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The Rise of Gotcha Legislation: Newsom and DeSantis are Legislating Soundbites and Voters are Loving it.

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the recent bills proposed in Florida and California on immigration and guns. That is what constitutes “smart law” in the age of rage. DeSantis’s ‘tongue in cheek’ immigration relocation law. These would be deeply insulting to invoke in an immigration context.

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The Case Against the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

JonathanTurley

The alleged bribes in contracts in the Indian territories would have constituted impeachable offenses, but Belknap had already left office. Immigration has long been an area of intense policy disagreements. If Mayorkas is violating federal law, he can be brought to court to enjoin his actions.