Left-wing attorney group defends Ninth Circuit despite its obvious bias

Washington Times:

The American Bar Association slammed President Trump Wednesday for his criticism of 9th Circuit judges.

ABA President Bob Carlson said Mr. Trump’s complaints went beyond merely disagreeing with a ruling but threatened the judicial system as a whole.

“Disagreeing with a court’s decision is everyone’s right, but when government officials question a court’s motives, mock its legitimacy or threaten retaliation due to an unfavorable ruling, they intend to erode the court’s standing and hinder the courts from performing their constitutional duties,” Mr. Carlson wrote in a statement.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. rebuked the president Wednesday in a rare targeted statement. He directly challenged Mr. Trump in insisting that the country’s judges are truly an independent branch, and “Obama judges or Trump judges” don’t exist.

“Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster. It is out of control, has a horrible reputation, is overturned more than any Circuit in the Country, 79%, & is used to get an almost guaranteed result,” Mr. Trump fired back Thursday on Twitter.

“Judges must not Legislate Security and Safety at the Border, or anywhere else. They know nothing about it and are making our Country unsafe. Our great Law Enforcement professionals MUST BE ALLOWED TO DO THEIR JOB! If not there will be only bedlam, chaos, injury and death. We want the Constitution as written!” He continued to tweet.
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I dropped my ABA membership fairly early in my legal career.  It appears to be dominated by just the kind of lawyers who would use the Ninth Circuit for form shopping to push a political agenda.  In fact, the political agendas of the ABA and the Ninth Circuit are pretty consistent.  Trump is a guy who is not willing to go along with the pretensions that he can get a fair hearing on the left coast.  The decision on amnesty applications is in direct conflict with a Supreme Court ruling only a few months ago overturning a previous Ninth Circuit ruling.

Sen. Grassley noted Chief Justice Roberts selective criticism of Presidents who dispute the courts.  I don't recall the ABA being critical when Obama disputed court decisions and attacked a sitting Justice.