At oral argument Thursday in Trump v. Casa, Inc., the “nationwide injunction” case, Justice Kagan put her finger on the question that is, in my view, decisive: If district courts do not have the ability to issue “nationwide injunctions”* against executive misbehavior, i.e., if they are limited to injunctions applicable only to the specific party/ies […]
5/17/1954: Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe are decided. The post Today in Supreme Court Histor Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, the […]
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(Joe Ravi / Dreamstime) Today, in AARP v. Trump, the Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking deportation of a group of Venezuelan migrants the Trump Administration had been trying to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 deport to imprisonment in El Salvador. The AEA allows detention and deportation of foreign citizens of relevant states […]
The past 24 hours have been something of a Rorschach Test for the Supreme Court. In the birthright citizenship case, the Court made clear that in emergencies, the judiciary must retain the power to enter universal injunctions, even if Article III does not otherwise permit such injunction Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason […]
An erstwhile government official’s reference to “86”-ing a politician took the news cycle by storm this week, spurring a debate about the meaning of the term and whether or not it is protected speech. “We’ve now 86’d [former House Speaker Kevin] McCarthy,” former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R–Fla.) posted on X in 2024. He added his […]
This afternoon, the Supreme Court granted an application for an injunction against the federal government barring the summary removal of Venezuelan nationals alleged to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) under the Alien Enemies Act. By a 7-2 vote, the justices concluded that the detainees were entitled to greater process than they had been […]
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is not long—only 54 words, in total. But its core premise can be summed up with a simple phrase: Come back with a warrant. The Fourth Amendment protects people “against unreasonable searches and seizures.” Any law enforcement operative hoping to search or seize your “persons, houses, papers, [or] […]
From today’s opinion by Judge William Sessions in Ozturk v. Trump (D. Vt.), providing the written explanation for a May 9 order granting bail to Ozturk [UPDATE: you can read Ozturk’s op-ed here]: To briefly summarize, Ms. Ozturk has argued that her arrest and detention are retaliation for her co-authorship of an op-ed in a […]
I’ve said before that Jack Goldsmith’s Substack is “essential reading” on the legal issues raised by Trump 2.0. That continues. I was particularly interested in his latest post, on yesterday’s oral argument: The Solicitor General Embraces Judicial Supremacy. Here’s the introduction: Many people have worried that the Trump administration might refuse to respect a Supreme […]