Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis—a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
The Conversation: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker Hostetler Professor of Law, cautioned that President Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport 200 Venezuelan immigrants raises serious concerns about presidential overreach and judicial authority. Despite a judge’s order to halt the flights, the administration proceeded. Chief Justice Roberts condemned Trump’s call to impeach the judge, defending judicial independence.
Cassandra Burke Robertson, the
John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Professional Ethics at Case Western Reserve University