The three-judge panel in Atlanta
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this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2025
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The article author is bad at his job as there's no mention of the judges that made up this panel. Pretending that the judiciary is just a monolith and the judges identities don't matter is not a serious worldview for someone who's supposed to be digging deeper and informing his readers.
And surprise surprise, here's the identities of the judges (from ABC News):
Judges Elizabeth Branch and Barbara Lagoa -- both appointees of President Donald Trump -- determined that Florida, not the Trump administration, ran Alligator Alcatraz and therefore could not be challenged in federal court using NEPA.
I don't disagree that the judiciary can't (and shouldn't) be considered a monolith, but aside from this decision, it's important to know that several decisions against the administration have come from Republican appointed justices - some even Trump appointees.
I haven't read this decision, but if they are saying the original order was based on a federal challenge and this concentration camp could be considered a state owned and operated facility, then contesting based on a federal law wouldn't apply.
If we're a betting person, I would guess this goes up on appeal, or the original plaintiffs would try a different, state statue based challenge.
There's a reason the judiciary is populated by people rather than computer programs, and it's because humans are able to cut through the bullshit of a facility being built with state funds for the exclusive use of the federal government with an expectation of reimbursement. Just as many judges have rules the reverse as these two MAGA hacks. Playing shell games isn't a cheat code.
And just because other judges sometimes rule against their patrons doesn't mean those that don't are just doing what the law tells them.
We sincerely need to straight up purge the judiciary if we ever get through this. Remove and imprison every single unqualified conservatives hack.
We are witnessing the collapse of the empire
In the public interest my ass
I thought the name “Alligator Alcatraz” was just an in-joke. They made a fucking road sign!
Alligator Auschwitz was a little too on the nose.
People were buying fucking merc... T-shirts about it.
Fucking disgusting people.
Fucking ghouls.