The
Article
III
Project
(A3P)
is
back
on
its
bullshit.
The
right-wing
group
was
founded
by
Mike
Davis
(who
is
not
a
fan
of
Brown
v.
Board
and
thinks
it’s
time
for
Americans
to
“arm
up”
against
the
“Black
underclass”).
Their
mission
is
to
bring
“brass
knuckles
to
fight
leftist
lawfare”
and
are
fresh
off
a
victory
getting
Judge
Michael
Ponsor
rebuked
for
(accurately)
calling
Samuel
Alito’s
flying
of
flags
favored
by
insurrectionists
“improper”
and
“dumb.”
Now
they’re
taking
the
fight
to
Fourth
Circuit
Judge
James
Wynn
Jr.
Wynn
recently
decided
to
rescind
his
decision
to
take
senior
status
(as
did
two
district
court
judges).
That
is
something
federal
judges
can
do!
And
if
it’s
all
judges
appointed
by
Democratic
presidents,
<shrug>.
Still
something
they’re
allowed
to
do!
Sure,
some
Republicans
will
be
butthurt
over
it,
calling
it
the
politicization
of
the
judiciary
because
irony
is
well
and
truly
dead.
You
don’t
have
to
like
it,
but
you
know,
that’s
the
system
we
have.
But
A3P
is
going
to
try
and
make
it
a
thing.
As
reported
by
Law
&
Crime,
the
far-right
group
filed
an
ethics
complaint
against
Wynn.
According
to
A3P:
“The
complaint
raises
serious
concerns
about
violations
of
the
Code
of
Conduct
for
United
States
Judges
following
Judge
Wynn’s
abrupt
decision
to
withdraw
his
earlier
announcement
of
retirement
in
December
2024,
immediately
following
the
outcome
of
the
2024
presidential
election,”
A3P
said
in
its
statement.
“A3P’s
complaint
makes
clear
that
this
sudden
reversal
was
politically
motivated
and
undermines
public
trust
in
the
judiciary.”
Let
me
see
if
I
got
this:
displaying
a
symbol
of
insurrection,
not
political.
Choosing
not
to
take
senior
status?
Political.
Gotcha.
There
is
absolutely
a
problem
with
the
public’s
trust
in
the
judiciary,
but
this
ISN’T
THE
ROOT
OF
THE
ISSUE.
There’s
the
whole
Alito
thing
(and
the
fact
he
refused
to
recuse
himself
from
hearing
January
6th-related
cases
even
after
this
fact
went
public).
The
grift
Clarence
Thomas
appears
to
be
running
from
the
High
Court
(there were so,
so, so many revelations
about
the luxury
gifts Thomas received and repeatedly failed
to disclose).
The
stolen
Supreme
Court
seat.
The
way
the
Court
actively
thumbs
its
nose
at
the
notion
of
being
held
accountable
to
even
the
most
basic
of
ethical
standards.
*These*
are
the
problems,
dude.
Not
Wynn’s
(non)retirement.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
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of
The
Jabot
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