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:
The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe
SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...For Now
Rep. Jamie Raskin On Project 2025
Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict
How Climate Change Is Impacting Reproductive Health
Israel Hostage Rescue Mission Kills Scores of Palestinians
Why Is the SAT Back (Again)?
SCOTUS Holds Off On Big Case Decisions... Again
Harris, Trump Head To California To Court Big-Money Donors
Sen. Alex Padilla: Biden's Border Plan Is "Unconscionable"
Biden's Executive Order For The Border
Celebrity Endorsements For The Win?
Trump, Guilty As Charged. Now What?
Trump's Fate Now In The Hands Of Manhattan Jury
Hush Money Trial: Closing Arguments Are Over, Now Jurors Deliberate
The Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Problem
What A War Crimes Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Really Means
SCOTUS's South Carolina Decision Isn't The Only Voting Rights Fight To Watch
Biden Welcomes Kenyan President For State Visit
Giuliani Arraigned For 2020 Election Scheme In Arizona
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