Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to immediately enforce new asylum rules

[suffragette]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-denies-trump-administration-request-to-immediately-enforce-new-asylum-rules/2018/12/21/e9cdaf32-03c8-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d7f649adc951

The Supreme Court on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request that it be allowed to immediately enforce a new policy of denying asylum to those who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, a change that lower courts declared possibly illegal.

Four justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh — would have granted the administration’s request to let the order go into effect.

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit earlier this month kept in place a lower court decision that stopped the policy’s implementation, saying it was simply a way around specific language in federal law that allows all who enter the United States, regardless of where, to apply for asylum.

I bet Trump is fuming about this.

[still_one]

1. Ruth Bader Ginsberg is amazing. Accolades to Justice Roberts also

[suffragette]

3. Yes to the amazing RBG. It is starting to look like Justice Roberts has moved into the role of

moderator for the Supreme Court. Glad he made this decision.

[still_one]

5. I hope so suffragette

[suffragette]

7. I hope so too, still one. I should have written "shoved into" instead of "moved into" since that

would be a more accurate description of what has happened. He now has the choice to maintain a fragile balance of justice or allow those scales to tip precariously and dangerously to the far right.

[malaise]

8. Yep realized you posted it first

I am so sick of the Con's tantrums. This holiday weekend tantrum should be the last straw.

RBG apparently voted from her hospital bed.

I love that lady.

[suffragette]

12. Did you also post about this? I 'd be happy to K&R. This needs all the attention it can get.

RBG demonstrates her strength and courage daily. We are so lucky to have her.

[malaise]

14. No - not me

I rec'd both.
RBG is a genuine hero.

[suffragette]

15. Link to the other thread? I will be glad to recommend it.

[malaise]

16. Here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11577098

[suffragette]

18. Thanks. Gave it a K&R.

[grantcart]

11. Roberts is the new Kennedy

Second agree all of the time but he will make a difference on some big issues

I think he will hold on gerrymandering too

[suffragette]

17. Yes, I think he is fully aware of his responsibility in this new role and of the historical nature

of being the “new Kennedy” in this chaotic time.
Great point about gerrymandering. It’s such a critical issue, now more than ever.

Not sure if I have ever said this, but I deeply respect the informed and thoughtful voice you bring to DU.

[grantcart]

28. Thank you for your kind remarks.

I wonder if Trump ever realized that the children suffering at the border go to the same Church as Roberts.

[suffragette]

30. "Realize" isn't a word I associate with Trump, so I doubt it.

[malaise]

2. This is huge

Off to the greatest page

[suffragette]

4. Thanks sis. Nice to have something to offset the Trump-created chaos of this week.

[Norbert]

6. How long before the Twiter twit attacks the "failed liberal" Chief Justice Roberts

tick...tick...tick.

[suffragette]

13. Not very long at all, I think.

[allgood33]

9. Roberts is still pissed at Trump too. Clarence Thomas is an absolute disgrace to his race and the

civil rights movement.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. supreme court should have 11 justices

[Blue_true]

19. The number does not matter when some people on our side get stupid at bad times.

Hillary warned about the Court, the far left pissed at her with their embrace of anyone but her. Gore lost due to 97,000 clueless Nader voters in Florida, we got Alito.

I only pray that Roberts is really determined to act as a moderating voice, because if he goes back right, the country is screwed.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

21. FDR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Procedures_Reform_Bill_of_1937

[suffragette]

24. Thanks for this link. Interesting that Roberts became a swing

vote once FDR started pushing this change. And now we have another Justice Roberts who did the same on this vote.
History does move in cycles, doesn't it?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. see "Bagman" podcast by Maddow

It's a bit uncanny how similar are Spiro and Dirty Donnie.

History keeps giving us re-runs.

[suffragette]

29. Thanks. I'll look for that.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

31. doh! links

Forgot to give a link. Sorry about that.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=BAG+man&spfreload=1

And, here's episode 1 of 6:

[FiveGoodMen]

26. All its members should be IN FAVOR of justice

[mcar]

20. And RBG votes from her hospital bed!

[suffragette]

22. She is a genuine superhero. Strong, courageous, honorable.

[mcar]

23. She is, suffragette, she is

I hope to see her movie over the holiday break.

[suffragette]

25. Thanks for the reminder about the film. I need to watch it.