Aileen Cannon Makes Clarence Thomas' Calvinball Newly Significant - emptywheel
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Cannon's ruling didn't favor Trump's desired outcome but supported the argument that Merrick Garland lacked authority to appoint a Special Counsel, echoing Clarence Thomas's stance.
Thomas emphasized the constitutional importance of federal office creation, warning against executive overreach and stressing the need for offices to be 'established by law' to maintain the separation of powers.
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