WHY REPUBLICANS STAND BY TRUMP | The Problem of Precedent | A Muslim And A Jew On Muslim Travel Ban
July 10, 2017
DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME
|What is the single biggest reason why Republicans stand by PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP? The federal judiciary. For Bloomberg, Paul Barrett and David Ingold explain all the ways in which the Trump administration can shape and mold our third branch of government, pointing also to the ways in which it already has.
TOP-ED
|In The Washington Post, Randy Kozel opines on the “problem of precedent.” He notes that although we’re always excited about new cases justices take up, we’re also interested in the past. Weighing the pro’s and con’s of precedent, he considers, “Is it more important for the law to be settled, or to be right?
TEN OUT OF 10
|Scott Bomboy with Constitution Daily covers an appeal from New Mexico that would have the Supreme Court justices consider a dispute about the presence of Ten Commandments monuments on public property. The dispute goes back nearly a decade in Bloomfield, New Mexico where a Ten Commandments monument was erected in front of City Hall. But then two members of the Wicca faith sued the city, claiming the monument violated the First Amendment’s prohibition of a government endorsement of religion.
PODCAST DU JOUR
|A friend of SCOTUSDaily, podcast First Mondays hosted NPR Supreme Court correspondent, NINA TOTENBERG, on their latest pod. It’s not to be missed — “the queen of SCOTUS radio” reviews OT16 for the podcast’s first season finale and they also dish out superlatives for the term (think best dig during argument, worst opinion, etc.). (h/t Sarah Kahwash)
SCOTUS VIEWS
A Muslim and a Jew Urge the Supreme Court to Strike Down the Muslim Ban
Los Angeles Times“Muslims and Jews together are derived from the stock of Abraham. Drawing on our shared roots, we look on with trepidation at the risks facing our country. The Supreme Court’s decision on the legality of the travel ban will not just be a holding on an administrative matter, but a stress test of the integrity and resilience of America’s democratic institutions.”
It's unfair and unjust. So why has gerrymandering lasted this long?
The Boston Globe“To be sure, there are difficulties peculiar to this constitutional violation, as there were to the numerical and racial violations, when they were first contemplated. The courts have worked these out into a practicable body of doctrine. So will they have to do in the political gerrymander cases, but such difficulties have not and must not be a reason for letting stand the egregious and deliberate violation of individual rights and democratic principles the court found in this case.”
Supreme Court Sought a Middle Ground on Travel Ban, But Ended Up Empowering Trump
The Sacramento Bee“I am now hearing of students and faculty members at American universities who are being denied visas to enter – or re-enter – the country because of the government’s approach to the Supreme Court’s order. The justices should have foreseen that the Trump administration would take a very restrictive approach that breaks apart families and interferes with employment and education. The travel ban is unconstitutional and illegal, and should have remained enjoined in its entirety.”
OTHER NEWS
UCD Law Panel Reviews U.S. Supreme Court's Year
The Davis Enterprise“‘Conservatives got what they wanted in Gorsuch, and liberals got what they feared.’ This was the tone of the inaugural ‘U.S. Supreme Court Year in Review,’ an event hosted by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe on Friday in Sacramento.”