The judge called his order "an extraordinary remedy" warranted by "the magnitude of the constitutional violations."
"That may require calling additional witnesses or extraordinary appellate remedies."
The right to extraordinary legal remedies is regulated by law.
The financial crisis, he said, was like a war, and wars justify extraordinary remedies.
Generally, commutation of sentence is an extraordinary remedy that is rarely granted.
The constitutional complaint is an extraordinary remedy for the protection of constitutional rights.
As an extraordinary remedy the constitutional complaint is subsidiary to the regular remedies.
However, equity courts also realized that these extraordinary remedies were subject to abuse.
But both governors are arguing that because last year was no ordinary year, it required extraordinary remedies.
The governor said, "Granting a posthumous pardon is an extraordinary remedy.