We Don’t Do Process

With the ceasefire holding in the Middle East, it’s time to go back to worrying about America’s war on America. “The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court order that required 15 days notice to individuals the Trump administration is trying to deport to countries other than their own. The high court’s action, at least for now, reversed the lower court’s order requiring that those being deported have enough time to contact their lawyers and present evidence that would show their lives would be in danger if deported to certain countries.” U.S. Supreme Court allows — for now — third-country deportations. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote: “The government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law, free to deport anyone, anywhere without notice or an opportunity be heard … This is not the first time the court closes its eyes to noncompliance, nor, I fear, will it be the last.”

+ Court order? What court order? “A senior Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, told subordinates he was willing to ignore court orders to fulfill the president’s aggressive deportation campaign, according to a whistle-blower complaint by a department lawyer who has since been fired … In Mr. Reuveni’s telling, Mr. Bove discussed disregarding court orders, adding an expletive for emphasis, and other top law enforcement officials showed themselves ready to stonewall judges or lie to them to get their way.” NYT (Gift Article): Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says. (This would be an even bigger deal if the majority in highest court frowned on such behavior.)