Supreme court decision on nationwide injuctions a ‘travesty for rule of law’, says liberal justice
Here’s more from the liberal justice’s dissents on Trump v CASA, Inc.
Speaking from the bench, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the supreme court’s majority decision “a travesty for the rule of law”, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a scathing dissent, writing:
The court’s decision to permit the executive to violate the constitution with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an existential threat to the rule of law. Given the critical role of the judiciary in maintaining the rule of law … it is odd, to say the least, that the court would grant the executive’s wish to be freed from the constraints of law by prohibiting district courts from ordering complete compliance with the constitution.”
Conservative justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered a particularly sharp and personal rebuke directed at Jackson in the majority opinion, writing:
We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the constitution itself.”
Key events
Trump says 9 July trade deal date is not fixed date
Trump says his 9 July trade deadline was not a fixed date, adding that it could be sooner or later than that date, when wider US tariffs are set to be re-imposed if deals are not reached.
We can do whatever we want. We could extend it. We could make it shorter. I’d like to make it shorter. I’d like to just send letters out to everybody: Congratulations, you’re paying 25%.
Earlier, treasury secretary Scott Bessent said trade deals could be done by Labor Day.
Trump thinks something will happen to ‘settle’ Russia’s war in Ukraine
Trump says he thinks something will happen in Russia’s war in Ukraine that would get it “settled”, citing his recent call with Russian president Vladimir Putin but offers no other details.
We’re working on that one. President Putin called up and he said, I’d love to help you with Iran. I said, do me a favor: I’ll handle Iran. Help me with Russia. We got to get that one settled. And I think something’s going to happen there.
Trump say US to get a lot of mineral rights from Congo
Trump says the United States will get a lot of mineral rights from Congo under an agreement between that country and Rwanda that he will promote during an Oval Office meeting and signing later in the day.
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I’m at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC – a large conservative gathering featuring high-profile Republican speakers.
On the back of the supreme court rulings this morning, governor Glenn Youngkin, of the swing state Virginia, is currently extolling the ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor that says parents should be able to opt out of school activities centered around LGBTQ+ issues.
“It is right to side with the parents,” said the governor, whose state is about to see a tense election later this year. Youngkin also applauded Trump’s immigration policies, saying his state detained at least 2000 “criminals”. He also weighed in on the Iran strikes, and supported the intervention, saying “peace through strength”.
“I am here today with a strong warning,” he said. “If we don’t stay focused it can all change … elections have consequences.”
“Just look at what happened in New York,” he added later, referencing Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic mayoral primary. “They nominated a mayoral candidate who would make Bernie Sanders blush. You know what his big idea is: government-run grocery stores. Imagine this the charm of the Department of Motor Vehicles combined with the efficiency of Venezuela’s [Nicolás] Maduro.”
“The other side has nominated a self-described democratic socialist,” he continued. “That is where they will go.”
Trump says he believes Spain will come through on a Nato commitment for member nations to spending 5% on their common defense.
Spain has been reluctant to commit to that level of funding, which was agreed upon at the Nato summit in The Hague earlier this week.
Trump to look at protected status for El Salvadorans
Trump says his administration would examine ending temporary protected status (TPS) for individuals from El Salvador, but gives no other details.
Asked why he has not canceled TPS for El Salvador, which his administration is paying to detain migrants deported from the US, Trump says: “We’ll take a look. We’ve had a great relationship with El Salvador. They have a fantastic leader… We’ll talk about El Salvador.”
Trump says it ‘would be great’ if Powell lowers rate
Trump says it “would be great” if Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell lowered interest rates.
The only problem we have is we have a Fed guy that doesn’t understand what’s happening. And it would be great if it lower the rate, because we’d be able to borrow a lot cheaper.
Trump reiterates that Iran wants to meet following strikes
Trump reiterates that Tehran wants to meet following US strikes on three Iranian nuclear last weekend, but gives no further details.
He repeats his claim that Iran’s nuclear sites were “obliterated”, saying “we finished them off”, and repeats his attacks on “fake news” coverage of an early DIA intelligence assessment that found the damage was much less extensive than that and and has likely only set back Tehran’s nuclear program by months.
He also says that he would want the International Atomic Energy Agency or another trusted entity to have full rights to conduct inspections in Iran.
Trump says he plans to send a letter soon telling countries their tariff rate
Trump says he plans to send out a letter over the next week and a half telling countries what US tariff rate they will have to pay.
He also says that he’s working on trade deals with several countries, including India.
Trump says he has “great respect” for conservative justice Amy Coney Barrett – who has taken a lot of heat recently from Maga types – and says her decision was “brilliantly written”.
