So, yeah, I just spent the past 30 minutes listening to some of the Abel arguments. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1959/2 (h/t @policyjunkie) #wildman
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Because, of course the SG would cite approvingly to the Alien & Sedition Acts ...pic.twitter.com/90ouNK5l4Q
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The court's 5-4 decision, by Frankfurter, upholding the search's validity:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/362/217/case.html …
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More from Justice Douglas's dissent: "The question is how far zeal may be permitted to carry officials bent on law enforcement."
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From Brennan's dissent, which actually was the lead dissent for all 4 of them (incl CJ Warren, Douglas, White):pic.twitter.com/o2C8oUxoJk
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Brennan, on the fact that this was an administrative immigration warrant out of DOJ (w no judicial oversight):pic.twitter.com/x5g8bw5Qs0
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So, that was fun. ... Interesting to see that SG Rankin, who played a key role in many civil rights cases, also played this role here.
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I mean, government lawyer is government lawyer. I get it. But, still. Raising the Alien & Sedition Acts to buttress your argument?
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