#constitutional-law

#constitutional-law

The initial 14 were brought to Ghana on September 6. Three were deported that night. 11 were held in military detention. Out of that 11, 10 were deported with the matter in court, and eight of them are in Togo,

This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law, Judge Immergut wrote in a blistering ruling which rejected the Trump administration's claims of a War ravaged Portland. She added that that the Trump administration's arguments in the case risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power to the detriment of this nation. Further, the judge added, this country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs.

As far as I know, Winston Talley was a very ordinary guy with low-level crimes, and he asked a federal judge smuggling his papers out of the prison to stop the whip. And I was taken aback because I didn't know that prisoners were whipped and I was yet taken aback twice by the opinion. One part of it is that a federal judge in Arkansas appointed the best lawyers in the state-the leaders of the bar-to represent him.

Few Onion headlines have better captured this moment in history like, "Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be." Through the grace of social media, whatever dumbass legal theory a non-lawyer cooks up based on half-remembered court cases, can now metastasize throughout the country, plopped into the For You feeds of any other unfortunate souls that tech companies feel match the speaker's advertising demographic.

Who is German and what exactly makes someone German? Germans have been arguing about these issues for centuries. The current German constitution, called the Basic Law, is clear and concise: a German is anyone with a German passport. Citizenship cannot be revoked. And discriminating against citizens on the basis of their religion, origin or language violates the fundamental values of the constitution.

Appearing on Fox News to continue the publicity blitz for her " studiously bland" memoir, Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett began laying the groundwork for her upcoming 2028 opinion requiring states to let Donald Trump run for a third term notwithstanding the whole "Constitution" thing. Brett Baier, the Andy Cohen of this Real Justices of Washington D.C. production, asked Barrett specifically about the Twenty-Second Amendment's bar on Trump's possible First Consul for Life bid.

In his Aug. 25 executive order, Trump called for the federal government to withhold grants and contract funds to jurisdictions that have "substantially eliminated" cash bail for charged crimes "that pose a clear threat to public safety and order, including offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting or vandalism." In a second Aug. 25 order, Trump called for "appropriate actions," including funding decisions, to press Washington, D.C., to change its policies on cashless bail.

"The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax," the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said. The court, however, also said the tariffs could remain in place until October 14, to allow the government to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics. The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between April through June, a 17% rise on the previous record high recorded in early 2022.

The Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled that the NLRB's structure may be unconstitutional and has put unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX on hold.

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The directive "usurps the States' constitutional power and seeks to amend election law by fiat," argued the Democratic state attorneys general.

Trump's federalization of the California National Guard was ruled illegal, violating statutory authority and the Tenth Amendment, requiring immediate return of control to the governor.

Trump's moves to seize control of the National Guard for ICE, amid state objections, likely face legal challenges given Tenth Amendment protections, despite current justifications.

"The number of nationwide injunctions during Trump's presidency far exceeds those of previous presidents, suggesting a unique pattern of legal challenges against his administration."

The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this! Accordingly, they took pains to enshrine in the Constitution certain rights that would serve as the foundation for that independence.

Perlmutter's complaint argues that Trump's authority to name a temporary Librarian of Congress is unconstitutional, aiming to uphold the integrity of separation of powers.

If someone is transgender, no one cares. We sometimes make it two-dimensional, in the idea that you have got to be a certain profile to be a warrior.

Experts from King's College London and the University of East Anglia confirmed Harvard's document is an original from 1300, not a mere copy of the Magna Carta.

The administration is attempting to seize Congress's power of the purse - this time at the expense of immigrant communities and vital infrastructure projects.