In law, intervention is a procedure to allow a nonparty, called intervenor to join ongoing litigation, either as a matter of right or at the discretion of the court, without the permission of the original litigants. The basic rationale for intervention is that a judgment in a particular case may affect the rights of nonparties, who ideally should have the right to be heard.
Justice Sotomayor grants temporary Obamacare exemption to nuns.
Sotomayor gave the government until Friday to file a response in the case. Her order extends only to the group of nuns and does not apply more broadly to the Affordable Care Act and its requirements.
Sotomayor, an Obama appointee, is at risk for an objection by an intervenor objecting to the appointments of an ineligible President. Appointments by an ineligible President are a violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. A sustained objection will require a hearing on Presidential eligibility or the Justice must recuse.
This is the first I've read about the intervention procedure. Does Sotomayer's tailored order preclude an intervenor at this point?
She is Obama's "triggerwoman"!