Ilya Somin
american law school professor
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The sanctuary cities cases currently are very similar to what it was in Trump 1, and I’m not surprised [by the results] there,
- Ilya Somin, a George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law professor, saidCNNcnn.com/2026/06…
I think you could argue about the wisdom of it,
- Somin said of the new US attacksCNNcnn.com/2026/02…
This is very obviously a war,
- said Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University and a scholar at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tankCNNcnn.com/2026/02…
It seems like they want to carve out this arbitrary exception to major questions for tariffs even though it can’t be justified,
- Somin saidNBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/supreme…
Nullification is when the state officials themselves resist the enforcement of federal law. If they merely fail to help the feds against private parties, that is something that's protected by the anti-commandeering principles of the Tenth amendment,
- Somin saidFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/minnesota…
There is no general principle of law which says that anything that makes the work of federal agents more difficult in any way somehow violates the Constitution,
- Somin saidFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/minnesota…
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CNNcnn.com/2026/02…When anti-ICE clashes trigger federal intervention: Experts explain the constitutional breaking point
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/minnesota…But the change shines a light on how the two main agencies behind Trump's centerpiece deportation agenda have at times clashed over styles and tactics
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…