Damon Root

Excited to read this.

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RT @andrewwimer: I just can't get over this line of argument the government attorney made at the Supreme Court yesterday: that officers rai…

RT @TimothySandefur: This is supposed to be some kind of “gotcha,” but for centuries, the law has recognized that the govt owes you due pro…

RT @JMchangama: I never thought that, as an immigrant to the U.S., I would have to worry about how what I say might affect my legal status.…

"The Executive will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness and all of its attendant contagions.” https://t.co/MoewqR4bPp

RT @damonroot: Like all presidents, Trump is entitled to whine when he loses in court. But the American people will not, I think, look kin…

All 3 Trump appointees in the majority, only Alito and Thomas dissent.

OSINTdefender @sentdefender

In a rare late-night decision, the U.S. Supreme Court tonight by a vote of 7-2 has ordered the Trump Administration to halt the deportation of any further foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This follows a rush earlier today by the lawyers of several Venezuelan https://t.co/ponPocv4vF

RT @MattWelch: He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has obstructed the administratio…

RT @DavidAFrench: Your own lawyers admitted he was wrongly deported. And you're legally obligated to facilitate his return.

Indeed. Wilkinson once faulted Scalia’s 2nd Amendment decision in Heller as right-wing judicial activism, and even compared Heller to Roe v. Wade.

Timothy Sandefur @TimothySandefur

What I love about the Fourth Circuit’s decision is that there is not a judge on this PLANET who is less of a “judicial activist” than J. Harvie Wilkinson.

Vance now effectively concedes that the Trump administration’s approach is unlawful.

Timothy Sandefur @TimothySandefur

The argument here is literally, “it would be such a hassle to follow the constitution that we shouldn’t have to.” https://t.co/3BnMM7WNqv

RT @McCormickProf: William Roper: “So, now you'd give the Devil the benefit of law!” Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great roa…

A disgraceful scene in the Oval Office yesterday, with Stephen Miller egregiously misrepresenting a Supreme Court order, while Trump, who seemed to have no idea what the case was about, nodded along. And it's probably only going to get uglier from here. https://t.co/FT7lM838OS