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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
As for the stay, I don't know how the jurisdiction of various US courts works, but it seems strange that a judge in Brooklyn has the authority to singlehandedly stay the effect of an executive order.
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I believe this is the state rights thing in effect.
From what I've understood over following years of US politics, the US actually has quite a lot legal of hurdles in the way of federal government "overreaching."
The specifics are beyond my legal expertise, but I think the basic idea is that unconstitutional laws can be struck down (at least locally and temporarily) in almost any court.
(Over time of course the big cases move up the chain to the supreme court.)