The U.S. Supreme Court has signaled that it is placing judicial over reach at the top of its list of priorities for the current session.
The high court has scheduled oral arguments on a case to decide whether federal trial judges can continue to issue injunctions to interfere in Donald Trump’s administrative actions. But it is the date that the SCOTUS has schedules these arguments for that is notable. The date has been set for May 15.
Why is this notable? It is because the SCOTUS is usually all done with orals by that time of the year. The fact that they have scheduled this for a time when they are usually done for the session shows that they are placing a high priority on the case.
UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo pointed out how telling the date is, PJ Media reported.
“It never hears cases in May,” Yoo said. “Usually, they’d be done their business and they’d be sending out opinions by now. They’ve called basically a special session in order to hear President Trump’s claims that there should not be unlimited nationwide injunctions, but that they should be under the control of the Supreme Court.”
Yoo noted that they are going to hear the arguments on birthright citizenship, but might use that to also find on the out-of-control judges.
“Whether you agree or disagree with President Trump’s order on birthright citizenship,” Yoo went on, “they may not even get to the question, because the key thing here is for the Supreme Court to put an end to the 675 trial judges who all think they can run foreign policy, spending and hiring throughout the federal government.”
This case could be a lynchpin for Trump’s policies going forward. But if SCOTUS does not side with him on this, he could find his power diminished.
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