DACA

‘Biased’ conservatives on Supreme Court allow Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule to go into effect pending appeals (updated)

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Back in January, the U.S. Supreme Court let Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule to go into effect pending appeals. On Friday night, the Supreme Court removed the last remaining obstacle to immigrant ‘wealth test’: The Supreme Court on Friday night removed the remaining obstacle to the Trump administration’s plan to implement new “wealth test” rules … Read more

Supreme Court is divided over the sufficiency of justifications for ending the DACA program

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I cautioned you yesterday against reading too much into oral argument as a predictor of how the court will rule in the DACA case, Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (three consolidated cases for hearing). Nevertheless, the current headline at the New York Times reads, Supreme Court Appears Ready to … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court to hear DACA case on Tuesday

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On Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California. Issues: (1) Whether the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy is judicially reviewable; and (2) whether DHS’s decision to wind down … Read more

First Monday in October: SCOTUS expected to take a hard turn right in the culture wars

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“The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader “Moscow Mitch” McConnell, may be on the verge of realizing his years-long abuse of power in stacking the federal courts with right-wing ideologues who will deny overwhelming popular support for reforms and acts of Congress passed by their elected representatives, in the same way that conservative Supreme … Read more

Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s desire to be an ‘unchained’ GOP culture warrior

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Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the freedom to use his office to conduct conservative culture wars as he builds a culture warrior résumé to run in the Republican primary for governor or senator in 2022. He has already done a good job of culture wars by filing lawsuits — approved by the governor’s office … Read more