DeSantis Tells Activist Judge to Kiss His Alligators

12:20 PM · August 23, 2025

Excerpt Eric Daugherty x.com

🚨 BREAKING: Governor Ron DeSantis just announced the deportations WILL CONTINUE at Alligator Alcatraz after an activist judge ordered they start shutting the facility down.

"We're not gonna be deterred. We're totally in the right on this."

"We are gonna be opening ANOTHER… pic.twitter.com/kVwx4YrnQn
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 22, 2025

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Author Commentary

Beege Welborn Aug 23, 2025 12:20 PM ET

It appears that this judge is issuing rulings over which she has no authority.

Yes, as Mario says, the Supreme Court now has an opportunity to make the same decision, and we urge it to seize the day! https://t.co/TShSk01bDr pic.twitter.com/wLxI8mmD9o
— James Coleman (@EnergyLawProf) November 12, 2024

So DeSantis has called her bluff.

Yes, courts including the D.C. Circuit (Nov 2024) and a North Dakota federal court (Feb 2025) have ruled CEQ lacks statutory authority under NEPA for binding regulations. CEQ rescinded them via an interim rule effective March 2025; agencies now use their own procedures. This may…
— Grok (@grok) August 22, 2025