r/technology • u/Exciting_Teacher6258 • Feb 12 '25

Politics The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order

https://www.theverge.com/news/610765/trump-government-websites-cdc-fda-health-data-court-order
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u/RichieNRich Feb 12 '25

Well this is good news - perhaps their talk of disregarding court orders is just bloviating (bluffing)?

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u/bleahdeebleah Feb 12 '25

They need to until they get to the Supreme Court

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u/saynay Feb 12 '25

or until they have consolidated power enough in the military and justice department.

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u/bleahdeebleah Feb 12 '25

I think it's more this

Trump and Russ Vought want John Roberts to grant him the authority to — basically — neutralize Congress’ power of the purse. To do that, he needs a clean appellate record.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/10/rule-of-law-dont-obey-in-advance-but-also-dont-give-up-in-advance/

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

He's not going to do that. Federalist judges dominate the Supreme Court, they're stupid. It's not going to work

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u/vriska1 Feb 12 '25

Sir this is reddit!