Immigration
Jul. 6, 2016
'Take care' not to make laws unilaterally
United States v. Texas affirms that when the framers of the Constitution drafted its seldom-invoked take care clause as a duty, they rejected the idea that the president should be vested with the prerogative powers of dispensing with the laws. By Michael W. McConnell
One of the most closely watched cases in the Supreme Court this past term was United States v. Texas, 2016 DJDAR 6131. The court, in a split 4-4 decision released on June 23, affirmed the lower court's ruling for Texas, preserving the state's preliminary injunction. Most of the coverage focused on the impact of immigration policy - essentially, President Barack Obama's attempt to give "lawful presence" status to ...
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