Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan

[alp227]

Source: AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Barack Obama's plan to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally has suffered another setback in court.

In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a Texas-based judge's injunction blocking the Obama administration's immigration initiative.

Republicans had criticized the plan as an illegal executive overreach when Obama announced it last November. Twenty-six states challenged the plan in court.

The administration argued that the executive branch was within its rights in deciding to defer deportation of selected groups of immigrants.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c831b69f2011455a860d7c0947dc88ee/appeals-court-rules-against-obama-immigration-plan

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Link to court decision: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/15/15-40238-CV0.pdf

[forest444]

1. The infamous Filth Circuit strikes again.

http://emmett-till.blogspot.com/2008/09/fifth-circuit-vacates-conviction-of-ex.html

[happyslug]

2. The Supreme Court reversed them on another matter today also

The Firth Circuit had ruled it was well known that shooting at a car was a hazard and Police doing so is NOT protected by Qualified Immunity doctrine under the Fourth Amendment (The survivors of the dear driver could sue the police officer who shot him). The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit and said such a shooting was reasonable and thus the Shooting was covered by the qualified immunity doctrine of the Fourth Amendment and the survivors could NOT sue the Police Shooter.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141255575#post2

Yes, the Supreme Court REVERSED the Fifth Circuit for being to LIBERAL when it comes to suing police for killing people.

[forest444]

3. Amazing.

The new normal, thanks to Scaliar-the-Hutt.

[happyslug]

5. Actually, Scalia had a concurrent opinion and did not join in with the Majority opinion

The old joke about a 'Concurrent Opinion" is that it is a product of a Justice that wanted to dissent but did not have the courage to do so. In Scalia's case that appears NOT to be the case, his hang up was that the intent of the officer was to STOP the car NOT to shot the victim and he thus would have ruled, since the INTENT was to stop the car this was NOT a deadly force case even through the victim was killed, for the killing was NOT the intent of the officer.

I bring this up for this is a 7-1-1 case. Seven justice agreed with the opinion, that not only includes the usual suspects, Roberts, Alito, and Thomas but the "Moderate" Kennedy and the "Liberals", Bryers, Ginsburg and Kagan. Scalia did write a concurrent opinion, and Sotomayor wrote a dissent. Thus if you want to "Thank" anyone for this opinion, it is Kennedy, Bryers, Ginsburg and Kagan, for it was they votes that made this a majority opinion.

[forest444]

7. There's no limit to the little runt's duplicitousness is there!

Thanks for explaining the ins and outs of this. We're just lucky we have you to keep an eye on them.

And - as much as you can anyway - to keep them honest!

[Jeb Bartlet]

4. 5th district again

Aren't these the same low brows who said gay marriage was unconstitutional? These right wing clowns posing as judges aren't worth a waste of spit.

[BlueCaliDem]

6. This is deeply disappointing, but not surprising.

The Fifth Circuit is as RW as they come and are trying to usurp the constitutional powers of a president they don't like - Democrat and Black.

May the Latino/Hispanic communities make the connection that ALL Republicans, without exception, don't want them or their family and friends in this country. Because even though some Republicans pay lip-service to immigration reform, the vast majority of Repubs loathe them and have gone out of their way to stop any all immigration reform - and it's why Trump is so popular amongst them despite being an idiot.

[turbinetree]

8. This is the same court ................................

that said what about the oil spill in the Gulf, think about that for a minute.

This election is about the courts-------------------------

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/obama_could_reshape_conservati.html


Honk----------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016