Deportations and the Death of Due Process

After a deep dive on the Trump administration’s horrifying misuse of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people from the US without due process, Kate and Leah preview upcoming SCOTUS cases about the Voting Rights Act and the Environmental Protection Agency. Along the way, they also touch on the Trump administration’s targeting of certain law firms and its continued attacks on DEI.

Hosts’ favorite things this week:

• Leah: Fight!Fight! Fight!, Rebecca Traister; AOC’s Bluesky feed during the CR debates/debacle; TheHidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attacks on Trans People, M. Gessen; ThisElection Will Be a Crucial Test of Musk’s Power, Kate Shaw; TrumpHas Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional, Jamelle Bouie
• Kate: The Feminist Law Professor Who Wants to Stop Arresting People for Domestic Violence, Sarah Lustbader; The Dangerous Document Behind Trump’s Campus Purges, Daphna Renan & Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof; TheCost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia, Christopher L. Eisgruber

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