because they aren't beholden to the president who appointed them they can decide cases based on the law, or at least the way they interpret the law. This means that some cases won't come out the way that president wanted and there's not a damn thing he can do about it.

they actually know and understand the law. That's a huge assumption for many of the appointees.

and in some courts write a draft opinion. This is particularly true in the lower federal courts and in the state appellate courts. These are recent law grads, usually from the top of their law school classes, who actually do know the law and are pretty immersed in it. Sometimes a law clerk can change a judge's mind. It sucks that some judges are picked because they seem to be ideologues and not because they have solid experience or a history of scholarship, but their clerks can keep them from making obvious legal blunders even if the underlying ideology is followed.

Yeah, he's that stupid.

in state and federal.

US SC in some cases have followed the Constitution and laws but overall they, the five, are RWers.

But I think Gorsuch may surprise us now and again.

Let's hope he does so on the Trump Tax case.

the supreme court refused to hear appeals from right-wing gun groups on lower rulings against them

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Chanting: "All roads lead to Putin?" and GOP coal friendlies "Dimwit Donnie" and "Moscow Mitch"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127138474

Nornickel? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nornickel

"The company is listed on MICEX-RTS. In early 2019, the key shareholders were Vladimir Potanin's Olderfrey Holdings Ltd (34.57%), Oleg Deripaska's Rusal (27.82%) and Roman Abramovich's Crispian Investments Ltd.[5][6]

Hmmm...look whose name pops here...

History of Deripaska's Rusal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusal

ENTER CHINESE TARRIFs; ENTER COVID-19? ENTER WALL STREET SLIDE AND NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT? ENTER CAMPAIGN?

Poor Dimwhit Donny - So much angst:

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/04/trump-asks-deutsche-bank-and-palm-beach-county-to-give-his-businesses-a-break/

Was there a re-wash refinancing deal struck? Thought I read a tidbit that indicated the decision was a 'NO'???