DACA decision reaffims Congress makes the laws. | Can FEMA discriminate against churches? | Plus: Due process on campus, unions, and higher education.
September 9, 2017 President Obama bypassed Congress in creating the DACA program to suspend immigration law enforcement. By deciding to phase out the program and calling on Congress to pass legislation to address the issue, President Trump is abiding by the Constitution. In Trinity Lutheran, the Supreme Court said the government cannot exclude religious organizations from participating in widely available public benefit programs. Doesn't that mean FEMA can't exclude houses of worship from applying for rebuilding grants? The Obama era guidance that pushed colleges to disregard due process rights in sexual assault cases is going to be revoked. It's not necessary for labor and business to have an adversarial relationship in order to protect workers; co-ops are a type of union that could supplant organized labor. Would making colleges responsible for some portion of defaulted school loans give them the incentive to serve their students...