Bonus: ICE Flights Head Back to SCOTUS
Summary
Medea Ben-Denny joins Amicus Plus to discuss the real-world fallout of the "Kavanaugh stop" from No v. Vasquez Perdomo, highlighting recent violent immigration encounters in Evanston and Alabama. The conversation also covers the chaotic, repeated Supreme Court stays regarding Missouri’s gerrymandered electoral maps and the Trump administration’s refusal to comply with court orders halting third-country deportations. Finally, they analyze Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s recent speech criticizing the abuse of the shadow docket and its impact on public trust in the judiciary.
Topics discussed
Introduction and guest welcome: Meda Chesney-Lind
The 'Kavanaugh Stop' and immigration enforcement fallout
Detailed account of the Evanston beating incident
Missouri redistricting chaos and the erosion of finality
Third-country deportations and defiance of court orders
Justice Jackson's speech on the shadow docket and rule of law
Closing remarks and show credits
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