Law & Crime: Trump DOJ tells Chief Justice Roberts that a judge’s ‘indefensible order’ is what actually ‘threatens the integrity of upcoming elections’

“The DOJ’s stay application on Tuesday, once again seeking swift interim relief from the conservative majority, comes days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a 2-1 decision against the Trump administration and its changes to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database.”

“But the government went a step further than Katsas did in asserting that the League of Women Voters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) lack standing to sue, and that Sooknanan ‘universally’ issued an ‘indefensible order’ in the groups’ favor.”

“Later on Tuesday, the chief justice ordered up a response from League of Women Voters and EPIC by 4 p.m. on Sept. 15 — a week from today.”

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