octavio_dingus@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoJustice Samuel Alito Insists Congress Has No Power To ‘Regulate’ Supreme Courtwww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down110
arrow-up1457arrow-down1external-linkJustice Samuel Alito Insists Congress Has No Power To ‘Regulate’ Supreme Courtwww.huffpost.comoctavio_dingus@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThere’s nothing that says we have to listen to their rulings. They can simply be ignored.
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoUhhh, no? Courts and officers of the court are bound, top to bottom. Someone that ignores orders may be held in contempt. Courts can issue writs of capias to any proper officer and writs of mandamus to lower courts.
There’s nothing that says we have to listen to their rulings. They can simply be ignored.
Uhhh, no? Courts and officers of the court are bound, top to bottom. Someone that ignores orders may be held in contempt. Courts can issue writs of capias to any proper officer and writs of mandamus to lower courts.