Did John Roberts Just Put an End to Remand-Without-Vacatur?
Professor Christopher Walker explores a potential wrinkle in the DACA decision.
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Was the DACA Decision "Deliberately Designed for One Day and Case Only"?
Professor Zach Price on the Chief Justice Roberts' Decision in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
This Week Confirmed That Control of the Supreme Court Will Be a Critical Part of Trump's Reelection Strategy
Plus: Seattle labor coalition gives cops the boot, supermarkets are a miracle of modern markets, Klobuchar is the last person to realize she won't be Biden's VP, and more...
Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Sound, but Very Narrow Ruling on DACA [Updated]
The decision is only a temporary reprieve for DACA recipients, and still permits Trump or a future president to repeal the program if he is willing to pay the political price of doing so.
Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts Saves DACA and Dreamers
Defying expectations, Roberts joined with the four liberals on the court to rule against the Trump administration's elimination of the program.
Supreme Court Holds Trump Administration Rescission of DACA Was "Arbitrary and Capricious" (Updated)
In what appears to be a quite narrow ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts holds that if Trump wants to get rid of DACA, he'll have to try again.
A Legal Victory on DACA Will Be Terrible Political News for Trump
Trump is caught in a trap of his own making.
Republicans and Democrats Rev Up Spin Machine for Start of Public Impeachment Hearings
Plus: the effects of restrictive zoning on education access, DACA's uncertain future at the Supreme Court, and Mayor Pete's miraculous surge
DACA Has Its Day at the Supreme Court
Plus: New York's rent control expansion has predictable effects, people are boycotting Uber again, and violence continues in Hong Kong.
Why DACA Is Legal
The Trump administration's justification for rescinding DACA relies heavily on the claim that the program is illegal. But it's not.
Trump Will Win on DACA in the Supreme Court. He Should Cut a Deal Anyway.
What one executive does, another can undo.
House Tries To Give 'Dreamers' a Path to Citizenship, but Mitch McConnell Won't Even Consider the Bill
The Senate majority leader says he will not allow a vote on it, despite widespread support for the measure.
Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Cut Legal Immigration in Half
The RAISE Act would strongly prioritize high-skilled immigrants.
ICE Detained a Flight Attendant and DACA Recipient for 6 Weeks, All Because She Worked on a Flight to Mexico
Selene Saavedra Roman was taken into custody in a Houston airport.
Trump's Dreamer-for-Wall Proposal Isn't a Good Faith Deal
But Democrats shouldn't simply walk away.
Democrats Should Trade Legalization of Immigrants for a Wall That'll Never be Built
Denying Trump a symbolic victory isn't a good reason to play with the lives of Dreamers.
Why Are Democrats Silent About the Dreamers?
Democrats should negotiate a partial wall for Dreamer deal
Trump's Dreamer Fix Will Drag the Country Back to 1924
The man who derided Mitt Romney for being extreme is now to the right of the Know Nothings.
House Republicans Make a Last-Ditch Attempt to Save DACA and Themselves
They are doing an end run around House Speaker Ryan to force a floor vote on a Dreamer fix
CUNY's Law Dean Is Wrong About the Attempted Shutdown of Josh Blackman
The student handbook makes it clear that students broke university policy.
Trump Bravely Kills the Already Dead DACA Fix
Only a man with a big heart can dump on foreign workers while enjoying their services.
Ted Cruz Challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke, on a Possible DACA Deal: 'I'm Not Seeing It'
El Paso Democrat, trying to change Texas from red to blue, talks about guns, weed, and how we've already got "record safety and security on our border"
The Supreme Court's Punt Is a Setback for Trump's Hardball DACA Tactics
He should make a peace offering to Congress now or suffer midterm losses.
Trump Leads GOP in Turn Against Legal Immigration
The president's plan would slash legal immigration by as much as half, the most drastic cut in nearly a century.
Congressman Calls on Capitol Police to Arrest 'Dreamers' at State of the Union
So it's come to this.
Republicans Who Think Trump Has Gone Soft Have a Plan: Criminalize Dreamers, Slash Legal Immigration, and Invade Americans' Privacy
The Securing America's Future Act is a nativist nightmare.
The White House's Proposed Dreamer Fix Is an Abomination
It'll throw millions more immigrants under the bus than it'll save.
Trump and GOP Nativists Are Preparing to Screw Dreamers
Their poison pill demands are making a deal nearly impossible.
Republicans Are Preparing to Shut Down the Government Out of Anti-Immigrant Spite
The GOP is declaring war on Dreamers.
Are We Headed for a Government Shutdown over DACA?
Matt Welch talks with Slate Capitol Hill reporter Jim Newell, as well as Michael Shermer and Erin Gloria Ryan, on SiriusXM Insight at 2 pm ET
Is Chelsea Manning the First Real 21st Century Politician?: Podcast
Like millions of Americans but with more emojis, the convicted/commuted leaker and would-be Senator has views that don't fit neatly into our two-party mold.
A California Judge Overstepped in Ordering Trump to Keep DACA
His heart is in the right place, but his conclusion is faulty.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Rescinding Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Citing Trump's "flawed legal premise," a federal court temporarily stops the administration from ending DACA.
Trump Is Offering the Country a Sophie's Choice on Dreamers
Lawmakers should be prepared to shutdown the government to escape it
Senate Republicans Just Took a Big Step Toward Permanently Overhauling the Tax Code
The bill advances lowers corporate and individual tax rates while setting the stage for large increases in the deficit.
Nativists in the Trump Administration Are Demanding Ransom for Dreamers
Congress shouldn't hand it.
The Trump Administration Wants to Holds Dreamers Hostage to Advance a Sweeping Restrictionist Agenda
Nativists have taken charge of immigration in the White House