In a lawsuit filed by 26 states against the Obama administration’s immigration reform initiative, federal district judge Andrew S. Hanen in Brownsville, Texas, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the program.
The Obama Administration announced that it would comply with the injunction, and appeal.
This is the same judge hearing a case by Orly Taitz, also about immigration. She’s having problems with standing. The states do not (maybe).
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Doc, Judge Hanen thinks the states have standing because more legalized citizens will cost them money. One such example is that states will have to issue driver’s licenses, ignoring that most, if not all states, charge a fee. The court f appeals may reject the states’ standing.
I have not read the decision, but elsewhere I read that only Texas was granted standing.
Also, last month Judge Campbell in Arizona ruled that Arizona’s ban on issuing dfriver’s licenses to undocumented aliens is unconstitutional.
“She’s having problems with standing. The states do not.”
As held by Judge Hanen, true.
In reality, I’m not sure that’s the case and, in fact, as I read his opinion quickly only TX demonstrated standing, “mostly” because of issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented workers is a direct injury because money, but if you research it TX makes a huge profit from the drivers license bureau, so no real injury there IMO.
His other reason for standing is just a joke.
Orly has more trouble with standing than Nick Nolte after a bender.
Open thread is unopen.
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Judge Hanen is an activist judge and the right wing wants him to be the next president.
I don’t know as he is an activist judge so much as a wannabe politician who hasn’t got the chops to make it otherwise, the rest I’ll grant you without hesitation.
Personally, I think he’s grandstanding, and I don’t think the Appeals Court will let it stand, but until they slap him down he’ll have his moment in the RWJ limelight, but we won’t know until they get the appeal filed and the court hears it.
As always, this is headed for SCOTUS anyway and any intermediate decision is just of academic interest.
Orly still hasn’t found her “one honest judge” as he denied her amicus brief in this case.
You quoted me as saying this and I didn’t post this, but, it is interesting that there is no explanation of how Texas is under the impression that each license is going to cost them more than $140.00 additional over what they would be taking in ($24-25, $24 on the court document and $25 stated on their Texas DMV website).
You mean, this quote, perhaps?????
Not quite accurate. Orly initially filed a Motion to Consolidate her case with the TX case and that was denied.
She then filed a Motion to Intervene which the judge accepted/filed but as an amicus brief, not as a MtI. Thus Orly’s breathless posting that she was “named a friend of the court”. Net effect = ignored.
I don’t know where that came from, I didn’t say it… but, it certainly seems to be true that Texas is going to make money off of this program rather than lose it as the Judge’s order seems to indicate.
I believe the judge called her that because there’s no “Quit sending me this crap”.
I so hope they are able to get their appeal filed today, make for a fun weekend reading while snowed in. 😀
Obviously, the great and amazing victory that is Judge Hanen’s injunction was obtained mainly due to the heroic and titanic efforts of Doctor and Attorney Orly Taitz, DDS, ESQ, Civil Rights Constitutional Lawyer, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dr. Taitz, Esquire.
The Justice Department is seeking a stay of Judge Hanen’s ruling.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/20/politics/texas-immigration-ruling-justice/index.html