Legal Opinion
Texas v. United States
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 16, 2015No. Civil No. B-14-254PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ANDREW S. HANEN, District Judge.
This is a case in which twenty-six states or their representatives are seeking in-junctive relief against the United States and several officials of the Department of Homeland Security to prevent them from implementing a program entitled “Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents.”1 This program is designed to provide legal presence to over four million individuals who are currently in the country illegally, and would enable these individuals to obtain a variety of both state and federal benefits.
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2Cases cited93 opinions
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- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Joseph Arpaio v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 2020
- State of Texas v. USACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- State of Texas v. USACourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
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