Lawfully present non-citizens in the United States likely have the same First Amendment rights as US citizens, a federal judge said Thursday, even in cases of speech some feel has a repugnant political message.

Marianna Lands is the lead plaintiff in one of the lawsuits seeking "noneconomic" damages from Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. She and others are still waiting for the payments, despite a judge ruling in her favor late last year. (Photo courtesy Marianna Lands)

The motion is part of a lawsuit lawyers for the cities filed in US District Court that accused the government of launching an unconstitutional attack on localities.

This is a disgusting effort to distract from the real issue," said lawyers from Innovation Law Lab, which represented the asylum seeker.

Professor McConnell, thanks for joining me. Michael McConnell: It’s a pleasure. Leonhardt: So I want to start with what’s happening in the lower courts, although I promise we’ll get to the Supreme Court, and the extent to which these lower courts have ruled against the Trump administration is pretty remarkable.

Advocates describe courthouse arrests as a "Catch-22." Migrants have to come to court but are arrested when they do.

RealClearPolitics contributor Kenin Spivak talks to radio talk show host Grant Stinchfield about his latest piece for RCP, "Federal Judge Takes Control of US Government." GRANT STINCHFIELD, HOST: All right.

The ACLU's federal lawsuit claims the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement operations violate the Constitution.

A panel of federal judges declined to permanently appoint John Sarcone, who recently claimed he was attacked by an illegal immigrant in Albany, New York.

Just days after the Supreme Court again made it clear that the separation of powers is sacrosanct, Indira Talwani, an Obama appointed federal judge