But just as the stolen-election claims were routinely rejected by the courts, this argument has been dealt with by the courts, too — #SCOTUS, in fact. It rejected the claim that #CISA’s efforts to combat #misinformation violated the plaintiffs’ #FirstAmendment rights, as #Trump’s memo suggests. The opinion was written by none other than a Trump-appointed justice, #AmyConeyBarrett.
#SupremeCourt Allows #Trump to Use 1798 Wartime Law to #Deport People
The nation's highest court backed Trump's use of the #AlienEnemiesAct to speed up #deportations
by Charisma Madarang, April 8, 2025
"The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a massive win on Monday, voting 5-4 to allow his administration to continue rapidly deporting alleged gang members using the Alien Enemies Act.
The law, passed in 1798, gives presidents the authority to remove foreign nationals over the age of 14 from countries where the United States is either engaged in a declared war or subject to “invasion or predatory incursion” by their country of origin. The act has been invoked three times in U.S. history, each time during wartime, and is meant to counter the actions of foreign governments and regimes, not alleged criminals, gangs, or non-state actors. The law was also used to justify Japanese internment during WWII, and now, the Trump administration is using it to justify its deportations.
In an unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court tossed a district court decision that had temporarily blocked President Trump’s attempt to continue using the 227-year-old law after he sent almost 300 Venezuelan migrants to a notorious prison in #ElSalvador, known for human rights abuses.
"All nine justices agreed, however, that anyone the administration is seeking to deport under the Alien Enemies Act must receive notice of deportation and be given the opportunity to challenge the removal through '#habeas petitions' — meaning that migrants have the right to have their detention or deportation reviewed by the federal court, but only for themselves and in the area where they are being detained.
"The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the ruling, while Justice #AmyConeyBarrett, who was appointed by Trump, partially dissented. Barrett joined Justice #SoniaSotomayor’s dissent calling the majority’s legal conclusion 'suspect' and questioning if habeas claims should be the only way to contest deportations under the act.
"'The Court’s legal conclusion is suspect,' wrote #Sotomayor. 'The Court intervenes anyway, granting the Government extraordinary relief and vacating the District Court’s order on that basis alone.'"
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/BJSoh
#ICEDetention #IllegalDeportations #SecretPolice #HumanRightsViolations #ConstitutionalRights #HumanRights #SCOTUSIsCompromised #SCOTUSIsCorrupt #USPol #ForcedDisappearances #MemoryHoled #1798AlienEnemiesAct
#SCOTUS’ decision was 5-4, with #AmyConeyBarrett joining the 3 Democrat appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge #Boasberg’s temporary restraining order #TRO in the #AlienEnemyAct cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through #habeas petitions.
#SCOTUS ruled that under #civil #RICO #law a plaintiff may seek treble damages for business or property loss even if the loss resulted from #PersonalInjury. It’s a win for truck driver Douglas Horn who was fired when he failed a drug test after taking a tincture that said it only contained #CBD.
Opinion from #AmyConeyBarrett, 5-4, in #MedicalMarijuana, Inc v Horn. #ClarenceThomas filed a dissent. Brett #Kavanaugh filed a dissent, joined by #JohnRoberts, & Samuel #Alito.
The spirit of the Confederacy is alive and well in Trump’s America | Lloyd Green https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/27/confederacy-trump-republican #Trumpadministration #USCapitolattack #AmyConeyBarrett #USsupremecourt #BrettKavanaugh #Farright(US) #DonaldTrump #NeilGorsuch #USpolitics #MikePence #USnews #Race
Via #NPR, Mar 14, 2025
Federal judges who have ruled against the #Trump administration this year are confronting a wave of threats, potentially compromising their personal safety and the independence of the #judiciary.
