July 10, 2015
A Fifth Circuit panel seemed open Friday to a bid by three immigrant mothers to intervene in the high-profile suit over the president's executive actions, in an oral argument session that highlighted the federal government's alleged credibility troubles with the Texas judge overseeing the case.
July 09, 2015
An attorney for three immigrant mothers seeking to intervene in the suit over the president's executive actions told the Fifth Circuit Wednesday the government's alleged failures in the litigation prove that it can't represent their interests, pointing to the lower court's threat of contempt against several federal officials.
June 24, 2015
Three immigrant mothers on Tuesday pushed back against contentions by the Obama administration and the 26 states trying to block the president's executive actions on immigration that they shouldn't be allowed to intervene in the case, telling the Fifth Circuit that the federal government can't adequately protect their interests.
June 17, 2015
The Obama administration and the 26 states trying to block the president's executive actions on immigration found some common ground Tuesday, each telling the Fifth Circuit that three immigrant mothers shouldn't be allowed to intervene in the case.
April 27, 2015
Twenty-six states were shot down Friday in their attempt to stop three unauthorized immigrant mothers' appeal to intervene in a lower court case over the president's executive actions, when the Fifth Circuit agreed to hear the women's challenge on an expedited basis.
April 03, 2015
Three mothers eligible for one of President Obama's new immigration programs asked the Fifth Circuit on Thursday to expedite briefing on their bid to intervene in a lawsuit by 26 states challenging the executive actions, citing the court's decision to speed up the federal government's separate injunction appeal.