Supreme Court Won't Rehear a Challenge to Obama's Executive Actions on Immigration Cristian Farias - The Huffington Post
go to original October 4, 2016

Supreme Court Will Not Revisit DACA and DAPA - Not Now (wochit News)

Back from its summer recess, the Supreme Court on Monday declined a long-shot petition by the Obama administration to reconsider a deadlocked June ruling that left the president’s executive actions on immigration in limbo.

One member short following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the court split evenly in that case - a multi-state challenge to a plan that would have deferred the deportation of millions of undocumented parents of American citizens and permanent residents.

The federal government pointed to the court’s vacancy as a justification for its petition and boldly asked the Supreme Court to agree to rehear the case, but only “before a full nine-Member Court.”

In denying the petition, the justices effectively allowed the dispute to return to the lower courts, where the case is expected to proceed to trial and may eventually land before the high court at a later time. By that point, it’s possible the next president will be in office and a replacement for Scalia will have been confirmed.

With the Senate in recess until after the November elections, the only possibility for Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice for the vacancy, is that Congress will consider his nomination during the lame-duck session. Hillary Clinton has indicated that she might look to someone other than Garland if she’s elected president.

To Marielena Hincapié, executive director at the National Immigration Law Center, the court’s move on Monday and the uncertainty over its ninth member only underscore the stakes in the presidential election.

“Voters must turn out to ensure that we elect a president who will shape the future of the country - not just for the next four years but for decades - as she or he will get to nominate several Supreme Court justices,” Hincapié added.

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