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Supreme Court Limits Trump’s Anti-Haitian Critique, Debates Gun Law Racism

6/30/2026

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The Supreme Court on June 29 2026 issued decisions in Mullen v. Doe and Wolford and allowed a ruling treating U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-Haitian remarks as an immigration critique despite praising condemnation of discrimination.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett argued Hawaii’s gun regulations lack the racist intent of 19th-century Black Codes, unlike Southern states.
Justice Samuel Alito cited the 1856 and 1860 Republican Party platforms to stress the Reconstruction Amendments’ civil-rights purpose.

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The Supreme Court on June 29 2026 issued decisions in Mullen v. Doe and Wolford and allowed a ruling treating U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-Haitian remarks as an immigration critique despite praising condemnation of discrimination.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett argued Hawaii’s gun regulations lack the racist intent of 19th-century Black Codes, unlike Southern states.
Justice Samuel Alito cited the 1856 and 1860 Republican Party platforms to stress the Reconstruction Amendments’ civil-rights purpose.