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County of Santa Clara v. Donald J. Trump et al

  1. December 14, 2017

    Trump To Appeal Ruling Blocking 'Sanctuary Cities' Order

    The Trump administration is appealing to the Ninth Circuit a California federal judge's decision blocking enforcement of an executive order to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

  2. July 20, 2017

    DOJ Tweaks To 'Sanctuary City' Order Not Enough: Judge

    A California federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice's recent attempts to narrow the scope of President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities" did not justify the revocation of an injunction on the order.

  3. July 12, 2017

    Feds Fight SF, Silicon Valley's Sanctuary City Suits

    U.S. Department of Justice attorneys urged a California federal judge Wednesday to toss suits by San Francisco and a Silicon Valley county seeking to block President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold federal funds from so-called immigrant sanctuary cities, saying withheld funds would "not amount to very much money at all."

  4. June 29, 2017

    Sanctuary City Suits Should Proceed, Calif. Court Is Told

    A California federal court should not toss lawsuits filed by San Francisco and a California county challenging the Trump administration's executive order cracking down on "sanctuary cities" as both municipalities have established they have viable claims against the federal government, a range of supporters argued Wednesday.

  5. May 22, 2017

    DOJ Defends Sanctuary Cities Order With New Interpretation

    The Trump administration asked a California federal judge Monday to reconsider a decision blocking its executive order over withholding funding from so-called sanctuary cities in the wake of a new interpretation that narrows any affected grants to those from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, saying the new guidance erases constitutional concerns.

  6. May 19, 2017

    How They Won It: Keker Van Nest Pauses 'Sanctuary' Order

    Seeking a preliminary injunction is never an easy decision in a case. But with approximately $1.7 billion in annual federal funding riding on the federal government's ability to potentially punish a California county for being a "sanctuary jurisdiction," attorneys with Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP understood that the community had limited options it could choose from.