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13 Sep 2017, 7:49 pm by Nicola Ai Ling Prall
His belief was that President Barack Obama did not have the authority to enact DACA, and it would not survive a legal challenge that had been threatened by a number of Attorney Generals and the Governor of Texas. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 12:47 pm by Alka Bahal
Former President Barack Obama established the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program (https://www.uscis.gov/archive/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca) five years ago with an executive order that granted temporary lawful status and work authorization to certain undocumented immigrants who had been brought to the United States as children. [read post]
12 Sep 2017, 3:45 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
FindLaw: “The State of California, along with Maine, Maryland, and Minnesota, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security following the Trump administration’s announcement that it would rescind former President Barack Obama’s executive order regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. [read post]
12 Sep 2017, 9:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
But as President Barack Obama pointed out at the time, “You don’t make deals like this with your friends. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 6:53 pm by Jon Katz
When president, Barack Obama strongly supported the expanded national security state. [read post]
Last year, President Barack Obama signed into law a federal bill that forbade companies from including or enforcing such “gag rules” in their customer contracts. [read post]
10 Sep 2017, 6:50 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
” Background: The Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking was established by the bipartisan Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-140), sponsored by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2016. [read post]
10 Sep 2017, 1:23 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
It was likened to the 2008 comment by Barack Obama claiming some Americans bitterly "cling" to guns and religion, and Mitt Romney's 2012 statement that "47 percent" of Americans can be written off as unapologetic welfare moochers. [read post]
8 Sep 2017, 10:23 am by Garrett Hinck
  President Barack Obama requested a new AUMF in 2015; congressional Republicans refused to consider it. [read post]
8 Sep 2017, 7:00 am by John McKay
Bush and Barack Obama, doesn’t need anyone’s advice on how to investigate and prosecute cases. [read post]
8 Sep 2017, 3:00 am by Christopher Tyner
  The News Roundup has previously noted that as part of an effort to lower sentences for certain non-violent offenders, former President Barack Obama made extensive use of his clemency power during his time in office. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 9:30 pm by Sarah Madigan
” President Barack Obama condemned the decision to repeal DACA, emphasizing that the repeal “isn’t required legally. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
The counties that make up “Southern California” lean Republican (and collectively voted for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in 2012), but did favor Democratic Senate candidate (now Senator) Kamala Harris over Republican opponent Loretta Sanchez in the most recent election for a senator in California. [read post]
6 Sep 2017, 1:23 pm by Holly Jones
DACA, which President Barack Obama established via Executive Order in 2012, provides temporary legal status and work authorization to undocumented persons who initially entered the United States as children. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 7:53 pm by Tom Smith
At a conference in mid-July, Barack Obama’s CIA director, John Brennan, remarked that executive branch officials have an “obligation … to refuse to carry out” outrageous or anti-democratic orders from President Donald Trump. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 1:54 pm by Immigration Prof
FACEBOOK Barack Obama on Facebook · 1 hr · Immigration can be a controversial topic. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 12:15 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
This morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration is ending DACA, a program that began under former President Barack Obama, which allowed undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, the opportunity to obtain employment authorization and be shielded from deportation. [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 9:22 am by Elie Mystal
Bet Republicans wish they had Barack Obama back [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 8:05 am by Timothy Edgar
Trump’s bizarre accusation that Barack Obama “had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower” shows an ignorance of the legal constraints that govern surveillance. [read post]