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Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Dec. 3, 2019

Judges air skepticism of nationwide injunctions in immigration-related arguments

Two immigration-related appeals argued Monday gave a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel opportunity to engage in a simmering legal debate that’s sparked much recent scholarship but little firm case law: whether and when individual district judges may issue nationwide injunctions that altogether halt government action, even as to plaintiffs not before a given court.

Two immigration-related appeals argued Monday gave a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel opportunity to engage in a simmering legal debate that's sparked much recent scholarship but little firm case law: whether and when individual district judges may issue nationwide injunctions that altogether halt government action, even as to plaintiffs not before a given court.

Experts critical of such universal relief -- which has repeatedl...

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