In many cases, the federal courts in the United States assist the government in enforcing national security. For example, they may engage in making a decision that greatly contributes to striking a balance between national security interests and those of protecting citizens' constitutional rights. Only a few months earlier, the Fifth Circuit of Appeals released a decision against a tax-exempt charitable corporation in Texas, creating security issues around the world by allowing Internet users to import files that can be used to create weapons using 3-D printing technology (Blake 1). According to the federal court, the national security expressed by the United States Department overrode the organization's freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendments (Blake 1).
Effects of Federal Courts of Immigration
The federal courts uphold and remain sensitive to policies related to national security. One such policy concerns immigration. The outgoing Obama's administration may have overhauled the immigration system in favor of undocumented immigrants (Wolf 1). However, in June 2016, the Supreme Court through a 4-4 tie vote blocked the enforcement of the plan made by the Obama government. At the time, the government needed the court to rehear the case and allow reversal of the decision (Wolf 1). By refusing to uphold Obama's plan to allow undocumented immigrants. By lifting the injunction and preventing implementation of the plan, the Supreme Court factored in all the possible security issues associated with the plan. Until the case is heard again, the court's position is that the government is in a better position to offer and guarantee national security to its citizens under the present policy concerned with immigration (Ehrenfreund 1).
Work Cited
Blake, Andrew. “Defense Distributed, Designer Of 3-D Printable Guns, Loses Appeal Against State Dept.” The Washington Times, 2017, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/22/defense-distributed-designer-of-3-d-printable-guns/.
Ehrenfreund, Max. “One of Trumps Policies Could Spark a Boom in Immigration from Mexico.” Washington Post, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/10/why-illegal-immigration-could-increase-under-trump/?utm_term=.3cbbba10178c.
Wolf, Richard. “Supreme Court Refuses To Rehear Immigration Case.” USA TODAY, 2017, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/10/03/supreme-court-immigration-rehearing-obama-scalia/91246566/.
