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Originally Posted by Itse
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.)
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It was a federal court judge. It was done in New York because the stay request was related specifically to two people detained at JFK.
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Last edited by Bunk; 01-28-2017 at 08:59 PM.
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