The Justice Department is set to take a significant step this week, initiating a lawsuit against Iowa over its new immigration law. This law, which criminalizes the entry of individuals previously deported or barred from the country, mirrors the controversial Texas law. The latter is currently under legal scrutiny. Notably, other Republican-led states are also contemplating similar legislation. Spencer Amdur, a senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, sheds light on the rationale behind these stringent state immigration laws and why federal courts have invalidated similar state laws.
And in headlines: Adult film star Stormy Daniels described in explicit detail a sexual encounter she had with Donald Trump during testimony in the former president’s criminal hush-money trial, TikTok sued the federal government over a new law that could ban the app in the U.S., and Israeli forces seized control of the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza.
Show Notes:
Pickets Down
Bob's Discount Bribery Scandal
Make Way For A New Murdoch
Going After Garland
Some Assembly Required
Bye Bye, Bail
Autoworkers, Roll Out!
Remembering Mahsa Amini, One Year Later
UAW Races To The Deadline
Hey Google, Why Is The DOJ Suing You
This Ken Is On Trial
Morocco Races To Save Quake Victims
The Tension Over Tourism In Hawai'i
Kill Drill
You Are Not A Loan
COVID Surge Protection
Proud Boys Swallowed Their Pride
Why You Gotta Be So Rudy?
Only Fun Drugs Should Cost Money
Trump's March To Trial
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