The sister of #SupremeCourt Justice #AmyConeyBarrett received a #BombThreat earlier this month, and lower court judges who hit pause on some of President Trump's efforts to dismantle federal agencies and programs have been singled out on #SocialMedia.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5316340/threats-judges-trump
Federal #judges who have ruled against the #Trump admin this year are confronting a wave of threats, compromising their safety & the #independence of the #judiciary.
The sister of #SCOTUS Justice #AmyConeyBarrett received a bomb threat earlier this month, & lower court judges who paused some of Trump's efforts to dismantle #FederalAgencies & programs have been targeted.
#law #StochasticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerrorism #DomesticTerrorism #PoliticalViolence #MAGA
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5316340/threats-judges-trump
#politics #scotus #amyconeybarrett #justices
Aaron Rupar
"The Court has lurched so far rightward that Barrett’s views are sometimes moderate in comparison, but that doesn’t mean she’s liberal or will consistently work to stop Trump’s worst excesses. It likely does mean, though, that she represents the best possibility for liberal outcomes at the Court."
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/amy-coney-barrett-trump-ruling-against-trump
‘She is evil’: Amy Coney Barrett under attack by the right wing after supreme court USAid ruling https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/amy-coney-barrett-under-attack-by-right-wing #AmyConeyBarrett #USsupremecourt #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USnews
"DEI judge," influencer Jack Posobiec complained on X, suggesting that she was a "diversity, equity & inclusion" hire - presumably because she is a #woman. [#Trump hired her]
Their criticism of her comes despite Justice #AmyConeyBarrett consistently voting in favour of conservative cases, from ending the landmark #RoeVWade #abortion rights to expanding #gun rights.
#SCOTUS Justice #AmyConeyBarrett was among the justices who rejected the #Trump admin's attempt to avoid paying federal contractors as part of the gutting of the #USAID program.
"She is a rattled law professor with her head up her a**," said Mike Davis, who once worked for another #SupremeCourt justice, describing Justice Barrett as "weak & timid".
[Chief Justice John Robert’s ALSO joined the majority in rejecting Trump’s argument to suspend USAID]
Not #loyal enough to #Trump? #MAGA turns on #SCOTUS judge appointed by Trump
Staunch #conservative Justice #AmyConeyBarrett was picked by Donald Trump for the #SupremeCourt. Now his fans are turning against her.
There has been anger from #FarRight personalities following a couple of recent 5-4 rulings in which she has been [one of] the deciding vote[s] against Trump's agenda.
#law #USpol #MaleSupremacy #misogyny #sexism
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-supreme-court-judge-amy-coney-barrett-maga-13323251
Amy Coney Barrett: Please call the Washington Post and New York Times to report threats!
MAGA world turns against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/maga-world-turns-supreme-court-justice-amy-coney-barrett-rcna194283
When Amy Coney Barrett is threatened by Agent Krasnov or his Putin-aligned minions, I hope she’ll immediately call The Post and The Times to share her story with the world.
@realTuckFrumper Her body language reveals her distaste and that she is keeping her mouth shut.
#AmyConeyBarrett should set up a coffee date with #SarahMcBride and learn some things.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-mind-boggling-194718116.html
U.S. v. Skrmetti: Amy Coney Barrett’s ignorant question
https://newrepublic.com/post/189029/amy-coney-barrett-question-supreme-court-transgender-case-hearing
* SCOTUS conservatives: no basic understanding of trans rights
* Coney Barrett: judicial hostility toward 2SLGBTQIA+ esp. trans rights
* defended dissenting justices on Marriage Equality Act
* argued Title IX rights don’t apply to trans people
* Catholic: pers. believes marriage betw. man/woman
#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti #AmyConeyBarrett
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide
The decision didn’t just pick the president—it also, in installing George W. Bush, allowed him to reshape #SCOTUS. As younger lawyers, 3 of the current #GOP-appointed justices aided Bush’s Florida legal team in the run up to #BushVGore [#AmyConeyBarrett, #JohnRoberts & #BrettKavanaugh]. Another, #ClarenceThomas, was part of the decision’s majority.
