Legal Opinion
City of Phila. v. Sessions
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 13, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17–3894PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaylson, District Judge
I. Introduction
In this action, Plaintiff City of Philadelphia, which has in place policies that "seek to foster trust" between immigrants and officers of the City, challenges the recent imposition by Defendant Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, Attorney General of the United States, of three immigration-related funding conditions on receipt of federal *274law enforcement aid under the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant ("JAG") program. (Am. Compl. ¶ 2, ECF 84.)
The City alleges that the Attorney General cannot legally or constitutionally condition JAG Program funds on 1) requiring federal immigration…
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