United States v. Texas (2016)
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United States v. Texas, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the constitutionality of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program.
Quick Facts United States v. Texas, Argued April 18, 2016 Decided June 23, 2016 ...
United States v. Texas | |
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Argued April 18, 2016 Decided June 23, 2016 | |
Full case name | United States of America, et al., Petitioners v. State of Texas, et al. |
Docket no. | 15-674 |
Citations | 579 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 2271; 195 L. Ed. 2d 638 |
Case history | |
Prior | Issuing preliminary injunction, 86 F. Supp. 3d 591 (S.D. Tex. 2015); stay denied, 787 F.3d 733 (5th Cir. 2015); preliminary injunction affirmed, 809 F.3d 134 (5th Cir. 2015); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 906 (2016). |
Holding | |
The judgment was affirmed by an equally divided court. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Per curiam | |
Laws applied | |
Take Care Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Administrative Procedure Act, United States immigration legislation from 1952, 1965, 1986, 1990, 1996, etc. |
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In a one-line per curiam decision, an equally divided Court affirmed the lower-court injunction blocking the President's program. The case was decided by an eight-member bench due to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.