He thereby not only injured the many lower-income and middle-income borrowers who have justifiably relied on the administration’s program of debt relief but also—and more importantly—further undermined the already frayed rule of law in the United States and contributed to the erosion of the indispensable role of the independent federal judiciary in preserving our constitutional republic.To add insult to injury, Judge Pittman adorned his adventure in what conservatives used to decry… [read post]

By the time it was decided, as future Justice Robert H. [read post]