Nearly 200 former judges denounce claim that courts are ignoring Supreme Court orders

"The ex-judges comments were part of amicus brief in a pending Supreme Court case over the temporary protected status of Syrian nationals in the United States. In the brief, the judges described President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's attacks on judges as an "extraordinary assault" on the judicial branch."

"The brief said that there have been many cases in in which the president, attorney general, and other executive branch officials "have assailed judges in TPS and other cases for ostensibly ignoring the law-attacks that undermine the public's confidence in the courts and judges across the land.""

"Since Trump began his second term, the Supreme Court has handed down many emergency orders pausing lower court rulings against the administration's policies. While the court has provided reasoning in some cases, there were other instances in which it granted the administration's stay requests in short, unexplained orders."

More than 175 former federal and state judges filed an amicus brief in a pending Supreme Court case regarding temporary protected status for Syrian nationals, opposing the Trump administration's claims that lower courts are flouting Supreme Court orders. The judges characterized President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi's attacks on judges as an extraordinary assault on the judicial branch. Since Trump's second term began, the Supreme Court has issued numerous emergency orders pausing lower court rulings against administration policies, sometimes with minimal explanation. The brief contends that executive branch officials' accusations that judges are ignoring the law undermine public confidence in courts and judges nationwide.

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