August 01, 2018
President Donald Trump's executive order cutting off certain federal public safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities oversteps Congress' appropriations powers under the Constitution, the Ninth Circuit ruled on Wednesday in a case brought by two California counties.
February 12, 2018
A group of political science experts on Monday urged the Ninth Circuit to maintain a permanent block of President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, saying that he ignored proper vetting procedures when implementing it a year ago.
December 19, 2017
The Trump administration on Monday told the Ninth Circuit that thanks to his misreading, a district judge wrongly blocked the president's executive order to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities when it was within the bounds of existing executive branch authority.