Mark W. Siegel
@markwsiegel.bsky.social
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx (1890-1977). Reposts + Followings may be Endorsements. YNWA
Reposted by Mark W. Siegel
Reposted by Mark W. Siegel
Fine, we’ll show you respect. You can stay for life. Everything else goes.
No shadow docket. Ride the circuit. No clerks. No building budget. Fine, you can stay for life. But there will be 16 new colleagues, with fixed terms, & it'll be 9 by lottery for any case. Or, you could simply start following the law & constitution.
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I really appreciate Justice Jackson contrasting the lower courts' meticulous and responsible approach to judging—extensive deliberations, written opinions—with the Supreme Court's slapdash, unreasoned work over the shadow docket. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Fine, we’ll show you respect. You can stay for life. Everything else goes.