So we are here with Sherrilyn Ifill. Sherrilyn, tell us what went on today inside the Supreme Court,” a reporter asked Ifill, the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
“Well, we had an argument in one of the most important cases in years and certainly one of the most important cases for the 14th Amendment to our Constitution,” said Ifill.
Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump’s birthright citizenship case.
He’s trying very hard to break the Constitution and take away citizenship from more than 200,000 Americans who were born in the U.S. to undocumented parents. He made history by being the first sitting president to attend such a hearing. Presumably, he was hoping to scare the justices.
Instead, he had to sit there and listen as the justices questioned his administration’s argument, showing a lot of doubt.
At one point, Chief Justice John Roberts told Trump’s lawyer, D. John Sauer, that while “it’s a new world” now, “it’s the same Constitution.”
Trump eventually left the courtroom, departing at 11:25 AM while the lawyers were still talking about the case.
Clearly, he didn’t hear what he wanted to hear.
“This was the case challenging President Trump’s executive order that tried to limit birthright citizenship,” said Ifill.
“The courtroom was clearly full, as you can imagine. Yes, President Trump did show up and sat quietly in the back. Howard Lutnick was also with him.”
“The arguments were actually strong and very well done,” continued Ifill. “
I am really proud of Cecilia Wang from the ACLU. I’ve rarely heard a better argument in the U.S. Supreme Court in terms of her ability to respond, her clarity, her calmness, her attention to detail, her knowledge of the topic, and her skill in answering every question in a respectful and thoughtful way.”
“I think what we heard today was a wonderful argument.
This case should be won by the ACLU and the Barbara plaintiffs unless something really goes wrong,” she said. “But with this Supreme Court, it’s always hard to tell, so we have to stay watchful.”
“But I would say those of us who have been working on this case have done everything we could, and the attorneys for the ACLU did an excellent job with their briefs and arguments,” said Ifill. “
They gave everything they had, and I felt very proud in there today.”
“Did you feel that President Trump’s unusual presence had any effect on the mood in the courtroom or even the outcome of the case coming in July?
” asked the reporter.
“To be honest, not really in terms of the mood in the courtroom,” said Ifill.
“And I think it was actually a useful lesson for him. There are just certain places where he doesn’t have much influence, and the Supreme Court, the gallery, and the arguments in the Supreme Court have their own way of operating. It’s its own atmosphere that’s been around for a very long time.
“Those of us who are in there, especially those of us who are part of the Supreme Court Bar, know what that atmosphere is supposed to be like.
And they run a very tight ship when it comes to security and other things. So there were no distractions,” she added. “It didn’t change the environment at all. And so we’ll see what happens.”
There you have it.
Trump makes a strong leader image for his supporters, but behind closed doors, seated before the full power of the judicial branch, he’s just a weak old man. Remember that the next time he shouts out some crazy Truth Social comment.
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