At last Monday’s meeting, we decided to take a few weeks off to enjoy the rest of the summer and “recharge” our enthusiasm for discussing “issues of the day.” Keep a few notes of topics you’d like to discuss when we restart our weekly meetings on September 22, 2025.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Having spent the last two meetings discussing national (US) politics, I thought we could turn our attention to Europe:
There will be no Beyond Labels meet in on Monday, May 26; the library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
Our next meeting will focus on the current Supreme Court cases regarding birthright citizenship and deportations.
One of the important sub-issues that draws these two subjects together is the question of how broadly a judge’s ruling should apply—only within the local district in which a judge sits, in the regional circuit, or nationwide. In the past (I think) these have been pretty clear. But some recent Trump Administration cases has refocused attention on the issue:
Given the fast pace of parallel, and sometimes irreversible, actions, waiting for a full trial, then circuit court appeal, then Supreme Court decision can take years.
I’ll post some links to some related reading as a “comment “ to this post by Wednesday; others are welcome to do so as well.