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Jonathan Corbet
corbet
US District Court issues an injunction preventing the government from tearing apart the National Center for Atmospheric Research — for now, at least.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496922/47/university-corporation-for-atmospheric-research-v-national-science/
"The Court finds that UCAR is likely to succeed on its claim that NSF’s decision to divest it of stewardship over the NWSC was “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.”
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496922/47/university-corporation-for-atmospheric-research-v-national-science/
"The Court finds that UCAR is likely to succeed on its claim that NSF’s decision to divest it of stewardship over the NWSC was “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.”
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Dirk Hohndel
dirkhh@hachyderm.io
@corbet
Well, sure
But what will the consequence of this decision be? How would anyone enforce it?
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Jonathan Corbet
corbet
@dirkhh I don't think we have yet (yet!) reached the point where the transfer of an asset like the NCAR supercomputing center would proceed in the presence of an injunction prohibiting it.
One thing we've seen over the last year and a half is that this administration, when it runs into concerted opposition, often just backs down, perhaps declaring victory on the way. Hopefully that will happen here.
One thing we've seen over the last year and a half is that this administration, when it runs into concerted opposition, often just backs down, perhaps declaring victory on the way. Hopefully that will happen here.
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