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Eugene

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 09:05 PM Jul 2016

Obama administration asks Supreme Court to rehear immigration case

Source: Reuters

Politics | Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:04pm EDT

Obama administration asks Supreme Court to rehear immigration case

WASHINGTON | BY LAWRENCE HURLEY

In a last-ditch effort to revive a White House plan to protect up to 4 million immigrants from deportation, the Obama administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a case on which the eight-member court was split 4-4 last month.

The June 23 high court decision left in place a lower court ruling that blocked the plan, which has never been in effect. The court is currently one justice short following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February.

In a filing, the Justice Department asked the court to take a second look at the case once it has a full complement of nine justices. It is unclear when that would be, as the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has declined to act on Obama's nominee, appeals court judge Merrick Garland. As such, even if the Supreme Court was to grant the request, it is unlikely to rule on the case until well after Obama leaves office in January.

Acknowledging that the high court rarely rehears cases, Acting Solicitor General Ian Gershengorn said the immigration case is unique because the court could not in future take another case to resolve the issue if the plan is blocked. The high court "should be the final arbiter of these matters through a definitive ruling," he wrote.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration-idUSKCN0ZY2LG
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Obama administration asks Supreme Court to rehear immigration case (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
obama should tell them what andrew jackson did Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #1
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