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NJCher

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3. this is the crucial paragraph
Tue Mar 25, 2025, 10:54 AM
Mar 2025

Speaking of the judges who will be deciding if trump can ship people out of the country:

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The outcome of the Appeals Court hearing will be fascinating; the only one of the three judges who seemed comfortable with the administration’s argument was Justin Walker, who’d been appointed to his position by Trump himself during his last term. Obama appointee Patricia Millett was openly skeptical, noting that “Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act” than these immigrants, while Reagan appointee Karen LeCraft Henderson didn’t say anything during the arguments.

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Thom seems to think it will go to the SC, but seeing the backlash, I'm not so sure it will go that far and even if it does, not convinced the SC would go that far, either.

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