The US Supreme Court empowered Trump’s immigration ban plans – Quartz

The US Supreme Court empowered Trump’s immigration ban plans  Quartz Trump claims he will temporarily suspend immigration into US due to coronavirus fears  CNN U.S. President Donald Trump signs immigration order curbing green cards  The Hindu US President Donald Trump to sign a 60-day ‘immigration ban’  Euronews Trump order temporarily limits U.S. immigration during coronavirus crisis  Reuters.com View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro took a page from US politics by dangling the possibility of an evangelical Supreme Court Justice – Vox.com

Brazil’s Bolsonaro took a page from US politics by dangling the possibility of an evangelical Supreme Court Justice  Vox.com Victor Moriyama/Getty Images But US evangelicals have been more loyal to Trump than Brazil’s evangelicals have been to President Bolsonaro, so this move may not work. Speaking at an Assembly of God Pentecostal church this morning, Brazil’s rightist President Jair Bolsonaro opened a new front in Brazil’s culture wars: the composition of Brazil’s Supreme Court. Decrying a recent Supreme Court ruling that hate crime legislation protects sexual minorities, Bolsonaro asked, “Isn’t it…

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Democrats look at packing the Supreme Court to pack the vote – CNN

Democrats look at packing the Supreme Court to pack the vote  CNN Republicans have been successfully leveraging the Supreme Court balance of power as a major campaign issue to ignite their base since the 1980s. For Democrats, the 2020 election may mark the first in modern times that they unite around the high court as a driving force in a presidential election. Democratic candidates are increasingly advocating “court packing,” that is, upping the number of Supreme Court justices to balance the bench — or ensure a liberal majority. The idea is…

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