SoftPower #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-trump-administrations-bid-avoid-paying-usaid-con-rcna194230
