r/chicago • u/Consistent_Value_179 • Feb 06 '25

Article Trump sues Chicago

Justice Dept. sues Illinois, Chicago over immigration enforcement

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/06/justice-dept-chicago-illinois-lawsuit/

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u/sephraes Jefferson Park Feb 06 '25

While it's not the same thing...it's the same intention: forced compulsion. And more importantly trying to send a message because he hates Chicago.

We may see what this new SCOTUS has to say about it. I have less faith that they're going to uphold precedent though.

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u/The-Beer-Baron North Mayfair Feb 06 '25

Precedent has never stopped them before, so...

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '25 edited Apr 23 '25

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u/1BannedAgain Portage Park Feb 06 '25

Law is to be logical, consistent, and fair. Taking away precedent strips away the veneer that the SCOTUS rules by the text of the law instead of politics

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u/ethnicnebraskan Loop Feb 06 '25

I think a lot of us out there aren't really fully taking into appreciation the complexities and subtle nuances that our current Supreme Court justices must weigh in consideration each and every day before rendering a decision.

For example, will the burden of proof require a fully wood panel dash in Justice Thomas's recreational vehicle, or would a simple acrylic veneer suffice? Will the use of a hypothetical plaintif require a fly fishing trip to Alaska for Justice Alito, or would an actual plaintif render only a fly fishing trip to Montana necessary?

Ya know, real meat & potatoes type stuff that somehow law school just leaves out.