The absence of a nationwide injunction would require every individual affected by the executive order to file their own lawsuit, turning the government’s immigration enforcement into a 'catch-me-if-you-can kind of regime.'
Ketanji Brown Jackson: “The absence of a nationwide injunction would require every individual affected by the executive order to file their own…”
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Jackson warned about the chaotic implications of the court's ruling.
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