There is a lot one can say about today’s Supreme Court order lifting the stay issued by a federal district court in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo,[i]. This is the case that challenges the constitutionality of DHS immigration raids in California in which officers appear to rely on racial and language profiling to justify stops and arrests of suspected undocumented migrants. The District Court issued a stay, pausing the raids while the merits of the Administration’s policy are litigated. The Trump Administration of course appealed the stay order. Today the Supreme Court lifted the stay, allowing the raids to continue during the pendency of the litigation.
and one more note, the 6 SCOTUS judges who support this basically tell us they are unnecessary when all they do is rubber stamp what trump wants. district and federal judges are working their butts off, and bravely rendering legal verdicts only to be upended by these 6 political hacks. none of our founders thought these types of actions should stand. follow the law.
confounding how the Supreme Court can, with a straight face, say this is legal. not to mention, that I just can't get over that masked men with guns and signs on their chests that say "police" are in the streets arresting people - breaking into their cars and physically assaulting them and taking them into custody. for what? where's the process? this continues to be beyond alarming.
Thank you for citing Kavanaugh's egregious statement. I, too, have wondered what world these six justices live in. Have they not seen the armed, masked men tackling, beating, and kidnapping people who are working, picking children up at school, or exciting from a courtroom? I am profoundly grateful for the care you take in dissecting these cases. Your work is a labor of love for those of us who are legal laypeople. Thank you.
Disgusting outcome contrary to facts and lived experiences found by District Judges. 🤯Yet another egregious example of the brokenness and political activism of the MAGA majority. 😡Ugh. They will be remembered for their lack of fidelity to precedent, lack of humanity, and betrayal of our Constitution. When we have a Democratic trifecta, we must expand the Court and impose term limits. Thanks, Sherrilyn, for your clarity on a tough day. My heart breaks for our Latino sisters and brothers and people of color.
Ms Ifill, After reading this morning’s essay, I admit to feeling deeply disturbed, holding my breath and finding myself leaping into an imagined dark future. Suddenly, “Keep your Eyes on the Prize” comes to mind and I am reminded of the civil rights history from the early 1960’s when I was coming of age. I am ever grateful to carry that spirit I witnessed back then. I, too, am profoundly grateful for this work you do that calls our collective spirit to clarity, love and determination. Thank you.
It is baffling to me that the judges who lifted the stay have lived through the civil rights movement of the 20th century and emerged completely unmoved. How do you grow up like that? How do you arrive at this moment in history with no apparent memory of the tragedies of the past?
How do you not know that the entire Southwest including California was seized at the point of a gun from the very people (among others) that you seek to eject?
The sad thing is that they all pretend to follow the teachings of Christ. I’m not expecting to be judged by St Peter when I pass but they are. What dread will confront them when they reach the point in life when they must seriously contemplate their own endings? Even without Christianity I am compassionate enough to pity them their fate.
Thank you Sherrilyn Ifill, you are one of the most intelligent and eloquent resources available in this fight for our lives. You bring clarity and inspiration every time you speak. Please don’t ever underestimate your own importance to those of us in search of the truth.
and one more note, the 6 SCOTUS judges who support this basically tell us they are unnecessary when all they do is rubber stamp what trump wants. district and federal judges are working their butts off, and bravely rendering legal verdicts only to be upended by these 6 political hacks. none of our founders thought these types of actions should stand. follow the law.
Where are the checks and balances
confounding how the Supreme Court can, with a straight face, say this is legal. not to mention, that I just can't get over that masked men with guns and signs on their chests that say "police" are in the streets arresting people - breaking into their cars and physically assaulting them and taking them into custody. for what? where's the process? this continues to be beyond alarming.
Death dealers dressed up as judges, throwing their colleagues and all of us under the bus. No way to spin this betrayal of humanity.
Kavanaugh is either delusional or a liar. He’s also a racist.
Thank you for citing Kavanaugh's egregious statement. I, too, have wondered what world these six justices live in. Have they not seen the armed, masked men tackling, beating, and kidnapping people who are working, picking children up at school, or exciting from a courtroom? I am profoundly grateful for the care you take in dissecting these cases. Your work is a labor of love for those of us who are legal laypeople. Thank you.
Critical commentary of the Supreme Court's reversal of the stay, which allows the raids to continue.
What's next, a night of broken windows? This is horrifying. We must take action against this. Nonviolent action. But we cannot let this stand.
Disgusting outcome contrary to facts and lived experiences found by District Judges. 🤯Yet another egregious example of the brokenness and political activism of the MAGA majority. 😡Ugh. They will be remembered for their lack of fidelity to precedent, lack of humanity, and betrayal of our Constitution. When we have a Democratic trifecta, we must expand the Court and impose term limits. Thanks, Sherrilyn, for your clarity on a tough day. My heart breaks for our Latino sisters and brothers and people of color.
Ms Ifill, After reading this morning’s essay, I admit to feeling deeply disturbed, holding my breath and finding myself leaping into an imagined dark future. Suddenly, “Keep your Eyes on the Prize” comes to mind and I am reminded of the civil rights history from the early 1960’s when I was coming of age. I am ever grateful to carry that spirit I witnessed back then. I, too, am profoundly grateful for this work you do that calls our collective spirit to clarity, love and determination. Thank you.
It is baffling to me that the judges who lifted the stay have lived through the civil rights movement of the 20th century and emerged completely unmoved. How do you grow up like that? How do you arrive at this moment in history with no apparent memory of the tragedies of the past?
How do you not know that the entire Southwest including California was seized at the point of a gun from the very people (among others) that you seek to eject?
The sad thing is that they all pretend to follow the teachings of Christ. I’m not expecting to be judged by St Peter when I pass but they are. What dread will confront them when they reach the point in life when they must seriously contemplate their own endings? Even without Christianity I am compassionate enough to pity them their fate.
Thank you Sherrilyn Ifill, you are one of the most intelligent and eloquent resources available in this fight for our lives. You bring clarity and inspiration every time you speak. Please don’t ever underestimate your own importance to those of us in search of the truth.
😀 perhaps Kavanaugh’s interpretation of being on all four’s means blind drunk on the floor?