Bhandari on Foreign Students: The Gov’t Has Been Arguing That the Courts Shouldn‘t Even Listen to These Detention Claims

RUSH EXCERPT:
BHANDARI: "I think these cases are really showing how important it is for the rule of law to stand strong in these moments. Again, it‘s not about a particular person even or a particular issue. It‘s about whether the government has unreviewable power to impact people‘s lives in this way. And the government has been arguing in court that the courts shouldn‘t even hear these claims, that it has the authority to make these decisions, which, of course, have huge impacts on people‘s lives. What they feel free to say, whether they feel like they could be taken off the street at any moment with no notice. You know, these are so consequential to people‘s liberty and freedom of speech. And so I think this really is part of a bigger picture push to make sure that the rule of law still prevails."