President Trump and the Rule of Law
Professors Jennifer Daskal and Amanda Frost co-authored an op-ed in The Hill about the Trump administration’s initial failure to comply with district court decisions in Massachusetts and California, and lessons we can learn from the series of events that lead to its decision to finally comply with the Washington District Court order. Here is the punch line:
“Early last week, district courts in Massachusetts and California issued nationwide injunctions requiring the executive to admit some or all of the individuals banned by the executive order, and to instruct airlines that affected groups landing at the respective local airports (Logan and L.A.) would be admitted into the country. In a stunning blow to the rule of law, the Trump administration ignored these decisions. Previously issued visas and travel documents were seized or canceled. And most of the affected groups — including one of our clients, a Sudanese man seeking to visit his family — could not enter the United States until Feb. 5.”
Click the link to the commentary above for details.
KJ