Landry is mulling a special session of the legislature to look at ways lawmakers can 'take more control over the court system' in New Orleans since the city is incapable of self-governance.
The last time the justices granted a rehearing request after a case decision was in 1965. The court has only once reversed itself after rehearing a case.
President Trump is appointing his former personal lawyers to judgeships, part of a larger effort to put his stamp on the federal courts.
The Supreme Court seemed doubtful Wednesday of President Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, coming face-to-face with Trump as he became the first known sitting president to attend an argument at the court. #SCOTUS #birthrightcitizenship #POTUS
The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in April in what could be a landmark case.
President Trump’s mandatory detention policy for apprehended migrants has claimed its biggest legal victory yet. Is it a turning point? Only time will tell, but the ever-growing swarm of more than 1,000 cases has now entered a new chapter — one that could prompt the Supreme Court to get involved. The Trump administration’s policy keeps unadmitted migrants who are arrested during enforcement operations locked up without bond, regardless of how long they’ve lived in the U.S. It leaves no discretion. It upends how past administrations have interpreted federal immigration law for roughly three decades. It has also created a tsunami in the courts. The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee explore all of that in The Gavel, their newsletter…