Has All Writs Act ever been used against the govt? I mean, could Gladys Kessler use it to send Marshals to pick up Gitmo videos to release?
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel I don't know of an example but, in theory, see no reason why a court couldn't use it's AWA authority to compel order on exec.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey Does the court get to decide or does one of the parties have to ask for it? I really want@ACLU to try.@JameelJaffer1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@ACLU@JameelJaffer My understanding from DOJ is typically a party (government) requests, but court could also issue sua sponte.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
@emptywheel@ACLU@JameelJaffer Not sure I see a fact pattern where it'd be useful to the court, but agree it'd be a fun experiment.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
@Susan_Hennessey I could imagine Vaughn Walker having AWAed documents for al Haramain when DOJ was balking. @ACLU @JameelJaffer
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