Public Notice: The kangaroo-fication of the courts
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on July 31, 2025.
The first whistleblower, Erez Reuveni, alleged that Bove told employees they may need to tell the courts “fuck you” and ignore court orders because deportation planes needed to take off no matter what. A second whistleblower confirmed Reuveni’s allegations, having filed documents with the DOJ’s inspector general back in May, before Reuveni came forward. The third whistleblower alleged that Bove lied to the Senate about the DOJ’s dismissal of corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. While Bove told the Senate he would not treat a prosecutor differently if they opposed his quid pro quo dismissal, the whistleblower reported that Bove proposed promotions for lawyers who signed off on the dismissal and consequences for those who refused.
Where Bondi’s allegations that Boasberg violated judicial canons are patent nonsense, the Alliance for Justice points out that Bove is undoubtedly going to violate some. Judges are not supposed to engage in “harassing, abusive, prejudiced or biased” behavior nor “be swayed by partisan interests.” Threatening “consequences” for employees who disagree with you seems pretty abusive. Judges are also supposed to “respect and comply with the law,” but this is a dude who literally told his employees to ignore court orders so Trump could do mass deportations in the dead of night.
While the administration happily rewarded Bove with a judgeship despite — or, more likely, because of — his willingness to give court orders the finger, Boasberg’s attempts to preserve the rule of law made him a target.