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Well here's the thing, the SCOTUS can say "Hey, that's illegal!" but they have no enforcement powers. Public Safety (read: police / military) is under the purv
by aroch 13y ago
Well here's the thing, the SCOTUS can say "Hey, that's illegal!" but they have no enforcement powers. Public Safety (read: police / military) is under the purview of the executive and legislature, which is the only real way to enforce things[1]. If they want, both other branches can effectively ignore anything that comes out of the judiciary. In this case, this particular activity was ruled unconstitutional (Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections) back in 2011.
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1: See desegregation in Little Rock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine