DACA CASE COMES TO SCOTUS NEXT WEEK | New RBG Book Makes You Feel Like A Student In “The World’s Coolest Law School Seminar”
November 8, 2019
WHAT'S AHEAD
|Lawrence Hurley with Reuters previews next week’s DACA case and writes, “The justices will hear the Trump administration’s appeals of three lower court rulings – in California, New York and the District of Columbia — that found that the president violated a U.S. law called the Administrative Procedure Act in seeking to kill DACA. Trump has made his hardline policies cracking down on legal and illegal immigration a centerpiece of his presidency.”
SPEAK NO EVIL
|In advance of next Tuesday’s oral arguments on DACA, Miriam Jordan with The New York Times profiles a young couple who may lose their protections under DACA should SCOTUS side with the Trump administration. These young Dreamers started dating in high school and worked factory jobs to save money for college. Jordan explains that after graduating from university, the pair married and bought a house. They worry that if the Supreme Court moves to cancel DACA, they could lose everything they’ve worked so hard to have. Jordan writes, “They try not to think about that.”
KEEPIN' IT COOL
|In The Washington Post, Julie Cohen reviews Jeffrey Rosen’s new book, “Conversations With RBG.” She explains, “At its best, ‘Conversations’ makes you feel like a student in the world’s coolest law school seminar, with Ginsburg and Rosen deftly leading you through constitutional clauses and case law to elucidate how the court works and why it matters.”
SCOTUS VIEWS
Trump Tax Case Should Be An Easy Supreme Court Call
Bloomberg“Some observers are wondering whether the Supreme Court will let President Donald Trump keep his tax records secret. With respect to presidential prerogatives, many fundamental issues remain open. Perhaps the current court will resolve this one in his favor? That’s unlikely. Whatever one’s political convictions, it’s hard to object, on strictly legal grounds, to a federal appeals court decision this week rejecting Trump’s effort to block a subpoena issued by New York prosecutors demanding the records.”
The Supreme Court Is Thinking About Giving Police A New Excuse To Pull You Over
Los Angeles Times“It’s already far too easy for the police to stop cars either under the ‘reasonable suspicion’ standard or on the pretext of some minor violation such as broken taillight. If the court rules for Kansas, police will be able to stop a car based on the status of the owner’s driver’s license — even though it may be the owner’s son or daughter (or neighbor) behind the wheel. And remember: A stop isn’t just a stop. It can lead to a search of the passenger compartment for weapons that can also result in the seizure of illegal drugs that are in plain view. Subjecting a driver to that invasion of privacy because of someone else’s suspended license is not ‘reasonable.'”