Sotomayor issues blistering dissent, says Republican-appointed justices have bias toward Trump administration

foxnews.com ^ | Feb. 23, 2020 | Ronn Blitzer

[PROCON]

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing rebuke of the court's decision to allow the Trump administration to enforce its "public charge" rule in the state of Illinois, limiting which non-citizens can obtain visas to enter the U.S.

Sotomayor's problems with the conservative majority's ruling went far beyond this case, claiming that it was symptomatic of the court's habit of siding with the government when they seek emergency stays of rulings against them.

"It is hard to say what is more troubling: that the Government would seek this extraordinary relief seemingly as a matter of course, or that the Court would grant it," Sotomayor wrote in her dissent.

This particular case, Wolf v. Cook County, deals with the Trump administration's expansion of situations where the government can deny visas to non-citizens looking to enter the U.S. Federal law already says that officials can take into account whether an applicant is likely to become a "public charge," which government guidance has said refers to someone "primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.” In the past, non-cash benefits such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), forms of Medicaid, and certain housing assistance did not count, but the Department of Homeland Security issued its new public charge rule in 2019 which did include these benefits.

[genghis]

Can you imagine how upset she is going to be after trp appoints 3 more on scotus and 50 on appelate courts

[Albion Wilde]

Don’t like it? Quit.

Hahahahahahahaha!

[cranked]

Wait, according to RobertsIdiot, there is no bias among judges...../s

[SunkenCiv]

IOW, and with no surprise in typing this, she's a partisan hack and unfit for the bench.

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[Elsie]

Sotomayor issues blistering dissent, says Republican-appointed justices have bias toward Trump administration

No KIDDING??

Whoda thought?