The issue focused on political rights of civil society groups. It would require legal enforcement to prohibit criminal violations of laws such as illegal financial transactions, illegally targeted economic programs and subsidies, illegal legislation for increasing income inequality and unfair immigration policies.

It has been eight years since that law was passed. Now an attorney general with Justice Department ties in federal court in Washington, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is suing the Supreme Court over it. The lawsuit argues that federal courts have no authority to rule on constitutional issues when states don't