Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudge: "Govt is asserting right to stash away residents in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process"
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney 3hStrong language from appeals court panel that includes judges appointed from both parties. The Trump administrations position on Abrego Garcia should be shocking not only to judges but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans still hold dear.

BNO News Live @BNODesk 4h
NEW: Federal appeals court calls Trump administration's defiance in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case "shocking":
"The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process"

Steve Inskeep @NPRinskeep 2h
Judge Harvie Wilkinson, Reagan appointee, writes for a unanimous appeals panel that the Abrego Garcia case is not hard at all. These pages of the ruling address many of the public talking points.




11 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Judge: "Govt is asserting right to stash away residents in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process" (Original Post)
bigtree
Thursday
OP
MarineCombatEngineer
(15,076 posts)1. Beautifully written, and by a Reagan appointee to boot.
I can only imagine the amount of catsup flying around the WH tonight.
Excellent job Judges.
SheltieLover
(66,499 posts)2. Kick

Eko
(9,064 posts)3. Kick and Rec
MorbidButterflyTat
(2,805 posts)4. Thank you
for posting substance so we can all understand what's going on.
bigtree
(91,771 posts)9. thanks for acknowledging it, as always
...fourth day of a first time bout with Covid and I can barely see (and think).
electric_blue68
(20,848 posts)11. Oh, dear! I hope for your complete, full, relatively fastrecovery!
Irish_Dem
(68,207 posts)5. The statement was not over lawyered or written in obtuse legalese.
It was written so all Americans could easily understand the intent and reasoning behind
the clearly stated ruling.
Wednesdays
(20,480 posts)6. Let's hope Judge Wilkinson doesn't wake up tomorrow morning
with a horse head in his bed.
proud patriot
(101,818 posts)7. kick
Ponietz
(3,505 posts)8. "Executive energy is a perishable quality"

Hekate
(97,247 posts)10. Kick