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The Supreme Court Just Let ICE Detain Americans Based on Race (slate.com)

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On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use racial profiling in its militarized immigration raids across Los Angeles, halting an injunction that had barred officers from targeting Latinos based on ethnicity. The court did not explain the reason for its shadow docket order, which appeared to split 6–3 along ideological lines. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the decision was “unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation’s constitutional guarantees,” opening the door to violent persecution of Latinos—including American citizens—by “masked agents with guns.” The majority did not respond to this extraordinary charge, perhaps because it is so obviously true.

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[–] thebudman420@lemmy.world 34 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (4 children)

Did they just erase the 14th Amendment and made it null and void? https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv I get it now. It says no State and not no federal. Federal is not a State.

"Section 1.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't the 14th Amendment also bind the federal government to the Bill of Rights at least? One ammendment did anyway but it was implemented oddly by the courts.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

The "Bill of Rights" is just a fancy name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. As such, they are inherently a binding part of the Constitution. No other amendment is required to make them valid.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago

Until around the Civil War the Bill of Rights only applied to States and not the federal government. It was not an issue before that because the federal government was not up in everybody's business either. They are only authorized to regulate interstate commerce in the us, and forbidden from inhibiting the free movements of people and goods in between the states.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 49 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (3 children)

I am not a lawyer so don't take this as legal advice. However it seems to me that the Supreme Court really doesn't give a shit about the law, the Constitution, or our rights.

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I mean the decision to give presidents immunity from the law made that glaringly obvious

[–] thebudman420@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

We have all been figuring that out what every constitutional right not honored shit on one after another.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

also not a lawyer, but I don't think it's required to see the vile shit that gas been packed into our government.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

They gutted the 14th when they allowed Trump to run. They also used it to justify corporate personhood. Facists don’t really uphold anything ever except their own corruption and bigotry.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Terry stop was deemed legal in 1960s. This was expected as long a white people are safe or not effected.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Never heard of that before so for others:

A Terry stop in the United States allows the police to briefly detain a person based on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. Reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause which is needed for arrest.

Wikipedia link.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 hours ago

Stop and Frisk was the common name. It was used on NYC to target....wait for it.... people of color.