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State of Texas, et al v. USA, et al

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Case Number:

15-40238

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2899 Other Statutes

  1. June 11, 2015

    Texas Court Stays Executive Action Case To Await 5th Circ.

    The fight between 26 states and the federal government over the president's executive actions on immigration was largely put on hold in a Texas federal court Thursday, as both sides wait to see whether the Fifth Circuit will reverse a temporary block on the policies.

  2. June 05, 2015

    5th Circ. Wants More Briefs In Executive Action Fight

    The Fifth Circuit Thursday asked the government and the 26 states involved in the fight over Obama's executive actions on immigration to file supplemental briefs addressing "pertinent portions" of both the majority and dissenting opinions the appeals court issued last week.

  3. May 28, 2015

    5th Circ. Will Hear Args. On Immigration Action Block July 10

    The Fifth Circuit said Thursday that it would hear oral arguments on whether to reverse a block on two of Obama's immigration-related executive action policies on July 10 in New Orleans, while the federal government told a lower court that its compliance with the injunction didn't need a babysitter.

  4. May 27, 2015

    5th Circ. Dissent Targets Politics Of Obama Immigration Suit

    While a Fifth Circuit panel declined to stay a block on the president's immigration executive actions Tuesday, Judge Stephen Higginson's dissent laid bare the political nature of the dispute, highlighted the lack of evidence in the case and pointed to key precedent that may provoke an en banc review, according to attorneys.

  5. May 27, 2015

    Obama Won't Take Executive Action Stay Fight To High Court

    The Obama administration said Wednesday that it won't ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an injunction on two core deferred deportation policies created by the president's executive actions, just one day after the Fifth Circuit refused to lift the block on the controversial immigration initiatives.

  6. May 26, 2015

    5th Circ. Takes Broad View Of Standing In Exec Action Fight

    The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday decided not to lift a block on President Barack Obama's immigration executive action policies, taking a broad approach to standing by finding that forcing Texas to choose between extra costs or changing its driver's license fee structure constituted an injury, a move that could embolden states to sue over any future executive moves on immigration.

  7. May 26, 2015

    Obama Loses 5th Circ. Bid To Lift Block On Immigration Action

    The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday refused to grant the Obama administration's bid to stay a nationwide injunction on two key immigration policies created by the president's executive actions, saying that the government wasn't likely to win in its appeal of the block.

  8. May 19, 2015

    DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To Deep-Six Executive Action Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday told the Fifth Circuit that a suit brought by 26 states over the president's executive actions should be thrown out entirely, arguing that deferred action is a prime example of prosecutorial discretion, and not open to court review.

  9. May 13, 2015

    5th Circ. Told 2,000 Mistaken Work Permits Justify Injunction

    Texas and 25 other states challenging the president's executive actions told the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday that the government's recent admission that 2,000 expanded work permits were issued after the actions were blocked shows the government will "rubber-stamp" applications and the injunction must remain in force.

  10. May 11, 2015

    5th Circ. Told Obama Abdicated Oath With Executive Actions

    State Legislators for Legal Immigration filed an amicus brief Monday in the appeal over executive actions on immigration at the Fifth Circuit, saying that President Barack Obama has unilaterally rewritten long-standing federal immigration law in a "stunning abdication" of the oath he took to faithfully execute the law.

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