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Jean in Florida's avatar

Thank you for being here with your explanations of the courts & their rulings. You are one of the best sources online. I always read what you post because I can count on you to help me understand the truth of what is going on in these troubled times. Thanks again.

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Dawn Ennis's avatar

Happy birthday!

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Teddy Partridge's avatar

Congratulations -- and thank you! -- on completing your third year, Law Dork. You make everything clearer, without hyperbole or exaggeration, in this murky and confused time. Keep up the great work, Chris.

Might I suggest...? Perhaps this SCOTUS break will afford you an opportunity to delve into War Powers, Congressional action thereof, and the executive branch's intentions to ignore its responsibilities. We're in for it one way or another on the War front, I fear. Let's learn everything we can about what Congress can do and what the President mustn't do.

Many thanks for clarity and candor, Chris. You're doing a fabulous job -- keep it up!

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David J. Sharp's avatar

Frightful. SCOTUS apparently has had it with riffraff! And precedent? Lower court findings? Unable to withstand the power and wisdom of the elites! O bow us down to Master Donald, his supremacy is blinding.

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Tom Van Valkenburgh's avatar

Happy Birthday! Some of your analyses are not quite dumbed down enough for me but I get most of it and am so glad you are on the job.

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John Seal's avatar

I wish you still told us how many subscribers you have. It was fun watching the number climb!

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Susan Linehan's avatar

Thanks for the update. The current rule of law at the Court seems to be: What did Congress mean when it passed a law? I Really Don't Care, Do U?

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Jon W's avatar

Hi Chris,

Riley is about “deadlines” only in a technical sense. It’s really about whether certain Immigration Judge decisions denying noncitizens humanitarian relief can be reviewed *at all*. According to the Fourth Circuit decision below, the deadline for appealing those decisions comes before the decision is handed down, meaning that noncitizens can get their day in court only with the help of a time machine. (I was involved with one of the amicus briefs in this case.)

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D4N's avatar

Thank you so much Chris. I do wish I were able to give more.

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Kathleen M Kendrick's avatar

Thank you for your clear explanations!

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Zach's avatar

What I see is that acts of Congress don't necessarily mean anything after a few years. The moneyed interests invariably put the law through the wringer of the legal system, until nothing's left. It's hard enough to get Congress to do its job, only to have it subsequently undone through nondemocratic processes.

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