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Jun. 25, 2016

Divided court blocks Obama on immigration

Within minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday it was divided 4-4 in the case involving President Obama's executive action on immigration, the president stepped up to the microphone and started blaming everyone for the outcome. By Jay Sekulow

Jay Sekulow

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Jay Sekulow is chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, which is based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Sekulow has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in numerous cases.

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By Jay Sekulow

Within minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday it was divided 4-4 in the case involving President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, the president stepped up to the microphone and started blaming everyone for the outcome in United States v. Texas, 2016 DJDAR 6131 (June 23, 2016).

With the court divided 4-4, the injunction put in place by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stands - block...

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