Tuesday, April 08, 2025

The Court Punts

 SCOTUS punted on the question of whether the President can remove illegal aliens under the 1798 law that allows him to remove aliens.  They said that he may remove them, but requires that they bea afforded a reasonable time to seek habeas.  Reuters reports:

Detainees "must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act. The notice must be afforded within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue before such removal occurs," the majority wrote.

The article said that is was an unsigned 5-4 opinion, so I'm curious which of the so-called "conservative"  justices voted with the liberals.  I thought we had a 6-3 Court. 

So, Trump can still deport people under that old law, but the detainee must be afforded the opportunity for judicial review. Okay, whatever that means.

6 comments:

Wilson said...

Roberts said you must give the ILLEGALS a two day headstart.

Anonymous said...

I read that Barrett was the outlier.
Jonathan

Old NFO said...

Not a clue over here.

Irving said...

The court was 6-3 until Barrett's sister got a bomb threat and Barrett started folding out of fear. Time for her to step down and let Trump appoint someone with balls (figuratively and literally) who can also take over the lead in place of Roberts.

Termite said...

The court was 6-3 until Barrett's sister got a bomb threat and Barrett started folding out of fear. Time for her to step down...

No, time for the US Marshalls to thoroughly investigate this and find out who is behind it.
And bring down large hairy knuckles on said person(s).

Anonymous said...

Leftist judges will start slow walking the hearings.