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:
A Call For Unity After Trump Assassination Attempt
How Democrats Lost The Power to Remove Biden
Biden's NATO Presser Leaves Democrats Still Divided
Polls Show Biden's Narrowing Path To Victory
The Anti-Abortion Agenda Hiding In The GOP's Platform
Biden Says He's Isn't Going Anywhere
Biden Defies Calls To Exit The Presidential Race
Dems Change Their Tune About Biden For President
Supreme Court Grants Trump Some Immunity From Prosecution
Could Biden Be Replaced?
The Origins of America's Toxic Obsession With Lawns
Debate Night: What A Disaster
Ready, Set, Debate!
Republicans Turn To Cheap Fakes In The Presidential Election
Progressives and Centrists Spar In Major NY Democratic Primary
The State of Abortion Access Two Years After Roe
Is This Progressive Answer to Crime Working?
Congress Weighs Drafting Women To Military
The Push For Federal Action On Extreme Heat
A Georgia Man's Life Mission To Preserve Black History
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