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The case has divided the conservative legal community.
The #Constitution gives #Congress the power to impose #taxes. But soon after taking office, #Trump declared that a 1977 #law gave him the power to impose #tariffs unilaterally during “emergencies”.
#SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #economy
#Chicago locals take on #ICE block-by-block
The #immigration agents' #TearGas #grenades clinked & then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only screamed louder.
“We don't want you here,”yelled Rae Lindenberg. The 32-yr-old, who works in marketing, ran out of her apartment when she heard the shrill sound of whistles. "Get out of our neighborhood!"
#Trump #law #Constitution #CivilRights #fascism
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Mad with power
#Trump threatens #US #military action in #Nigeria over treatment of #Christians
Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the #Defense Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."
#law #Constitution #InternationalLaw #WarPowers #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #Congress #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
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#Broadview #ICE facility a ‘black box’ where #immigrants denied access to #lawyers, #medicine, lawsuit claims
The ACLU of #Illinois & others ask a federal judge to intervene against “inhumane” conditions. Federal #immigration officials [who no one believes anymore] say claims that there are “subprime conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are false.”
#Trump #law #Chicago #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #fascism #WhiteSupremacy
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Broadview ICE facility a ‘black box’ where immigrants denied access to lawyers, medicine, lawsuit claims
The ACLU of Illinois and others ask a federal judge to intervene against "inhumane" conditions. Federal immigration officials say claims that there are "subprime conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are false.”Chicago Sun-Times
All It Took for #Trump to Dismantle the #Justice Dept.
by Carol Leonnig
The #DOJ under Trump is still standing. But inside, he & his lieutenants have taken a wrecking ball to this core pillar of our nation’s #governing system.
#law #democracy #Constitution #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment
nytimes.com/2025/10/30/opinion…
As reported in August (see boosted thread)
#Pentagon orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 #NationalGuard members across the US to carry out #Trump’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct
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Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrestAaron Glantz (The Guardian)
Border Patrol’s #Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk #BodyCams, #TearGas, IDs
The top #US #BorderPatrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, #protesters & #journalists.
#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
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Border Patrol's Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he and federal judge talk bodycams, tear gas, IDs
The top U.S. Border Patrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, protesters and journalists.Jon Seidel (Chicago Sun-Times)
#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities
In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.
#law #immigration #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/poli…
Since his second inauguration, #Trump has seized #authoritarian control over the #FederalGovernment & demanded the #obedience of the other powerful institutions of American society — #universities, #LawFirms, #media companies [& more]. The question weighing heavily on the minds of many Americans is whether Trump will subvert next year’s #midterm #elections or the 2028 presidential #election to extend his reign.
#law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #22A #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
PRESIDENT FOR LIFE
#Trump is trying to amass the powers of a #king.
By J. Michael Luttig
In the normal course of history, the president of the #UnitedStates is a figure who inspires optimism in the American people. The 47th president prefers to stir feelings of fear, vulnerability, hopelessness, & political inevitability—the sense that he, & only he, can rescue the nation from looming peril.
#law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #22A #authoritarianism #fascism
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Donald Trump Has Amassed the Powers of a King
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.J. Michael Luttig (The Atlantic)
#Trump said that he would not seek congressional approval to carry out #military strikes against alleged drug #cartels that allegedly traffic narcotics to the US, even as he vowed to expand the operation from attacks at sea to targets on land. The #Senate is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the US from engaging in hostilities inside #Venezuela without explicit authorization by #Congress.
#law #Constitution #authoritarianism #fascism
nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/poli…
#Pentagon announces a new #FarRight #press corps after mass walkout
A new crop of *conservative* #media & influencers — including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events & the National Pulse — signed an agreement with the #Defense Department.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FreePress #fascism #StateMedia #propaganda
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“Caleb Nelson, one of the most respected originalist scholars in the country, comes out against the unitary executive interpretation” of the #Constitution.”
Professor Nelson is a former #ClarenceThomas law clerk and is often cited in opinions by the six conservative members of #SCOTUS. According to Nelson, reversing the landmark case #HumphreysExecutor would be an originalism mistake.
#originalism #ruleoflaw #legal #unitaryexecutivetheory
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The Emperor's New Clothes Originalism
Law Professor Caleb Nelson made a big splash this week by arguing that under the text and original meaning of the Constitution, Congress ha...Eric Segall (Blogger)
Judge orders agents in #Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes
Federal #immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear #BodyCameras, a judge ordered Thursday after seeing #TearGas & other aggressive steps used against #protesters.
#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
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#Journalists turn in access badges, exit #Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of #reporters turned in access badges & exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the #US #military further from the seat of its #power.
#Trump #law #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
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#ClarenceThomas has been questioning section 2 almost since he joined the court in 1991
The questioning begins with Thomas. His long-held view that drawing districts with #race in mind violates the #Constitution. Until now, that view has never commanded a majority of the court.
#SCOTUS #law #VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #ActivistCourt #WhiteSupremacy
“The #Constitution does not tolerate this system of of government-mandated racial balancing,” Aguiñaga said. “I respectfully but firmly resist the premise that this comes to the court on a finding of specific discrimination by the state.”
Questioning Aguiñaga about the role of race in #redistricting, #Sotomayor says it’s always a factor.
#SCOTUS #law #VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #ActivistCourt #WhiteSupremacy
“This incident is not isolated & reflects a growing & dangerous trend of illegal *aliens* violently resisting arrest & *agitators & criminals* ramming cars into our law enforcement officers,” #DHS [lied] in a statement. The statement [lied] that federal agents used “crowd control measures” after a group of people gathered & turned hostile.
#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #fascism #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
More on Debbie Brockman the #WGN employee released without charges after she was 'violently detained' by #FederalAgents
The WGN TV employee detained by federal agents last week in Lincoln Square was released without charges & intends to “pursue all legal avenues” to hold the federal authorities accountable, her lawyer said in a statement.
#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #fascism #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati…
WGN employee released without charges after she was 'violently detained' by federal agents, her lawyer says
Debbie Brockman, of WGN's creative services department, is a U.S. citizen who was not acting in a professional capacity when she was arrested Friday in Lincoln Square.Kaitlin Washburn (Chicago Sun-Times)
#ICE Is Cracking Down on #Chicago.
Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal #immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.
#Trump #law #Rendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #AbuseOfPower #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #CBP #Gestapo #WhiteSupremacy
nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chic…
The 6 unidentified foreigners who had their #visas revoked were from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay & South Africa.
#Trump & Secy of #State #MarcoRubio “will defend our borders, *our culture*, & our citizens by enforcing our #immigration laws,” the State Dept said. “*Aliens* who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.”
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny
The announcement came as #Trump was posthumously awarding #CharlieKirk America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The administration & its supporters have targeted people for their comments about Kirk, leading to firings or other discipline of journalists, teachers & others, & raising #FreeSpeech concerns.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #USpol
The #Trump admin has revoked the #visas of 6 foreigners deemed by #US officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist #CharlieKirk last month.
The #State Dept said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online #socialmedia posts & clips about Kirk.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #USpol
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