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Conservative Judge Resigns Rather Than Stay Silent On Trump’s Constitutional Assault (www.techdirt.com)

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Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf has resigned from the bench in Massachusetts, and his explanation is blunt: he can no longer bear the ethical constraints that prevent judges from speaking out publicly while Trump dismantles the rule of law.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Protest resignations from dissenters are the exact opposite of what we need. Now they'll just fill that judgeship with another lackey.