Here's why: Litigator, law writing prof and recovering broadcast journalist Williams read the 9th Circuit Court's decision to
reverse immigration judge Nathan Gordon's decision in a case called de Leon v. Gonzales.
The court's conservative justices said they were inclined to
reverse a 9th Circuit Court decision requiring
immigration judges to give a bond hearing and consider possible release for noncitizens who have been jailed for more than six months, while the liberal justices sounded unsure as to whether a specific time limit can be upheld.