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On February 16, 2025, Washington state Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's January 28 executive order that restricts transgender care for minors.

The judge ruled the order unconstitutional for overstepping presidential authority under separation of powers and violating the Equal Protection Clause.

The injunction follows lawsuits by Democratic attorneys general from Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota and temporary blocks in Baltimore.

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[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 113 points 1 year ago (4 children)

These judges are working too slow, but that's the point of these processes.

But it's not like it's going to stop these right wing maniacs in USA to do anything different

[–] frezik@midwest.social 85 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So far, the legal system is the only part of government doing any substantial pushback at all.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] frezik@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, don't count on that alone. At best, it's insufficient, and that would be without a Supreme Court run by batshit morons.

[–] MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it's only a matter of time before judges start falling out of windows. That's the next step.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

“Presidential act” “not illegal”

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Not quite... Remember when the legal system found Trump guilty of 34 felonies?

Yeah, he was not punished.

[–] SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah they’ve sent a few strongly worded letters.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Government is a lumbering giant.

Every president has failed to implement their vision. That's the point.

What's going on right now is unprecedented, but Im still of the belief that our safety nets are gonna catch this one.

It's just going to fuck up our standing in the world of geopolitics, which will have long lasting consequences.

I hope I'm right, because I sincerely doubt it goes any better than that.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago

It's just going to fuck up our standing in the world of geopolitics

It already has.

Im still of the belief that our safety nets are gonna catch this one.

I hope you're correct, but we can't rely on that.

Individuals have to also take action, and keep pressure on the people who are supposed to be preventing these abuses.

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's going on right now is unprecedented, but Im still of the belief that our safety nets are gonna catch this one.

The Republicans will look at what they have done and institute broad limitations on executive power on their way out the door (assuming we don't just end up with martial law). This will prevent Democrats from ever attempting anything even remotely similar. But there is always the ever-so-slight chance that it nerfs Republicans down the road too.

Maybe.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That assumes they still have the house and senate in 2028. If they're going to do that they'll do it before the midterms. Their majorities in both houses are razer thin, and the incumbent party almost always loses ground in the midterms. Trump wont allow them to hamstring them for his final two years in office

[–] MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

There are no safety nets and guard rails anymore. It will be raining judges out the windows soon and that's your sign that it's totally over.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

ImPeAcH tEh JuDgEs 4 TrEaSoN !!!
--maga

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