Judge rules defunding sanctuary cities 'unconstitutional on its face'
BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 11/20/17 09:23 PM EST
... "The defendants are permanently enjoined from enforcing Section 9(a) of the Executive Order against jurisdictions they deem as sanctuary jurisdictions. Because Section 9(a) is unconstitutional on its face, and not simply in its application to the plaintiffs here, a nationwide injunction against the defendants other than President Trump is appropriate," U.S. District Judge William Orrick ruled.
The injunction comes after Orrick issued a temporary ruling in late April that blocked Trump’s directive to withhold some federal funding from cities that refuse to comply fully with immigration enforcement, siding with San Francisco and Santa Clara County.
The California municipalities had sued over the order, arguing that more than $2 billion in federal funding could be at stake.
Orrick made his April decision permanent on Monday ...
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/361297-federal-judge-makes-permanent-ruling-against-trumps-sanctuary-city
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