Northwestern Law Prof.: ‘Extremely Dangerous’ 9th Circuit Court Weighed Trump’s ‘Psychology’ in Decision

BALDWIN Jeff Zeleny thank ░░░░░░░░ my friend at the ░░░░░░░░ House So let s ░░░░░░░░ begin with the headline ░░░░░░░░ Jeff so perfectly laid ░░░░░░░░ here I have Eugene ░░░░░░░░ with me a professor ░░░░░░░░ Northwestern University Law School ░░░░░░░░ an expert on constitutional ░░░░░░░░ international law So professor ░░░░░░░░ And listen you just ░░░░░░░░ the headline out of ░░░░░░░░ joint news conference from ░░░░░░░░ president essentially saying in ░░░░░░░░ more or less nebulous ░░░░░░░░ you know there will ░░░░░░░░ new steps taken next ░░░░░░░░ How do you respond ░░░░░░░░ that notion KONTOROVICH I ░░░░░░░░ those new steps could ░░░░░░░░ anything They could revise ░░░░░░░░ executive order somewhat and ░░░░░░░░ that the case basically ░░░░░░░░ over That new step ░░░░░░░░ be asking for immediate ░░░░░░░░ by the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ is not usually granted ░░░░░░░░ the early stages of ░░░░░░░░ But it s unclear ░░░░░░░░ they have planned But ░░░░░░░░ How explain to me ░░░░░░░░ I may just on ░░░░░░░░ first point in terms ░░░░░░░░ rewriting We saw how ░░░░░░░░ Ninth ruled Would that ░░░░░░░░ not a waste of ░░░░░░░░ or would they just ░░░░░░░░ parts KONTOROVICH Well the ░░░░░░░░ Circuit didn t answer ░░░░░░░░ of questions and they ░░░░░░░░ lots of things One ░░░░░░░░ the stranger things they ░░░░░░░░ is that the executive ░░░░░░░░ t proven that there ░░░░░░░░ been any actually risk ░░░░░░░░ terrorism from any of ░░░░░░░░ countries That s extremely ░░░░░░░░ because the president usually ░░░░░░░░ t have to prove ░░░░░░░░ to establish immigration policy ░░░░░░░░ gives him broad discretion ░░░░░░░░ do it and he ░░░░░░░░ t have to satisfy ░░░░░░░░ independent standard But he ░░░░░░░░ for example make clear ░░░░░░░░ parts of the orders ░░░░░░░░ could make explicit findings ░░░░░░░░ the risk of terrorism ░░░░░░░░ these countries And indeed ░░░░░░░░ seven countries were selected ░░░░░░░░ they were on a ░░░░░░░░ of countries that have ░░░░░░░░ problems with their stability ░░░░░░░░ that are torn by ░░░░░░░░ A list that was ░░░░░░░░ by President Obama And ░░░░░░░░ that s made clear ░░░░░░░░ could occasion a different ░░░░░░░░ review BALDWIN Professor you ░░░░░░░░ wrote today that you ░░░░░░░░ found it out of ░░░░░░░░ the fact that those ░░░░░░░░ could use some of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s rhetoric on ░░░░░░░░ campaign trail Why did ░░░░░░░░ think it was out ░░░░░░░░ line KONTOROVICH It s ░░░░░░░░ just out of line ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely unprecedented and ░░░░░░░░ dangerous When you look ░░░░░░░░ the legality of a ░░░░░░░░ or an executive order ░░░░░░░░ look at what the ░░░░░░░░ actually does or says ░░░░░░░░ sometimes you can actually ░░░░░░░░ at the circumstances of ░░░░░░░░ legislative history the process ░░░░░░░░ what it was made ░░░░░░░░ what they re really ░░░░░░░░ at is the psychology ░░░░░░░░ the president And what ░░░░░░░░ re essentially saying is ░░░░░░░░ measure that could be ░░░░░░░░ lawful if it was ░░░░░░░░ by President Obama for ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is simply ░░░░░░░░ authorized to make And ░░░░░░░░ risks basically disbarring the ░░░░░░░░ executive from controlling large ░░░░░░░░ of immigration policy BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ we did hear the ░░░░░░░░ you know essentially that ░░░░░░░░ White House administration back ░░░░░░░░ the notion of rewriting ░░░░░░░░ they did say that ░░░░░░░░ s off the table ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ My pleasure.”