Is this a win? Procedurally, it’s more of a pause, and may not even be much of a pause, as we’ll see. It may, however, send an important signal to lower courts, and to judges inclined to toss sand in the gears of the executive branch. Maybe.
Earlier this afternoon, the Supreme Court intervened to stay an order by a San Francisco judge that had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate 16,000 probationary employees. The ruling galvanized Donald Trump and supporters, already outraged by district courts issuing nationwide injunctions, and demanding action from the top court to put a stop to jurisdictional overreach.
That’s not the basis for this decision, however, even if it was part of the ruling yesterday on the Alien Enemies Act challenge. This time, the court focused on standing instead, in a ruling that may have little practical effect, as the New…
