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Due Process & the Alien Enemies Act: A Cautious Cop-Out

Yesterday, in a somewhat insignificant 7-2 decision, the United States Supreme rejected the Trump administration’s request to immediately resume deportations of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). Instead of ruling, once and for all, that the Fifth Amendment prevents Trump’s 24-hour notice nonsense, SCOTUS remanded the matter to a federal appeals court for further review.

The Price of Bacon (Post-election analysis)

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by Bob Gatty Listen to the commentary. View the commentary The Price of Bacon “They just gave the fox the keys to the henhouse and Putin Eastern Europe, but it seems that Trump’s followers are more concerned about the price of bacon than having detention camps and Big Brother always watching while under an autocratic […]

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