Eight Angry Men (and One Angry Woman)
Per my man Matt Eichelberger at Ipse Blogit, and as confirmed by a loyal Attorney @ Blog reader who just got off the horn with the clerk's office, all hell is about to break loose on High Street in Jackson.
In the thick of the biggest budget battle that anyone can remember, the Mississippi Supreme Court today issued an order declaring that the executive branch is without authority to cut the judiciary's budget. To call the move "gutsy" would be a conservative appraisal.
I have all sorts of questions about the order. Among them...
- Is this order advisory? If so, does it matter?
- If the order is violated, then who would sue whom?
- Where does venue lie?
- Where would the appeal go?
- Is there a single sitting judge anywhere in the state who wouldn't have to recuse?
- Should Justice Randolph even bother saving a spot on his mantle for Governor Barbour's Christmas card this year?
Thoughts?
UPDATE (2:21 p.m.) -- The order is available here, courtesy of the aforementioned loyal reader.
I've got the court's order up on my blog, nmisscommentor.com
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Congratulations.
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I'm sitting here reminiscing about the days of old....back when the Court was all about rats in the vending machine, carcinogenic mold in the elevators, salaries comparable to fast-food employees and recycled coffee/paper towels/bbq cocktail weenies. Gov might as well try convincing Puff Daddy to trade in his Bugatti for a Saturn.
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