entry into the united states due to public health concerns. it was set to expire last week which the biden administration had supported but asked for a brief delay. 19 attorneys generals from gop-led states requested the policy remain in place for fear of adding to the influx at the southern border. in the 5-3 rule, neil gorsuch joins sotomayor and jackson. gorsuch suggested that the court decision to intervene was more related to the crisis at the border, rather than the legal issues in the case. those issues concern whether states can intervene in defense of a pandemic-era policy. gorsuch noted that the states, quote, do not seriously dispute that the public held justification undergirding the title 42 orders has lapsed. gorsuch also said while states may have valid concerns, quote, the current border crisis is not a covid crisis. the supreme court s order says that while it prevents title 42 from being set aside, it does not prevent the federal government from taking up,
joins sotomayor and jackson. gorsuch suggested that the court decision to intervene was more related to the crisis at the border, rather than the legal issues in the case. those issues concern whether states can intervene in defense of a pandemic-era policy. gorsuch noted that the states, quote, do not seriously dispute that the public held justification undergirding the title 42 orders has lapsed. gorsuch also said while states may have valid concerns, quote, the current border crisis is not a covid crisis. the supreme court s order says that while it prevents title 42 from being set aside, it does not prevent the federal government from taking up, quote, any action with respect to that policy, which means the court agreed to hear arguments over whether the courts can intervene in february with a