As asked in a related thread, whatever federal law that Trump University allegedly broke, is the law constitutionally justified under one of Congress’s constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers?
I keep thinking that if Trump University dealt with students through contracts, then consider this. A previous generation of state sovereignty-respecting justices had clarified that Congress’s Commerce Clause power (1.8.3) does not extend to regulating contracts, in this example regardless if such contracts dealt with students not domiciled in NY.
”4. The issuing of a policy of insurance is not a transaction of commerce within the meaning of the latter of the two clauses, even though the parties be domiciled in different States, but is a simple contract [emphases added] of indemnity against loss.” — Paul v. Virginia, 1869. (The corrupt feds have no Commerce Clause (1.8.3) power to regulate contracts.)
Corrections, insights welcome.
I think people are missing the point. Maybe the judge’s parents were illegal aliens. Maybe he belongs to La Raza. However, Trump did not say this. He said he was biased just because he was a Mexican-American and was proud of his heritage. Maybe Trump is not a racist, but his statement was.
The feds won't go that route. If they decide to nail a college it will be through withholding of Title IV funds, which are the lifeblood of any college.