Barrett Joins Thomas in 1 Supreme Court Concurrence, Signaling Shift in Trump Cases
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 4
Barrett Joins Thomas in 1 Supreme Court Concurrence, Signaling Shift in Trump Cases
1 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 4
Summary
Amy Coney Barrett quietly signed onto Clarence Thomas’s concurrence in Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges, a narrow procedural ruling that drew little attention last week.
Steve Vladeck said that move suggests Barrett may now favor Thomas’s aggressive view that such disputes should be funneled through channels that can block claims before courts reach the merits.
That matters because Barrett has recently frustrated Donald Trump in cases over foreign aid, birthright citizenship and tariffs, yet her vote is often the decisive one on the 6-3 conservative court.
Vladeck said the concurrence could foreshadow outcomes in Trump-related disputes, including deportation and grant-termination cases such as those resembling Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge.
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