In a scathing order overnight, U.S. Federal Judge Lucy Koh ordered that the counting operations for the decennial census continue through Oct. 31. She said that the administration, by trying to end those operations sooner than that, had violated her previous orders extending the count.
How about a contempt citation for Wilbur âWatch me launder those Rublesâ Ross
If it was you or me it would have happened so quick we wouldnât have had time to blink
Wilbur Ross continues to f*ck with the census but Judge Koh is not having it. Thank you Judge Koh.
She sounds a tad bit upset. 
Good for her.
It looks like there should be some jail time for Wilbur. It can not come soon enough.
What a ânastyâ court order. I donât think putting Wilbur behind bars will help. He can sleep anywhere.
She ainât messing around. Sheâs also drawn a line in the sand with no ambiguity. Step over it and expect a contempt finding. That arguably makes sense: she may be trying to get the substance of the order accomplished and focus kept on that before turning to engage in a fight over contempt.
The underlying message once again is that this administration has no respect for the courts and views them as merely minor impediments or major allies in getting what Trump & co want.
WH Spokesperson: " We didnât put her on the bench, did we?
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The Law and Order administration tells a Judge to fuck herself. Yes suh!!!
Unfortunately, I donât expect any end to this administration and partyâs weasley and malicious moves until their leadership has all been intubated or theyâve been ejected from the presidency and senate.
I love it when a federal judge uses plain English.
Good for her. Kick ass!! Here come da judge!!! Judges are supposed to be judicious. She is just that!
If we EVER get out of this mess this Gang of Criminals got us in, we must thank the remaining elements of our Republic, and vow to never let this kind of thing happen again.
Back to eyes on the ball. While we stayed up late bashing Trump and all, vile governance continued.
I guess I want proof they tested positive. And we need to keep going like the race is tied, that the Senate is no sure thing, that massive vote suppression will, and is, occur.
Lock him up.
FWIW, I want less âmust stopâ and more âshall stopâ, but Iâm not super versed in legal writing.
I love being reminded that there are still really GOOD judges on the bench.
Stay well, Judge Koh, we NEED you.
I would say, âyou go, girl,â but sheâs a Federal judge and deserves more respect.
âYou go, Your Honor!â
We call âmustâ and âmust notâ words of obligation. âMustâ is the only word that imposes a legal obligation on your readers to tell them something is mandatory. Also, âmust notâ are the only words you can use to say something is prohibited. Who says so and why?
Nearly every jurisdiction has held that the word âshallâ is confusing because it can also mean âmay, will or must.â Legal reference books like the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure no longer use the word âshall.â Even the Supreme Court ruled that when the word âshallâ appears in statutes, it means âmay.â
So in saying must, Judge Koh put it in the strongest possible legal language.
My annoying conversation with the legal department about federal contracting is apparently out of date.
That FAA link may be helpfulâŚ