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Federal appeals court blocks Trump’s attempt to withhold funding from ‘sanctuary cities’

May 1, 2020

Via: Jurist

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Thursday that the Trump administration cannot condition federal law enforcement funds on conduct that contradicts municipalities’ policing ordinances.

In the court’s opinion, Judge Rovner clarified that “the issues before us today concern the spheres of power that reside in the state rather than in the federal government, and the critical balance of power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government,” not immigration policy.

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