The Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Profiling

The Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Profiling

In what’s become an increasingly common practice in recent months, the Supreme Court recently used its “emergency docket” to lift a lower court injunction barring the use of racial profiling by federal immigration officials. The Court’s order allows ICE officers in Los Angeles to continue aggressive “roving patrols” and detention practices based on a person’s appearance. While the Court’s order was unsigned, it was accompanied by a rare concurri…

The Supreme Court just gave ICE a green light for racial profiling and it is infuriating

The Supreme Court decision on Sep. 8 giving ICE more power is not just troubling – by allowing racial profiling to be used as a tool for immigration enforcement, the Court has endorsed a practice that goes against everything fairness and justice are supposed to stand for. This is more than a legal ruling. It is a message about who belongs in this country and who will always be treated with suspicion. I have seen how this ruling hits people like …

Trump’s Court Blesses Racial Profiling

Trump’s Court Blesses Racial Profiling sthyberg Mon, 09/22/2025 - 10:44 In the Media Elisabeth Haub School of Law Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in The New York Law Journal on the Supreme Court’s recent decision that, in his view, signals an alarming shift toward accepting racial profiling. Professor Gershman dissects the legal rationale behind the ruling and raises broader concerns about its implications…