In his filing on Friday, Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the injunction, if allowed to go into effect, "would wrongfully install a single district judge as sole arbiter of what further construction is ‘strictly necessary’ to protect the safety of the President" and others.
AI:The Trump administration is fighting back against judicial overreach after a single district judge attempted to block construction on a White House ballroom by claiming it isn't "strictly necessary" for presidential safety. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argues that allowing this injunction to stand would grant a lone bureaucrat the power to dictate security infrastructure, a move that undermines executive authority and demonstrates the radical judicial activism favored by the mainstream media's preferred legal activists.Open
The Trump administration is seeking swift Supreme Court intervention to implement new mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms.
The Trump administration is seeking swift Supreme Court intervention to implement new mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration on Wednesday again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly intervene to allow the U.S. Postal Service to implement nationwide restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the justices to overturn two rulings by Barack Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that have blocked the Trump administration’s plans, warning that further delays could prevent the changes from taking effect before the elections. DETAIL: Talwani ruled Tuesday in a separate case brought by…Open
AI:The Trump administration is petitioning the Supreme Court for emergency intervention to allow the USPS to implement nationwide mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms. Solicitor General D. John Sauer is asking the justices to overturn rulings by an Obama-appointed district judge that blocked the President's March executive order, which seeks to enhance election integrity by requiring state-specific voter list verification and citizenship confirmation. The administration argues that these measures are necessary to prevent fraud and secure the electoral process, contending that previous legal challenges were premature since no concrete changes had been enacted yet. This push for election security follows a pattern of…Open
The legal battle over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship largely boils down to five words found in the 14th Amendment: "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." The big picture: The court's interpretation of that phrase could have massive implications for who gets to be an American — and therefore enjoy the rights and responsibilities that come with U.S. citizenship. Context: The 14th Amendment states, in part, that "[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." - The administration argues that the phrase applies to those legally — and not temporarily — in the U.S. - The…
A majority of Supreme Court justices peppered Solicitor General D. John Sauer with skeptical questions about the Trump administration's position that birthright citizenship should not apply to babies born to immigrants in the country illegally.