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Conservative Judge Resigns Rather Than Stay Silent On Trump’s Constitutional Assault (www.techdirt.com)

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Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf has resigned from the bench in Massachusetts, and his explanation is blunt: he can no longer bear the ethical constraints that prevent judges from speaking out publicly while Trump dismantles the rule of law.

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 31 points 7 months ago

A judge speaking out about a president dismantling the rule of law sounds like the ethical thing to do.