Chief Justice Roberts bristled at Justice Sotomayor’s comparison of his #TravelBan decision to Korematsu. Why? Because the truth hurts.
And some ways, this decision is even more shameful: slate.com/news-and-polit…
And some ways, this decision is even more shameful: slate.com/news-and-polit…
Korematsu is dead, long live the new Korematsu:
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slate.com/news-and-polit…
3/ “if Kennedy retires, his mixed legacy on civil liberties will end on a shameful note, denying voting rights and ignoring evidence of bad-faith religious discrimination. The majority seemed genuinely concerned with anti-religious bias in Masterpiece Cakeshop, but...”
4/ “... but the decision in Trump v. Hawaii suggests the Roberts court is concerned only with Christian liberty (see Hobby Lobby) as opposed to religious liberty generally.”
“It is troubling that the Roberts Court ignored evidence of fraud and animus against Muslims at the border while the administration is in the midst of implementing a fraudulent and animus-driven border policy of family separation.”
I am frankly stunned the Court upheld the Ban.
I am frankly stunned the Court upheld the Ban.
6/ @Dahlialithwick @mjs_DC nailed it: Kennedy is no longer a swing vote. This term, he was a solidly right-wing vote, including on the only two issues he has ever consistently been moderate: abortion rights (Cal. clinics case) and gay rights (Masterpiece). slate.com/news-and-polit…
7/ @DavidNakamura also nails it: Kennedy/Roberts have given Trump a blank check for animus-driven hard-right immigration policies like family separation. This decision came at a pivotal moment. How could these Justices give a green light for worse? washingtonpost.com
8/ Not all judges shamed themselves yesterday. Some heroes wear robes: Judge Dana Sabraw (fed district judge in California) ordered an end to most family separations and ordered reunification late last night: cnn.com/2018/06/26/pol…
