Supreme Court: Trump v. New York Oral Argument

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Hat tip, KNWA

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Trump v. New York Oral Argument

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. New York. The case is about whether President Trump has authority to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census apportionment base.

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[Polybius]

1. When will they decide?

Isn't there a Census deadline?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Here's Amy Coney Barrett pointing out that excluding undocumented immigrants seems to go against ...

Here’s Alito ignoring Roberts when he cuts in to call on Sotomayor, then ignoring Roberts AGAIN after a series of questions, forcing the Chief Justice to call on Sotomayor a third time. Extraordinarily rude behavior.

Here’s Amy Coney Barrett pointing out that excluding undocumented immigrants from census apportionment seems to go against an original understanding of the Constitution, as well as Founding-era practice.

Finally, here is the ACLU’s
@dale_e_ho
drinking the Trump administration’s milkshake with some help from the 1828 edition of Webster’s Dictionary.

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[joshcryer]

6. ACB's originalist view here is coherent.

Unlike her other originalist views.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. This was very awkward: Roberts calls on Sotomayor, but Alito completely ignores him and asks ...

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[mahina]

5. That was interesting, thank you