100 Days of Hypocrisy
Themes of intimidation and flouting due process emerge as the Trump administration hits 100 days in office.
Main Justice · Mary McCord, Andrew Weissmann
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Show Notes
Andrew and Mary begin this week by acknowledging that, as the Trump administration approaches its 100th day mark, some themes have materialized. One is intimidation, exemplified most recently with the arrest of Wisconsin state court judge Hannah Dugan last Friday, while Trump continues to clash with local authorities over his deportation efforts. Another theme is due process, or the lack of it. Our Main Justice hosts point to a litany of immigration issues front and center this week, including the wrongful deportation of US citizen children, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s March memo to law enforcement laying out how to implement the Alien Enemies Act, and what happened when the government was compelled to have a hearing in a Texas case: they fell flat on the merits. And before wrapping up, Andrew and Mary explain why Trump's media policy change, tossing out Biden era protections for journalists, is problematic for a free press.
Further reading:
- Mary’s recent Op-ed in the Washington Post: What Alito got right in his El Salvador case dissent.
- Pam Bondi’s March 14th memo issuing guidance for implementing the Alien Enemies Act.
- Pam Bondi’s April 25th memo updating the policy regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media.
A note to listeners: In the Abrego Garcia case, despite the earlier admission in court that his removal was a mistake, the government’s current position is that he a member of MS 13, which his lawyers deny.
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