“[With] President Trump publicly stating that a federal judge does not have the authority to order him to not invoke this act . . . I think the real showdown, you might say, is between President Trump and the courts in an extraordinary case, in my view, of executive defiance of the judiciary.”
Nadia Anguiano ’17, director of the Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic, in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio about the legality of deporting Venezuelans to El Salvador.
“While most people enjoy one system of justice, there is another standard for the vulnerable. The second system is always there and can be inflicted on people without any accountability.”
Linus Chan, James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law and director of the Detainee Rights Clinic, was quoted by The New York Times about detention conditions during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
“The Insurrection Act allows the use of members of the U.S. military for routine law enforcement missions, but that is not what they were trained for; they’re trained to fight an enemy army.”
Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor of Law, was quoted in La Presse about the legal aspects of the Insurrection Act.
“It would essentially be the same as if you were at the local police department, and the police officer that is both collecting the evidence and arresting you then goes and types up his own warrant to search your house because he thinks he has probable cause. It is deeply concerning because there are absolutely no safeguards and no accountability built into that kind of system.”
Emmanuel Mauleón, associate professor of law, was interviewed by CNN about the memo authorizing ICE to force entry with only an administrative warrant.
“You’ve got a massive amount of money in politics. So the billionaire class is definitely going to want to be protected.”
Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, in an interview with NPR about the contrast between the United States and Europe in the wake of the Epstein files.
“With legislation approved or pending in at least nine states, it’s unclear how much of an effect the state laws will have. States cannot regulate ‘self-insured’ plans, which many employers use — only the federal government has that power. Most state legislation would require a human to sign off on any decision made by AI, but it doesn’t specify what that means. The laws don’t offer a clear framework for understanding how much review is enough, and over time, humans may tend to become a little lazy and simply sign off on any suggestions by a computer.”
Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law, was quoted by USA Today about the use of AI in health insurance.
“They [the federal government] have stood up in court and tried to push back against state laws that regulate firearms, including access, use, and carry, so it’s pretty shocking to me to see them now use an example of a lawful gun owner as justification for force. He [Alex Pretti] was lawfully carrying a firearm, and that is not a license to kill someone.”
Megan Walsh, visiting clinical professor of law and director of the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic, was interviewed by CNN about the Trump administration’s contradictory statements regarding Second Amendment rights.
“We are here for one another, we’re watching out for families who are being separated. We are showing up in ways that are tremendously beautiful and carry me — and a lot of people — through this dark moment in our city.”
Liliana Zaragoza, associate clinical professor of law and director of the Racial Justice Law Clinic, was interviewed on MPR about the community response to ICE in Minneapolis.