The Supreme Court is in the midst of issuing a flurry of rulings as they finish up the court’s current session. One of them that was handed down yesterday is raising eyebrows for unusual reasons. In the case of Department of State v. Munoz, Sandra Munoz was challenging the denial of her husband’s ability to enter the United States from El Salvador to come live with her. Immigration officials at the U.S. Consulate in El Salvador had refused entry to Luis Asencio-Cordero because of tattoos he had which they believed indicated that he was a member of one of El Salvador’s criminal gangs. The court ruled 6-3 in favor of the State Department, saying that citizens have no constitutional right to be able to reside with their spouse within the United States if other legal impediments prevent that from happening. The three liberal justices dissented, with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor Loses it Over Marriage – HotAir
