Our rules about “standing” are fucked.

  • melp@beehaw.org
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    25 days ago

    Ahem… George A. O’Toole Jr. was appointed as a United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts by President Bill Clinton.

    • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgOPM
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      25 days ago

      That’s all well and good, but not particularly relevant to the ruling. I remember a time when no one cared who had appointed a given judge … that time has passed, but obsessing about it isn’t helpful.

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        25 days ago

        It helps me in noting behavioral patterns. Going out on a limb I’m not the only one.